Thomas F. Wilson
Thomas Francis "Tom" Wilson Jr. (born April 15, 1959) is an American actor, writer, musician, painter, voice-over artist, comedian, and podcaster. He played Biff Tannen, Griff Tannen and Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen in the Back to the Future trilogy, and Coach Ben Fredricks on NBC's Freaks and Geeks.
Thomas F. Wilson | |
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 Wilson at Helium Comedy Club in Portland, Oregon on July 16, 2011 | |
| Born | Thomas Francis Wilson, Jr. April 15, 1959 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US[1] |
| Other names | Tom Wilson |
| Occupation | Actor, stand-up comedian, voice actor, writer, musician, painter |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse(s) | Caroline Thomas (m. 1985) 4 children |
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Ninja Turf | Member of Spike's Gang | |
| Back to the Future | Biff Tannen | ||
| 1986 | April Fool's Day | Arch Cummings | |
| Let's Get Harry | Bob Pachowski | ||
| 1987 | Smart Alex | Lieutenant Stevenson | |
| 1988 | Action Jackson | Officer Kornblau | |
| 1989 | Back to the Future Part II | Biff Tannen, Griff Tannen, Gertrude Tannen | |
| 1990 | Back to the Future Part III | Buford "Mad-Dog" Tannen, Biff Tannen | Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1991 | High Strung | Al Dalby | |
| 1993 | Blood In Blood Out | Det. Rollie McCann | |
| 1994 | Caroline at Midnight | Officer Keaton | |
| Mr. Write | Billy | ||
| Camp Nowhere | Lt. Eliot Hendricks | ||
| 1995 | Born to Be Wild | Det. Lou Greenburg | |
| movie | That Darn Cat | Officer Melvin | |
| 1998 | Girl | The Ticket Seller | |
| 2003 | Atlantis: Milo's Return | Ashtin Carnaby | Voice, direct-to-video[2] |
| 2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Victor, Fish #3, Tough Fish #1 | Voice[2] |
| 2006 | Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector | Bart Tatlock | |
| Zoom | Dylan's Teacher | ||
| 2009 | The Informant! | Mark Cheviron | |
| House Broken | Fire Chief Henry Decker | ||
| 2010 | Yohan: The Child Wanderer | Kevin | |
| 2011 | Rio | Trapped Bird, Screaming Hang Glider | Voice[2] |
| 2012 | Atlas Shrugged: Part II | Robert Collins | |
| 2013 | Epic | Finn | Voice[2] |
| The Heat | Captain Frank Woods | ||
| Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure | Mr. Bigley, Ginormous | Voice, direct-to-video[2] | |
| 2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Angry Customer #1 | Voice |
| 2021 | Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans | Coach Lawrence | Voice |
Animated television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–1992 | Back to the Future | Biff Tannen and other Tannens (voices) | |
| 1993 | The Pink Panther | Additional voices | |
| 1993 | Batman: The Animated Series | Tony Zucco / John Grayson (voices) | 2-part episode: "Robin's Reckoning" |
| 1995–1996 | Gargoyles | Matt Bluestone (voice) | |
| 1996 | Superman | Joey (voice) | Episode: "A Little Piece of Home" |
| 1996 | Wing Commander Academy | Todd 'Maniac' Marshall (voice) | |
| 1997 | Duckman | Park Ranger Smith (voice) | Episode: "Short, Plush and Deadly" |
| 1997 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Marty (voice) | Episodes: "Clockwise/Gromble Soup", "Showdown/Internal Affairs" |
| 1998 | Pinky and the Brain | Larry Bruhn (voice) | Episode: "Dangerous Brains" |
| 1998 | The New Batman Adventures | Howlin' Jake / Gotham Angels Biker (voices) | Episode: "Torch Song" |
| 1998 | Zoomates | Mark the Polar Bear (voice) | TV short |
| 1998 | The Angry Beavers | Otis Otto / Bowling Patron (voices) | Wpisode: "If You Insisters/Alley Oops!" |
| 1999 | Timon & Pumbaa | Additional voices | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Pepper Ann | Coach Bronson (voice) | Episode: "Beyond Good and Evel/One of the Guys" |
| 2000–2001 | Max Steel | Pete Costas (voice) | Recurring role (season 1), main role (season 2) |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Buster (voice) | Episode: "Root of Evil" |
| 2001 | The Zeta Project | Burly Boyfriend (voice) | Episode: "West Bound" |
| 2001–2013 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Additional voices | |
| 2003 | Striperella | Tom Green, Zumo, Painted Patron, Director (voices) | Episodes: "Beauty and the Obese: Part 1 and 2", "The Wrath of Klinko" |
| 2005 | Higglytown Heroes | Truck Driver (voice) | Episode: "Kip's Dad Gets a Strike" |
| 2008 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Stan Carter | Voice; 6 episodes |
| 2008 | Back at the Barnyard | Krebs (voice) | Episode: "Brave Udders" |
| 2008–2009 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Sportsmaster / Catman (voices) | 2 episodes: "Invasion of the Secret Santas!" and "Legends of the Dark Mite!" |
| 2008 | Family Guy | Additional voices | Episode: "Quagmire's Baby" |
| 2010 | Adventure Time | Head Marauder, Cat Man, Coal Guy (voice) | Episodes: "Memories of Boom Boom Mountain", "It Came from the Nightosphere" |
| 2010 | Billion Dollar Freshmen | Principal Preston | TV Movie |
| 2010 | Planet Sheen | Narrator / Blurg #1 (voices) | 2 episodes: "Ooze on First/Monster-Fighting Combat Strike Force" and "To Chill a Mocking Blurg/Now You Sheen It" |
| 2012–present | Dragons: Riders of Berk | Bucket (voice) | 16 episodes |
| 2013 | Mad (TV series) | Additional voices | Episodes: "S Cape from Planet Earth/The X-Mentalist" |
| 2015–2018 | Pig Goat Banana Cricket | Banana, Body Builder (voices) | 40 Episodes |
| 2015–2018 | Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia | Coach Lawrence (voice) | 20 Episodes |
| 2017 | The Powerpuff Girls (2016) | Additional voices | |
| 2019 | The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | Major Messy/Camoflush (voice) | Episode: Captain Underpants and the Cunning Combat of the Covert Camoflush |
References
- ↑ What’s What With … Tom Wilson Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Philadelphia magazine, December 3, 2008
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Thomas F. Wilson - 64 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
Other websites
- Official website
- Tom Wilson's Big Pop Fun
- Official blog
- Thomas F. Wilson on Twitter
- Thomas F. Wilson at MySpace
- Thomas F. Wilson on IMDb
- Thomas F. Wilson at Allmovie
- Interview with Tom Wilson[dead link] at Scene Missing Magazine
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