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Thomas F. Wilson

ACTOR · FROM PHILADELPHIA, USA

Thomas F. Wilson

Born 1959 · 67 years old105 credits since 1979

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In the pictureBack to the Future

ABOUT THOMAS

Thomas Francis Wilson (born April 15, 1959) is an American actor, writer, musician, painter, voice-over artist and stand-up comedian. He is best known for playing Biff Tannen (and his grandson Griff Tannen and great-grandfather Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen) in the Back to the Future trilogy and Coach Ben Fredricks on NBC's Freaks and Geeks.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born15 April 1959

BirthplacePhiladelphia, USA

Known forActing

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Known for

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Back to the Future poster

Movie

Back to the Future

1985IMDb8.5

Back to the Future Part II poster

Movie

Back to the Future Part II

1989IMDb7.8

Back to the Future Part III poster

Movie

Back to the Future Part III

1990IMDb7.5

Freaks and Geeks poster

Series

Freaks and Geeks

1999–2000IMDb8.7

DC's Legends of Tomorrow poster

Series

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

2016–2022IMDb6.7

The Informant! poster

Movie

2009IMDb6.5

Ghost Whisperer poster

Series

Ghost Whisperer

2005–2010IMDb6.5

Big Love poster

Series

2006–2011IMDb7.7

April Fool's Day poster

Movie

April Fool's Day

1986IMDb6.2

DreamWorks Dragons poster

Series

DreamWorks Dragons

2012–2014IMDb7.9

Action Jackson poster

Movie

1988IMDb5.6

Dragons: Race to the Edge poster

Series

Dragons: Race to the Edge

2015–2018IMDb8.2

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 81
Average IMDb: 6.7
Highest rated: Batman: The Animated SeriesIMDb 9.0
Working since: 1979

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

105 credits

The 2020s

7 titles · IMDb 4.7 on average

The Patrick Star Show: Week of Stars!

Not on Cineora

The Patrick Star Show: Week of Stars!

2026

as Cecil / Bus Driver / Line Guy #2 (voice)

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants poster

Movie

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

2025IMDb5.7

as Coach Tuna (voice)

Not on Cineora

SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up

2025

as Cecil / Various Incidental Characters (voice)

The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special poster

Movie

The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special

2023IMDb5.0

as Cecil Star

Spidey and His Amazing Friends poster

Series

Spidey and His Amazing Friends

2021–IMDb5.7

as William Baker / Sandman (voice) · 5 episodes

The Patrick Star Show poster

Series

The Patrick Star Show

2021–IMDb3.6

as Cecil Star (voice) · 166 episodes

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years poster

Series

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years

2021–2024IMDb3.7

as Cecil Star (voice) · 1 episode

The 2010s

20 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants poster

Series

The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants

2018–2019IMDb6.8

as Major Messy / Camoflush (voice) · 1 episode

Mosaic poster

Series

2018IMDb6.4

as Cliff Jones · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles

2018

as Biff Tannen · 11 episodes

The Mayor poster

Series

2017IMDb5.8

as Governor Fillucci · 1 episode

The Ranch poster

Series

2016–2020IMDb7.5

as Coach Fitzgerald · 1 episode

DC's Legends of Tomorrow poster

Series

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

2016–2022IMDb6.7

as Henry 'Hank' Heywood · 9 episodes

Pig Goat Banana Cricket poster

Series

Pig Goat Banana Cricket

2015–2018IMDb3.5

as Banana (voice) · 40 episodes

Dragons: Race to the Edge poster

Series

Dragons: Race to the Edge

2015–2018IMDb8.2

as Bucket (voice) · 3 episodes

The 2000s

33 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average

House Broken poster

Movie

2009IMDb4.6

as Henry Decker

The Informant! poster

Movie

2009IMDb6.5

as Mark Cheviron

Batman: The Brave and the Bold poster

Series

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

2008–2011IMDb7.4

as Sportsmaster / Santa (voice) · 1 episode

True Jackson, VP poster

Series

True Jackson, VP

2008–2011IMDb6.0

as Ben Franklin · 1 episode

Back at the Barnyard poster

Series

Back at the Barnyard

2007–2011IMDb5.8

as Krebs (voice) · 1 episode

Zoom poster

Movie

2006IMDb4.4

as Dylan's Teacher

Psych poster

Series

2006–2014IMDb8.4

as Butch Zielinski · 1 episode

Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector poster

Movie

Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector

2006IMDb3.5

as Bart Tatlock

The 1990s

33 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Freaks and Geeks poster

Series

Freaks and Geeks

1999–2000IMDb8.7

as Coach Ben Fredricks · 6 episodes

SpongeBob SquarePants poster

Series

SpongeBob SquarePants

1999–IMDb8.2

as Flats the Flounder (voice) · 1 episode

Family Guy poster

Series

1999–IMDb8.1

as First Step (voice) · 1 episode

Girl poster

Movie

1998IMDb5.7

as The Ticket Seller

The Hughleys poster

Series

1998–2002IMDb6.1

as Stan · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Zoomates

1998

as Mark (voice)

Men in White poster

Movie

1998IMDb2.8

as Ed Klingbottom

101 Dalmatians: The Series poster

Series

101 Dalmatians: The Series

1997–1998IMDb6.1

4 episodes

The 1980s

8 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average

Back to the Future Part II poster

Movie

Back to the Future Part II

1989IMDb7.8

as Biff Tannen / Griff

Not on Cineora

The Last Ride

1989

as Buck Johnson III

Action Jackson poster

Movie

1988IMDb5.6

as Officer Kornblau

Let's Get Harry poster

Movie

Let's Get Harry

1986IMDb5.3

as Pachowski

April Fool's Day poster

Movie

April Fool's Day

1986IMDb6.2

as Arch Cummings

Back to the Future poster

Movie

Back to the Future

1985IMDb8.5

as Biff Tannen

Los Angeles Streetfighter poster

Movie

Los Angeles Streetfighter

1985IMDb4.5

as Spike's Gang Member

Knight Rider poster

Series

1982–1986IMDb7.0

as Chip · 1 episode

The 1970s

1 title · IMDb 6.9 on average

The Facts of Life poster

Series

The Facts of Life

1979–1988IMDb6.9

1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Thomas’s titles.

Clancy BrownSpongeBob SquarePants, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and 6 more

Bill FagerbakkeSpongeBob SquarePants, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and 6 more

Tom KennySpongeBob SquarePants, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and 5 more

Mr. LawrenceThe SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water and 5 more

Rodger BumpassSpongeBob SquarePants, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and 4 more

Carolyn LawrenceSpongeBob SquarePants, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and 4 more

Christopher LloydBack to the Future, Back to the Future Part II and 3 more

Robert ZemeckisBack to the Future, Back to the Future Part II and 2 more

Michael J. FoxBack to the Future, Back to the Future Part II and 2 more

Paul FeigThe Heat, Freaks and Geeks and 2 more