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