Thomas F. Wilson
- Birthday
- Apr 15, 1959
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Bio: Thomas F. Wilson studied international politics at Arizona State University, then switched his career focus by becoming a summer stock actor. In 1979, the 20-year-old Wilson returned to his native Philadelphia to begin his career as a standup comic, studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts between nightclub gigs. While on the bumpy road to fame, he shared… More Bio: Thomas F. Wilson studied international politics at Arizona State University, then switched his career focus by becoming a summer stock actor. In 1979, the 20-year-old Wilson returned to his native Philadelphia to begin his career as a standup comic, studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts between nightclub gigs. While on the bumpy road to fame, he shared an apartment with two other aspiring funnymen, Yakov Smirnoff and Andrew Dice Clay. He finally struck paydirt in the role of thick-eared, thick-skulled high school bully Biff ("Why don't you make like a tree...and go away?) in the first two Back to the Future films. In Back to the Future Pt. 3 (1988), he offered a fascinating variation of this character in the role of Biff's splendidly stupid great-grandfather, gunslinger Buford Tannen. What could have been a one-note characterization -- Biff/Buford wound up covered in manure in all three films -- was enlivened by Wilson's comic nuances and split-second timing. Computer game fans know Thomas F. Wilson best as Major Todd "Maniac" Marshall, star of the interactive CD-ROM Wing Commander series. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Filmography
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Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012)
- Robert Collins
- 5%
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Rio (2011)
- Actor
- 72%
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The Informant! (2009)
- Actor
- 78%
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Tom Wilson: Bigger than You (2008)
- Actor
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Zoom (2006)
- Actor
- 3%
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Thomas F. Wilson Videos
Rio
1 minutes 31 seconds
The Informant
3 minutes 32 seconds
Back To The Future, Part 3
1 minutes 1 seconds
Back To The Future, Part 2
2 minutes 51 seconds
Larry The Cable Guy: Health Inspector
2 minutes 59 seconds
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