Thomas F. Wilson

Thomas F. Wilson

1959-04-15 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 43 Credits

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas F. Wilson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Humbly Super Famous

Humbly Super Famous

2024

as Self

Acting

A movie about me and Back to the Future.

Humbly Super Famous

Humbly Super Famous

2024

Editor, Director, Writer

Directing Writing

A movie about me and Back to the Future.

SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone

SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone

2023

as Cecil Star

7.0
Acting

GrandPat travels through alternate dimensions and timelines to get home.

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary

2018

as Self

6.8
Acting

The creators and actors from the TV show 'Freaks and Geeks' share their untold stories and pivotal moments from the making of the series that only air...

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

2015

as Angry Customer #1 (voice)

6.1
Acting

Burger Beard is a pirate who is in search of the final page of a magical book that makes any evil plan he writes in it come true, which happens to be ...

Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure

Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure

2013

as Mr. Bigley / Ginormous (voice)

5.8
Acting

Tom And Jerry are among the last animals living in Storybook Town, a fairy tale-inspired theme park "where dreams come true, if you believe."

The Heat

The Heat

2013

as Captain Woods

6.6
Acting

Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shanno...

Epic

Epic

2013

as Finn (voice)

6.5
Acting

A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She ba...

Voice Over

Voice Over

2012

as Crandall

Acting

A conceited voice actor for cartoons is stalked by a psychotic 8 year-old and a pack of angry microphones he has been mistreating during his voice-ove...

Tom Wilson: Bigger Than You

Tom Wilson: Bigger Than You

2011

as Self

Acting

This live concert by stand-up comedian Tom Wilson offers witty, family friendly commentary and humorous musical performances.

Tom Wilson: Bigger Than You

Tom Wilson: Bigger Than You

2011

Writer

Writing

This live concert by stand-up comedian Tom Wilson offers witty, family friendly commentary and humorous musical performances.

Rio

Rio

2011

as Trapped Bird / Screaming Hang Glider (voice)

6.8
Acting

Captured by smugglers when he was just a hatchling, a macaw named Blu never learned to fly and lives a happily domesticated life in Minnesota with his...

Tales from the Future

Tales from the Future

2010

as Self

6.7
Acting

Eight-part retrospective documentary on the making of "Back to the Future" (and its two sequels) for the film's 25th anniversary.

The Child Wanderers

The Child Wanderers

2010

as Kevin

6.8
Acting

In the 1890s, 10-year-old Yohan is sent away from home to survive on his own as a child laborer. He experiences hardships and overcomes his fears by r...

House Broken

House Broken

2009

as Fire Chief Henry Decker

5.1
Acting

In order to enjoy his retirement, a father takes drastic measures to get his twentysomething, slacker sons to move out and fend for themselves.

The Informant!

The Informant!

2009

as Mark Cheviron

6.1
Acting

A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Mark Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company’s multi-...

Judy Toll: The Funniest Woman You've Never Heard Of

Judy Toll: The Funniest Woman You've Never Heard Of

2007

as Self

4.0
Acting

The touching and hilarious story of comedian/actress/writer Judy Toll, who struggled and finally succeeded in Hollywood only to succumb to cancer.

Diggs Tailwagger: Galactic Rover

2007

as Duke (voice)

Acting

Cartoon Network Pilot

Zoom

Zoom

2006

as Dylan's Teacher

5.3
Acting

Jack Shepard is an out-of-shape auto shop owner, far removed from the man who once protected the world's freedom. Reluctantly called back into action ...

Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector

Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector

2006

as Bart Tatlock

3.8
Acting

A slovenly cable repairman becomes a big-city health inspector and is tasked with uncovering the source of a food poisoning epidemic.

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

2004

as Fish #3 / Tough Fish #1 (voice)

7.0
Acting

There's trouble brewing in Bikini Bottom. Someone has stolen King Neptune's crown, and it looks like Mr. Krab, SpongeBob's boss, is the culprit. Thoug...

