Tommy Lister Jr.

Tommy Lister Jr.

Known for
Acting
Born
June 24, 1958
Died
December 10, 2020 (aged 62)
Birthplace
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.

Known For

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Filmography

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The Body Sculptor

The Body Sculptor

Movie · as Donovan Ray Cooke

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Crossed poster

Crossed

Movie · as Winston 'Biggs' Yates

2025
Zootopia 2 poster

Zootopia 2

Movie · as Finnick (voice) (archive sound)

2023
The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine poster

The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine

Movie · as Martin

2022
The Allnighter poster

The Allnighter

Movie · as Preston

2022
Renegades poster

Renegades

Movie · as Apollo

2021
Domino: Battle of the Bones poster

Domino: Battle of the Bones

Movie · as Twelvespeed

2019
Night Walk poster

Night Walk

Movie · as Kareem

2019
I Got the Hook Up 2 poster

I Got the Hook Up 2

Movie · as T-Lay

2018
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece poster

Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece

Movie · as Superfly

2017
Sunday Morning Rapture poster

Sunday Morning Rapture

Movie · as Himself

2017
Hickey poster

Hickey

Movie · as Henry

2017
Boone: The Bounty Hunter poster

Boone: The Bounty Hunter

Movie · as Man in TV Show (uncredited)

2017
On the Court poster

On the Court

Movie · as King Cain

2016
Woman Scorned

Woman Scorned

Movie

2016
Zootopia poster

Zootopia

Movie · as Finnick (voice)

2016
Hollywont poster

Hollywont

Movie

2015
Diamond Cartel poster

Diamond Cartel

Movie · as Louie

2015
American Justice poster

American Justice

Movie · as Justice

2015
The Amazing Wizard of Paws poster

The Amazing Wizard of Paws

Movie · as Mr. Tiny

2015
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) poster

The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)

Movie · as Inmate 178

2015
Death's Door poster

Death's Door

Movie · as Jomo

2015
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You poster

If I Tell You I Have to Kill You

Movie · as Gabriel

2015
Silent No More poster

Silent No More

Movie · as Blake

2015
Tamales and Gumbo poster

Tamales and Gumbo

Movie · as Uncle Mark

2014
Beyond the Game poster

Beyond the Game

Movie · as Tommy

2013
K-11 poster

K-11

Movie · as Detroit

2013
American Lowrider poster

American Lowrider

Movie · as Crazy Loc

2013
White T poster

White T

Movie · as Mad Rapper

2012
Beyond the Trophy poster

Beyond the Trophy

Movie · as Billy Thomas

2012
Highway poster

Highway

Movie · as Wilbert

2012
Heaven's Door poster

Heaven's Door

Movie · as Ben Wilson

2012
We the Party poster

We the Party

Movie · as No Shame

2012
Key & Peele poster

Key & Peele

TV · as Driver · 1 ep

2011
Hopelessly in June poster

Hopelessly in June

Movie · as Pastor G

2011
Cornered poster

Cornered

Movie · as Cpt. Williams

2011
The Trap Door poster

The Trap Door

Movie · as Jomo

2011
NTSF:SD:SUV:: poster

NTSF:SD:SUV::

TV · as Dallas · 1 ep

2010
The Lazarus Papers poster

The Lazarus Papers

Movie · as Tiny Delaney

2010
First Dog poster

First Dog

Movie · as Big Mike

2010
Fish Hooks poster

Fish Hooks

TV · as Mr. Mussels (voice) · 110 eps

2010
Regular Show poster

Regular Show

TV · as Bobby (voice) · 1 ep

2009
Super Capers poster

Super Capers

Movie · as Sarge

2009
Holy Water poster

Holy Water

Movie · as SixPac Jordan

2009
Nite Tales: The Series poster

Nite Tales: The Series

TV · as Wrestler · 1 ep

2008
Monster Ark poster

Monster Ark

Movie · as Sgt. Gentry

2008
Unemployed poster

Unemployed

Movie · as Big Dane

2008
The Dark Knight poster

The Dark Knight

Movie · as Tattooed Prisoner

2008
Terra Nova poster

Terra Nova

Movie · as Sewing Dude

2008
The Pink Conspiracy poster

The Pink Conspiracy

Movie · as The Duke

2008
The Rimshop poster

The Rimshop

Movie · as Duncan

2008
Block Party Madness poster

Block Party Madness

Movie · as Slim

2008
The Hustle poster

The Hustle

Movie · as Dog Thief

2007
Bone Dry poster

Bone Dry

Movie · as Mitch

2007
Ascension Day poster

Ascension Day

Movie

2007
Da Block Party 2 poster

Da Block Party 2

Movie · as CJ's Father

2007
The Grand poster

The Grand

Movie · as German's Bodyguard

2007
Miss B's Hair Salon poster

Miss B's Hair Salon

Movie · as Mr. Biggs

2007
Saul of the Mole Men poster

Saul of the Mole Men

TV · as John Henry Irons · 3 eps

2006
One Night with the King poster

One Night with the King

Movie · as Hegai, the Royal Eunuch

2006
Who Made the Potatoe Salad? poster

Who Made the Potatoe Salad?

