Name
Tommy Lister Jr.
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1958-06-24
Deathday
2020-12-10 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Compton, California, USA
Biography
Tommy "Tiny" Lister (born Thomas Lister, Jr.; June 24, 1958 – December 10, 2020) was a character actor and former wrestler best known for his role as the neighborhood bully Deebo in the Friday series of movies. He also had a short-lived professional wrestling career, wrestling Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) after appearing as "Zeus" in Hogan's movie No Holds Barred. Lister was blind in his right eye. Lister had numerous guest appearances in TV series, including playing Klaang (the first Klingon ever to make contact with humans, not counting Worf in Star Trek: First Contact) in the pilot episode of Star Trek: Enterprise. He also co-starred in an episode of the courtroom series Matlock as Mr. Matlock's in-prison bodyguard. Lister also appeared as Sancho in the music video for Sublime's song "Santeria". He was also in the video for Michael Jackson's song "Remember the Time". He also made a guest appearance in Austin Powers in Goldmember, as a prisoner in the Hard Knock Life spoof.
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- 1997 The Fifth Element as President Lindberg
- 1997 Jackie Brown as Winston
- 2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember as Prisoner #2
- 1995 Friday as Deebo
- 2000 Next Friday as Debo
- 2004 Dracula 3000 as Humvee
- 2009 Super Capers as Sarge
- 1987 Extreme Prejudice as Monday
- 2004 Never Die Alone as Rockie
- 2007 Bone Dry as Mitch
- 2004 Blast as Smiley
- 1992 Universal Soldier as GR55
- 2000 Little Nicky as Cassius
- 2001 The Wash as Bear
- 1998 I Got the Hook-Up as T-Lay
- 1993 Posse as Obobo
- 2012 Beyond the Trophy as Billy Thomas
- 2006 One Night with the King as Hegai, the Royal Eunuch
- 2008 Monster Ark as Sgt. Gentry
- 1997 Gang Related as Cutless Supreme
- 2009 Holy Water as SixPac Jordan
- 1989 No Holds Barred as Zeus
- 2012 Highway as Wilbert
- 2022 The Allnighter as Preston
- 1987 Prison as Tiny
- 2010 The Lazarus Papers as Tiny Delaney
- 1997 Below Utopia as Tiny
- 2000 Circus as Moose
- 1990 WWE SuperTape: Volume 1 as Zeus
- 2010 First Dog as Big Mike
- 2000 Shark in a Bottle as The Recruiter
- 1999 Judgment Day as Brother Clarence
- 1995 Hologram Man as Eightball
- 1998 Butter as House
- 2012 Heaven's Door as Ben Wilson
- 2011 Hopelessly in June as Pastor G
- 1989 WWE SummerSlam 1989 as Zeus
- 2004 Slammed as Bubba
- 1994 Immortal Combat as Yanagi
- 2012 We the Party as No Shame
- 2015 Diamond Cartel as Louie
- 2013 K-11 as Detroit
- 2004 A Night In Compton as Rainmaker
- 2001 The Duo
- 1996 WCW Uncensored 1996 as Z-Gangsta
- 2022 Renegades as Apollo
- 1995 The Set Up as Leon
- 2007 Ascension Day
- 2006 Who Made the Potatoe Salad? as Monster
- 2007 Da Block Party 2 as CJ's Father
- 2005 Choices II: The Setup
- 2001 Out Kold
- 2004 Full Clip as Bumaye
- 2003 Vegas Vampires as Andrew Johnson
- 1996 Phat Beach as Tiny
- 1999 Stealth Fighter as Berg
- 1989 Think Big as Z
- 2008 Unemployed as Big Dane
- 1996 Street Corner Justice as Angel Aikens
- 2013 American Lowrider as Crazy Loc
- 1986 Wired to Kill as Sleet
- 2011 Cornered as Cpt. Williams
- Soon The Body Sculptor as Donovan Ray Cooke
- 1995 Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as House
- 2003 Keepin' It Real as A-Train Tranton
- 2014 Beyond the Game as Tommy
- 1999 Supreme Sanction as Lester
- 1985 Runaway Train as Guard
- 1992 Trespass as Cletus
- 2000 The Cheapest Movie Ever Made
- 2015 American Justice as Justice
- 2015 The Amazing Wizard of Paws as Mr. Tiny
- 2015 The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) as Inmate 178
- 1990 Secret Agent 00 Soul
- 1989 Hulkamania 4 as Zeus
- 1987 Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
- 1986 Armed and Dangerous as Bruno