Atlantis: Milo's Return

Atlantis: Milo's Return

2003

as Carnaby (voice)

6.3
Acting

Milo and Kida reunite with their friends to investigate strange occurances around the world that seem to have links to the secrets of Atlantis.

Girl

Girl

1998

as The Ticket Seller

4.9
Acting

Andrea Marr is a bright, straight-A, mature, 18-year-old high school senior on the verge of womanhood who decides to abandon her sheltered, boring lif...

Zoomates

Zoomates

1998

as Mark (voice)

Acting

A canned laughter heavy cartoon about an activist named Helen who tries to help three zoo animals adapt to human life.

Men in White

Men in White

1998

as Ed Klingbottom

3.4
Acting

National Lampoon's Men in White is a straight-to-television satirical parody of contemporary science fiction movies, mainly spoofing Men in Black and ...

steve.oedekerk.com

steve.oedekerk.com

1997

Acting

A mix of stand-up comedy and sketches, notable for its mixing of live action and computer animation. The "premise" is that a young boy is watching the...

That Darn Cat

That Darn Cat

1997

as Melvin

5.0
Acting

While making his nightly rounds in the neighborhood, Patti's pet cat D.C. finds himself the carrier of a call for help from a kidnap victim. Patti enl...

Born to Be Wild

Born to Be Wild

1995

as Det. Lou Greenberg (as Tom Wilson)

5.3
Acting

Rick Heller is a juvenile delinquent who keeps getting himself into trouble. To keep him out of trouble his mother puts him to work cleaning the cage ...

Camp Nowhere

Camp Nowhere

1994

as Lt. Eliot Hendricks

5.9
Acting

Morris "Mud" Himmel has a problem. His parents desperately want to send him away to summer camp. He hates going to summer camp, and would do anything ...

Mr. Write

Mr. Write

1994

as Billy

2.0
Acting

Aspiring writer (with no talent) gets a job on a TV commercial, falls for an advertising executive.

Caroline at Midnight

Caroline at Midnight

1994

as Officer Keaton

3.9
Acting

A policeman's wife falls for a reporter who suspects her husband of corruption and murder.

Bound by Honor

Bound by Honor

1993

as Rollie McCann

8.1
Acting

Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It ...

High Strung

High Strung

1992

as Al

5.7
Acting

Thane Furrows, an extremely cynical but unintentionally hilarious children's book writer, wakes up one morning, and, since pretty much everyone and ev...

Back to the Future: The Ride

Back to the Future: The Ride

1991

as Biff Tannen

4.5
Acting

Visitors to the Institute of Future Technology enter what they believe to be a tour of the facilities, but instead get involved in a chase through tim...

Turner & Hooch

1990

as Det. Scott Turner

3.0
Acting

In 1990 NBC did a television pilot based on the 1989 film, "Turner And Hooch." It aired in the summer with another dog pilot, "Poochinski" under the b...

The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy

The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy

1990

as Self

4.8
Acting

The Secrets of the Back to the Future Trilogy was a program hosted by Kirk Cameron. The show answered questions that Back to the Future fans sent in b...

Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III

1990

as Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen / Biff Tannen

7.5
Acting

The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time mac...

Back to the Future Part II

Back to the Future Part II

1989

as Biff Tannen / Griff

7.8
Acting

Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff...

Action Jackson

Action Jackson

1988

as Officer Kornblau

5.5
Acting

Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.

Let's Get Harry

Let's Get Harry

1986

as Pachowski

6.2
Acting

Harry Burck has been kidnapped by South American terrorists, and when the US Government refuses to intervene, Harry's friends decide to take matters i...

April Fool's Day

April Fool's Day

1986

as Arch Cummings

6.0
Acting

As soon as Muffy St. John and her college friends arrive on her parents' secluded island, someone starts trimming the guest list... one murder at a ti...

Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985

as Biff Tannen

8.3
Acting

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother...

Los Angeles Streetfighter

Los Angeles Streetfighter

1985

as Spike's Gang Member

5.1
Acting

Tony, the new kid at school, befriends gang leader Young, whose top rival is Chan. When Young defeats Chan in battle, two mysterious men offer Tony an...