Movie · as Monster

2006
Forbidden Fruits poster

Forbidden Fruits

Movie · as Jade

2005
Choices II: The Setup poster

Choices II: The Setup

Movie

2005
County General poster

County General

Movie · as Big Murder

2005
Santa's Slay poster

Santa's Slay

Movie · as Gas Station Attendant

2005
The Boondocks poster

The Boondocks

TV · as Filbert Slowlove (voice) · 1 ep

2004
Dracula 3000 poster

Dracula 3000

Movie · as Humvee

2004
Never Die Alone poster

Never Die Alone

Movie · as Rockie

2004
Blast poster

Blast

Movie · as Smiley

2004
Slammed poster

Slammed

Movie · as Bubba

2004
A Night In Compton poster

A Night In Compton

Movie · as Rainmaker

2004
Full Clip poster

Full Clip

Movie · as Bumaye

2004
My Baby's Daddy poster

My Baby's Daddy

Movie · as Drive-By

2004
Hair Show poster

Hair Show

Movie · as Agent Little

2003
Vegas Vampires poster

Vegas Vampires

Movie · as Andrew Johnson

2003
Keepin' It Real poster

Keepin' It Real

Movie · as A-Train Tranton

2003
Confidence poster

Confidence

Movie · as Harlin

2003
Love Chronicles poster

Love Chronicles

Movie · as Alfonso

2003
Super Spy: The Final Exit poster

Super Spy: The Final Exit

Movie · as Officer Johnson

2003
Hellborn poster

Hellborn

Movie · as Smithy

2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember poster

Austin Powers in Goldmember

Movie · as Prisoner #2

2001
The Wash poster

The Wash

Movie · as Bear

2001
The Duo poster

The Duo

Movie

2001
Out Kold poster

Out Kold

Movie

2001
Soulkeeper poster

Soulkeeper

Movie · as Chad

2001
Vegas, City of Dreams poster

Vegas, City of Dreams

Movie · as Llord's Security Chief

2001
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell poster

Adam Sandler Goes to Hell

Movie · as Self

2001
Star Trek: Enterprise poster

Star Trek: Enterprise

TV · as Klaang · 1 ep

2000
Next Friday poster

Next Friday

Movie · as Debo

2000
Little Nicky poster

Little Nicky

Movie · as Cassius

2000
Circus poster

Circus

Movie · as Moose

2000
Shark in a Bottle poster

Shark in a Bottle

Movie · as The Recruiter

2000
The Cheapest Movie Ever Made

The Cheapest Movie Ever Made

Movie

1999
Judgment Day poster

Judgment Day

Movie · as Brother Clarence

1999
Stealth Fighter poster

Stealth Fighter

Movie · as Berg

1999
Supreme Sanction poster

Supreme Sanction

Movie · as Lester

1999
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies poster

Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies

Movie · as Tillaver

1999
L.A. Heat poster

L.A. Heat

TV · 1 ep

1998
I Got the Hook-Up poster

I Got the Hook-Up

Movie · as T-Lay

1998
Butter poster

Butter

Movie · as House

1998
The Players Club poster

The Players Club

Movie · as XL

1998
The Magic Hour poster

The Magic Hour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Damon poster

Damon

TV · as Alfonse · 1 ep

1997
The Fifth Element poster

The Fifth Element

Movie · as President Lindberg

1997
Jackie Brown poster

Jackie Brown

Movie · as Winston

1997
Gang Related poster

Gang Related

Movie · as Cutless Supreme

1997
Below Utopia poster

Below Utopia

Movie · as Tiny

1997
The Good Bad Guy poster

The Good Bad Guy

Movie

1997
USA High poster

USA High

TV · as Tony · 1 ep

1996
WCW Uncensored 1996 poster

WCW Uncensored 1996

Movie · as Z-Gangsta

1996
Phat Beach poster

Phat Beach

Movie · as Tiny

1996
Street Corner Justice poster

Street Corner Justice

Movie · as Angel Aikens

1996
White Cargo poster

White Cargo

Movie · as Zeno

1996
Barb Wire poster

Barb Wire

Movie · as Bouncer

1996
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate poster

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

Movie · as Tyrone

1996
Malcolm & Eddie poster

Malcolm & Eddie

TV · 1 ep

1996
The Jamie Foxx Show poster

The Jamie Foxx Show

TV · as Adam - Groom · 1 ep

1996
Moesha poster

Moesha

TV · as Security Guard #2 · 1 ep

1996
Nash Bridges poster

Nash Bridges

