Thomas F. Wilson
Biography
Thomas F. Wilson is an American actor, comedian, and musician. Born in Philadelphia and raised in nearby Wayne, he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and his first notable stage work as a comedian came in 1979. He moved to Los Angeles in 1981 to pursue acting. His breakthrough came as the bully Biff Tannen in Back to the Future (1985), and he returned as Biff, Griff Tannen, and Buford Mad Dog Tannen in Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Back to the Future Part III (1990). He played Coach Ben Fredricks on Freaks and Geeks and has voiced many villains on SpongeBob SquarePants, including Flats the Flounder and the Tattletale Strangler. He has also voiced characters in Batman: The Animated Series and Gargoyles. His comedy album Tom Wilson: Bigger Than You came out in 2009, and he hosted the Big Pop Fun podcast from 2011 to 2014.
67years old
Turns 68 on April 15in 156 days
- Born Philadelphia
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Thomas Francis Wilson and Tom Wilson
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 40 years1985 to 2025
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First role
Wilson began doing comedy on stage in 1979, which was the first time he gained significant experience as a comedian.
A role that slipped away
Wilson did not return as Biff in the initial 2011 Telltale Back to the Future game and was replaced by Kid Beyond, but he came back to voice Biff for the 2015 ports.
Behind the camera
Wilson wrote a song called "Biff's Question Song" about the repetitive Back to the Future questions fans asked him, and he performed it in his stand-up routine.
Behind the camera
Wilson hosted the podcast Big Pop Fun on the Nerdist Network from 2011 to 2014, where he told career stories and chatted with show business friends.
A first
In 2009, Wilson put out Tom Wilson: Bigger Than You, which was his second comedy album and also his first stand-up comedy special.
Thomas F. Wilson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Back to the Future Part II1989 Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fias Biff Tannen / Griff
IMDb rating 7.8630K votes
Most often with
Robert Zemeckis directed three of these films. Six actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Robert Zemeckis
Box office
What Thomas F. Wilson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.4 billion
9 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 9 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$392M27.2% of the total
- 2$333M23.2% of the total
- 3$245M17.1% of the total
- 4$230M16.0% of the total
- 5$163M11.4% of the total
- 6$42M2.9% of the total
- 7$20M1.4% of the total
- 8$13M0.9% of the total
$904from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
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Official profiles and reference pages.