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Thomas F. Wilson

American actor · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1959 · age 67

Thomas Francis Wilson Jr. is an American actor, stand-up comedian, musician, podcaster, and YouTuber. He is best known for playing Biff Tannen, Griff Tannen, and Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen in the Back to the Future film trilogy (1985-1990).

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2025SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-UpFilm, Cecil / Various Incidental Characters (voice)2021Spidey and His Amazing FriendsSeries, William Baker / Sandman (voice)2018Freaks and Geeks: The DocumentaryFilm2015The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of WaterFilm, Angry Customer #1 (voice)2011RioFilm, Trapped Bird / Screaming Hang Glider (voice)2009House BrokenFilm, Henry Decker2008Batman: The Brave and the BoldSeries, Sportsmaster / Santa (voice)2006PsychSeries, Butch ZielinskiLarry the Cable Guy: Health InspectorFilm, 2006Bart Tatlock2004Boston LegalSeries, Jeffrey Bass2003Atlantis: Milo's ReturnFilm, Carnaby (voice)2000Boston PublicSeries, Paul Stanton1999Family GuySeries, First Step (voice)1997steve.oedekerk.comFilm1994GargoylesSeries, Matt BluestoneCamp NowhereFilm, 1994Lt. Eliot Hendricks1993Bound by HonorFilm, Rollie McCann1992Batman: The Animated SeriesSeries, Zucco (voice)1991Back to the Future: Dickens of a ChristmasFilm, Biff H. Tannen (voice)1989Back to the Future Part IIFilm, Biff Tannen / Griff1988Action JacksonFilm, Officer Kornblau1985Back to the FutureFilm, Biff Tannen1982Knight RiderSeries, Chip1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries1959Born15 April 1959

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  • Back to the Future 1985
  • Bound by Honor 1993
  • Back to the Future Part II 1989
  • Back to the Future Part III 1990
  • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 2004

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Television 24

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He played coach Ben Fredricks in the comedy series Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000) and voices various characters, mainly villains, like The Tattletale Strangler on the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants (2001-present). He also voices Cecil Star, the father of Patrick Star, in the SpongeBob spinoff The Patrick Star Show.

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Actor
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Born 1959 · age 67