TV · as Mr. Switch · 2 eps

1995
Friday poster

Friday

Movie · as Deebo

1995
Hologram Man poster

Hologram Man

Movie · as Eightball

1995
The Set Up poster

The Set Up

Movie · as Leon

1995
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead poster

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

Movie · as House

1995
In the House poster

In the House

TV · 1 ep

1995
The Parent 'Hood poster

The Parent 'Hood

TV · 2 eps

1994
Immortal Combat poster

Immortal Combat

Movie · as Yanagi

1994
Don Juan DeMarco poster

Don Juan DeMarco

Movie · as Rocco Compton

1994
Men of War poster

Men of War

Movie · as Blades

1994
Against the Wall poster

Against the Wall

Movie · as Prisoner

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Patient · 1 ep

1993
Posse poster

Posse

Movie · as Obobo

1993
The Meteor Man poster

The Meteor Man

Movie · as Digit

1993
Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger

TV · as Hicks · 1 ep

1993
NYPD Blue poster

NYPD Blue

TV · as Bob (uncredited) · 1 ep

1992
Universal Soldier poster

Universal Soldier

Movie · as GR55

1992
Trespass poster

Trespass

Movie · as Cletus

1992
Michael Jackson's Remember the Time poster

Michael Jackson's Remember the Time

Movie · as Sentry #1

1992
Martin poster

Martin

TV · as Apollo · 1 ep

1992
Renegade poster

Renegade

TV · as Marvin Montgomery · 1 ep

1991
Driving Me Crazy poster

Driving Me Crazy

Movie · as Cubey

1991
9 1/2 Ninjas! poster

9 1/2 Ninjas!

Movie · as Cutter

1991
Talkin' Dirty After Dark poster

Talkin' Dirty After Dark

Movie · as Bigg

1991
Step by Step poster

Step by Step

TV · as Security Guard · 1 ep

1990
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1 poster

WWE SuperTape: Volume 1

Movie · as Zeus

1990
Secret Agent 00 Soul poster

Secret Agent 00 Soul

Movie

1990
Hulkamania Forever poster

Hulkamania Forever

Movie · as Zeus

1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air poster

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

TV · as Tiny · 1 ep

1989
No Holds Barred poster

No Holds Barred

Movie · as Zeus

1989
WWE SummerSlam 1989 poster

WWE SummerSlam 1989

Movie · as Zeus

1989
Think Big poster

Think Big

Movie · as Z

1989
Hulkamania 4 poster

Hulkamania 4

Movie · as Zeus

1989
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89

Movie · as Zeus (Interview)

1989
Midnight poster

Midnight

Movie · as Security Guard

1989
Homer and Eddie poster

Homer and Eddie

Movie · as Man in Bar with Gun

1989
WWE Survivor Series 1989 poster

WWE Survivor Series 1989

Movie · as Zeus

1989
Chameleons poster

Chameleons

Movie · as Luther

1988
The Night Before poster

The Night Before

Movie · as Bartender

1987
Extreme Prejudice poster

Extreme Prejudice

Movie · as Monday

1987
Prison poster

Prison

Movie · as Tiny

1987
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 poster

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

Movie

1987
Beverly Hills Cop II poster

Beverly Hills Cop II

Movie · as Orvis

1987
Glory Years poster

Glory Years

Movie

1987
Warm Hearts, Cold Feet poster

Warm Hearts, Cold Feet

Movie · as Mack 'Truck' Jones

1986
Wired to Kill poster

Wired to Kill

Movie · as Sleet

1986
Armed and Dangerous poster

Armed and Dangerous

Movie · as Bruno

1986
Blue City poster

Blue City

Movie · as Tiny

1986
8 Million Ways to Die poster

8 Million Ways to Die

Movie · as Nose Guard

1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge poster

WWF Wrestling Challenge

TV · as Zeus · 15 eps

1986
Matlock poster

Matlock

TV · as Johnny Mack, Tiny · 1 ep

1986
WWF Superstars poster

WWF Superstars

TV · as Zeus · 16 eps

1985
Runaway Train poster

Runaway Train

Movie · as Guard

1985
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event poster

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

TV · as Zeus · 3 eps

1984
1st & Ten poster

1st & Ten

TV · as Otis · 26 eps