20 Things You Somehow Missed In Back To The Future
12. Who Plays Biff's Lackeys?
It's common knowledge that a young Elijah Wood appears for a few seconds in Back to the Future Part II. However, many viewers don't realise there is another pre-fame actor in the original Back to the Future..
The film's antagonist is probably the most famous bully in film history, Biff Tannen, played masterfully by Thomas F. Wilson. Biff rarely goes anywhere without being followed by his three flunkies; Skinhead, 3-D, and Match. Skinhead and 3-D are played by J.J. Cohen and Casey Siemaszko respectively.
Although they went on to have minor success in the acting world, the actor who portrays Match became a Hollywood star. Match, who is so-called because he always has a match in his mouth, is played by none other than Billy Zane! He went on to have starring roles in Twin Peaks, Titanic, Zoolander, and The Phantom (which also starred Casey Siemaszko).
Zane was only 19 years old when the film was released. It was his first credit and he has no dialogue. Viewers don't really notice him since he only appears in scenes with Biff and it's hard to look at any one else since Thomas F. Wilson is so freaking entertaining as that character.