Tommy Lister Jr.
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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.
Known for
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The Fifth Element (1997)
as President Lindberg
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The Dark Knight (2008)
as Tattooed Prisoner
Zootopia 2 (2025)
as Finnick (voice) (archive sound)
Zootopia (2016)
as Finnick (voice)
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
as Orvis
Universal Soldier (1992)
as GR55
Friday (1995)
as Deebo
Jackie Brown (1997)
as Winston
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
as Prisoner #2
Gang Related (1997)
as Cutless Supreme
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) (2015)
as Inmate 178
Runaway Train (1985)
as Guard
Barb Wire (1996)
as Bouncer
Little Nicky (2000)
as Cassius
Posse (1993)
as Obobo
Butter (1998)
as House
Glory Years (1987)
Actor
American Lowrider (2013)
as Crazy Loc
One Night with the King (2006)
as Hegai, the Royal Eunuch
Next Friday (2000)
as Debo
Blast (2004)
as Smiley
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
as House
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999)
as Tillaver
Don Juan DeMarco (1994)
as Rocco Compton
Hollywont (2016)
Actor
I Got the Hook-Up (1998)
as T-Lay
Hellborn (2003)
as Smithy
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell (2001)
as Self
Confidence (2003)
as Harlin
8 Million Ways to Die (1986)
as Nose Guard
Armed and Dangerous (1986)
as Bruno
Extreme Prejudice (1987)
as Monday
Trespass (1992)
as Cletus
Full Clip (2004)
as Bumaye
County General (2005)
as Big Murder
The Allnighter (2022)
as Preston
Santa's Slay (2005)
as Gas Station Attendant
The Meteor Man (1993)
as Digit
Chameleons (1989)
as Luther
Hulkamania Forever (1990)
as Zeus
Driving Me Crazy (1991)
as Cubey
Never Die Alone (2004)
as Rockie
I Got the Hook Up 2 (2019)
as T-Lay
The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine (2023)
as Martin
Men of War (1994)
as Blades
Terra Nova (2008)
as Sewing Dude
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996)
as Tyrone
The Wash (2001)
as Bear
9 1/2 Ninjas! (1991)
as Cutter
The Players Club (1998)
as XL
Talkin' Dirty After Dark (1991)
as Bigg
Forbidden Fruits (2006)
as Jade
Circus (2000)
as Moose
Vegas Vampires (2003)
as Andrew Johnson
Dracula 3000 (2004)
as Humvee
Shark in a Bottle (2000)
as The Recruiter
The Night Before (1988)
as Bartender
My Baby's Daddy (2004)
as Drive-By
Death's Door (2015)
as Jomo
Renegades (2022)
as Apollo
The Grand (2007)
as German's Bodyguard
Night Walk (2019)
as Kareem
Prison (1987)
as Tiny
Holy Water (2009)
as SixPac Jordan
Silent No More (2015)
as Blake
Boone: The Bounty Hunter (2017)
as Man in TV Show (uncredited)
First Dog (2010)
as Big Mike
Against the Wall (1994)
as Prisoner
Judgment Day (1999)
as Brother Clarence
Hologram Man (1995)
as Eightball
No Holds Barred (1989)
as Zeus
Blue City (1986)
as Tiny
The Set Up (1995)
as Leon
The Hustle (2008)
as Dog Thief
Diamond Cartel (2015)
as Louie
WWE Survivor Series 1989 (1989)
as Zeus
Stealth Fighter (1999)
as Berg
American Justice (2015)
as Justice
Supreme Sanction (1999)
as Lester
Secret Agent 00 Soul (1990)
Actor
Homer and Eddie (1989)
as Man in Bar with Gun
Midnight (1989)
as Security Guard
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece (2018)
as Superfly
Below Utopia (1997)
as Tiny
The Trap Door (2011)
as Jomo
Hair Show (2004)
as Agent Little
Phat Beach (1996)
as Tiny
Wired to Kill (1986)
as Sleet
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1 (1990)
as Zeus
Street Corner Justice (1996)
as Angel Aikens
Who Made the Potatoe Salad? (2006)
as Monster
K-11 (2013)
as Detroit
Choices II: The Setup (2005)
Actor
Heaven's Door (2012)
as Ben Wilson
Think Big (1989)
as Z
The Lazarus Papers (2010)
as Tiny Delaney
Hickey (2017)
as Henry
Vegas, City of Dreams (2001)
as Llord's Security Chief
The Rimshop (2008)
as Duncan
Beyond the Trophy (2012)
as Billy Thomas
Warm Hearts, Cold Feet (1987)
as Mack 'Truck' Jones
The Amazing Wizard of Paws (2015)
as Mr. Tiny
Block Party Madness (2008)
as Slim
Soulkeeper (2001)
as Chad
White T (2013)
as Mad Rapper
Immortal Combat (1994)
as Yanagi
The Pink Conspiracy (2008)
as The Duke
Da Block Party 2 (2007)
as CJ's Father
WWE SummerSlam 1989 (1989)
as Zeus
Domino: Battle of the Bones (2021)
as Twelvespeed
Miss B's Hair Salon (2007)
as Mr. Biggs
A Night In Compton (2004)
as Rainmaker
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You (2015)
as Gabriel
WCW Uncensored 1996 (1996)
as Z-Gangsta
Highway (2012)
as Wilbert
Hopelessly in June (2011)
as Pastor G
Beyond the Game (2014)
as Tommy
Keepin' It Real (2003)
as A-Train Tranton
Monster Ark (2008)
as Sgt. Gentry
Super Spy: The Final Exit (2003)
as Officer Johnson
Slammed (2004)
as Bubba
Bone Dry (2007)
as Mitch
Hulkamania 4 (1989)
as Zeus
Super Capers (2009)
as Sarge
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89 (1989)
as Zeus (Interview)
The Cheapest Movie Ever Made (2000)
Actor
We the Party (2012)
as No Shame
Woman Scorned (2016)
Actor
Tamales and Gumbo (2015)
as Uncle Mark
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 (1987)
Actor
Love Chronicles (2003)
as Alfonso
The Body Sculptor (—)
as Donovan Ray Cooke
White Cargo (1996)
as Zeno
The Good Bad Guy (1997)
Actor
Cornered (2011)
as Cpt. Williams
The Duo (2001)
Actor
Unemployed (2008)
as Big Dane
Ascension Day (2007)
Actor
Sunday Morning Rapture (2017)
as Himself
Crossed (—)
as Winston 'Biggs' Yates
On the Court (2017)
as King Cain
Out Kold (2001)
Actor