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