- 2017 Sunday Morning Rapture as Himself
- 2016 Woman Scorned
- 2008 The Dark Knight as Tattooed Prisoner
- 2006 Forbidden Fruits as Jade
- Soon Crossed as Winston 'Biggs' Yates
- 2008 Terra Nova as Sewing Dude
- 2016 Zootopia as Finnick (voice)
- 2011 The Trap Door as Jomo
- 2015 Death's Door as Jomo
- 1987 Beverly Hills Cop II as Orvis
- 1989 WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89 as Zeus (Interview)
- 2001 Soulkeeper as Chad
- 1991 Driving Me Crazy as Cubey
- 2017 Hickey as Henry
- 2008 The Pink Conspiracy as The Duke
- 1991 9 1/2 Ninjas! as Cutter
- 1989 Midnight as Security Guard
- 1996 White Cargo as Zeno
- 1999 Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies as Tillaver
- 2003 Confidence as Harlin
- 1996 Barb Wire as Bouncer
- 2018 Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece as Superfly
- 2015 If I Tell You I Have to Kill You as Gabriel
- 1994 Don Juan DeMarco as Rocco Compton
- 1991 Talkin' Dirty After Dark as Bigg
- 2008 The Rimshop as Duncan
- 1986 Blue City as Tiny
- 2004 My Baby's Daddy as Drive-By
- 2008 Block Party Madness as Slim
- 2019 Night Walk as Kareem
- 2016 Hollywont
- 2003 Love Chronicles as Alfonso
- 2003 Super Spy: The Final Exit as Officer Johnson
- 2004 Hair Show as Agent Little
- 2007 The Grand as German's Bodyguard
- 2019 I Got the Hook Up 2 as T-Lay
- 2008 The Hustle as Dog Thief
- 1996 A Thin Line Between Love and Hate as Tyrone
- 2005 County General as Big Murder
- 1994 Men of War as Blades
- 1994 Against the Wall as Prisoner
- 2015 Silent No More as Blake
- 1989 Homer and Eddie as Man in Bar with Gun
- 1998 The Players Club as XL
- 2005 Santa's Slay as Gas Station Attendant
- 1988 The Night Before as Bartender
- 2001 Vegas, City of Dreams as Llord's Security Chief
- 2015 Tamales and Gumbo as Uncle Mark
- 1986 8 Million Ways to Die as Nose Guard
- 1989 WWE Survivor Series 1989 as Zeus
- 2017 Boone: The Bounty Hunter as Man in TV Show (uncredited)
- 2007 Miss B's Hair Salon as Mr. Biggs
- 2023 The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine as Martin
- 2021 Domino: Battle of the Bones as Twelvespeed
- 2017 On the Court as King Cain
- 1987 Glory Years
- 2003 Hellborn as Smithy
- 1993 The Meteor Man as Digit
- 2013 White T as Mad Rapper
- 1989 Chameleons as Luther
- 1987 Warm Hearts, Cold Feet as Mack 'Truck' Jones
- 2025 Zootopia 2 as Finnick (voice) (archive sound)
- 1997 The Good Bad Guy
- 2001 Adam Sandler Goes to Hell as Self
- 2013 Star Trek: Enterprise - Broken Bow as Klaang
- 1996 Malcolm & Eddie ( 1 episode )
- 1995 In the House ( 1 episode )
- 1992 Martin ( 1 episode ) as Apollo
- 2001 Star Trek: Enterprise ( 1 episode ) as Klaang
- 1990 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ( 1 episode ) as Tiny
- 1996 The Jamie Foxx Show ( 1 episode ) as Adam - Groom
- 1999 L.A. Heat ( 1 episode )
- 1993 Walker, Texas Ranger ( 1 episode ) as Hicks
- 1991 Step by Step ( 1 episode ) as Security Guard
- 1995 The Parent 'Hood ( 2 episodes )
- 1996 Moesha ( 1 episode ) as Security Guard #2
- 1994 ER ( 1 episode ) as Patient
- 1986 WWF Wrestling Challenge ( 15 episodes ) as Zeus
- 2010 Fish Hooks ( 110 episodes ) as Mr. Mussels (voice)
- 1984 1st & Ten ( 26 episodes ) as Otis
- 2010 Regular Show ( 1 episode ) as Bobby (voice)
- 1998 The Magic Hour ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1998 Damon ( 1 episode ) as Alfonse
- 1992 Renegade ( 1 episode ) as Marvin Montgomery
- 2012 Key & Peele ( 1 episode ) as Driver
- 1996 Nash Bridges ( 2 episodes ) as Mr. Switch
- 1993 NYPD Blue ( 1 episode ) as Bob (uncredited)
- 1986 Matlock ( 1 episode ) as Johnny Mack
- 1986 Matlock ( 2 episodes ) as Tiny
- 2009 Nite Tales: The Series ( 1 episode ) as Wrestler
- 1985 WWE Saturday Night's Main Event ( 3 episodes ) as Zeus
- 2007 Saul of the Mole Men ( 3 episodes ) as John Henry Irons
- 1997 USA High ( 1 episode ) as Tony
