With that sale it became “the highest price ever paid at auction for a sealed, graded VHS tape,” according to CNN. The original VHS went up for auction with Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas, where a bidding war ensued, with the final bid reaching $75,000.
Born Leon Shalek in Lynn, MA, a working-class town, he aspired to an acting career and came to New York in pursuit of that goal. The real-life Biff seemingly had enough foresight to not open his copy of the first Back to the Future, which really makes you wonder if his older self traveled back and time and gave him the tip to begin with. Relatively few people remember the name Biff Elliot today, but as an actor, he carved a special place for himself in popular culture during the 50s - in a role that he spent years living down. He first listed the tape on eBay - along with some other original movies - but when he realized how big the interest was, he pulled it from the listing and took it to auction.
John Lansing (Doc): The only Kid with a 2009 credit, albeit with a fourteen year gap before that.
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He voiced several characters on SpongeBob SquarePants between 20 and has also appeared in several other TV shows and movies. He was on As the World Turns as Mark Stevens. Tom Wilson has enjoyed a successful acting career, though his role as Biff is really what made him an international star. Hearing this immediately brings up two questions: who would pay that much money for a VHS tape and who still had a sealed copy of the original VHS?Īs it turns out, Tom Wilson - aka the actor who played Biff Tannen from Back to the Future - still had a copy on VHS, sealed and untouched. Biff Warren (Doomsday) No credits past 1980 and if the iMdb is correct, passed away from AIDS in 1993, making a woman named Phyllis a widow. Here’s what you need to know.Īccording to CNN, a new record was set for the priciest VHS tape after a near-mint, sealed 1986 VHS tape of Back to the Future sold at auction. He first listed the tape on eBay along with some other original movies but when he realized how big the interest was, he pulled it from the listing and took it to auction.
Apparently, it’s worth a whole lot of money right now. As it turns out, Tom Wilson aka the actor who played Biff Tannen from Back to the Future still had a copy on VHS, sealed and untouched. And a lot of us are probably kicking ourselves in the butt right now wishing we had a time machine - à la Doc Brown - to convince our past self to keep our original Back to the FutureVHS. As adults, we hope to make good financial decisions to be able to live comfortably and care for our families.
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