Tommy "Tiny" Lister (born Thomas Lister, Jr.; June 24, 1958, died 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
| Homepage | https://web.archive.org/web/20180210132603/http://www.tommytinylister.com/ |
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| Birth Location | Compton, California, USA |
| Born | 1958-06-24 |
| Died | 2020-12-10 |
Movies
The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine
as Martin
2023
Renegades
as Apollo
2022
The Allnighter
as Preston
2022
Domino: Battle of the Bones
as Twelvespeed
2021
Night Walk
as Kareem
2019
I Got the Hook Up 2
as T-Lay
2019
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
as Superfly
2018
On the Court
as King Cain
2017
Boone: The Bounty Hunter
as Man in TV Show (uncredited)
2017
Hickey
as Henry
2017
2016
2016
Zootopia
as Finnick (voice)
2016
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
as Gabriel
2015
Death's Door
as Jomo
2015
Tamales and Gumbo
as Uncle Mark
2015
American Justice
as Justice
2015
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
as Inmate 178
2015
Diamond Cartel
as Louie
2015
The Amazing Wizard of Paws
as Mr. Tiny
2015
2015
Beyond the Game
as Tommy
2014
American Lowrider
as Crazy Loc
2013
K-11
as Detroit
2013
Heaven's Door
as Ben Wilson
2012
Highway
as Wilbert
2012
Beyond the Trophy
as Billy Thomas
2012
We the Party
as No Shame
2012
Cornered
as Cpt. Williams
2011
The Trap Door
as Jomo
2011
Sunday Morning Rapture
as Himself
2011
Hopelessly in June
as Pastor G
2011
First Dog
as Big Mike
2010
The Lazarus Papers
as Tiny Delaney
2010
Holy Water
as SixPac Jordan
2009
Super Capers
as Sarge
2009
The Rimshop
as Duncan
2008
The Pink Conspiracy
as The Duke
2008
Unemployed
as Big Dane
2008
Block Party Madness
as Slim
2008
Terra Nova
as Sewing Dude
2008
The Dark Knight
as Tattooed Prisoner
2008
The Hustle
as Dog Thief
2008
Monster Ark
as Sgt. Gentry
2008
The Grand
as German's Bodyguard
2007
Bone Dry
as Mitch
2007
2007
2007
Miss B's Hair Salon
as Mr. Biggs
2007
One Night with the King
as Hegai, the Royal Eunuch
2006
Forbidden Fruits
as Jade
2006
Santa's Slay
as Gas Station Attendant
2005
County General
as Big Murder
2005
Hair Show
as Agent Little
2004
A Night In Compton
as Rainmaker
2004
Full Clip
as Bumaye
2004
Slammed
as Bubba
2004
Dracula 3000
as Humvee
2004
Never Die Alone
as Rockie
2004
My Baby's Daddy
as Drive-By
2004
Blast
as Smiley
2004
Vegas Vampires
as Andrew Johnson
2003
Hellborn
as Smithy
2003
Love Chronicles
as Alfonso
2003
Confidence
as Harlin
2003
Keepin' It Real
as A-Train Tranton (as 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
2003
Super Spy: The Final Exit
as Officer Johnson
2003
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Prisoner #2
2002
The Wash
as Bear
2001
2001
Vegas, City of Dreams
as Llord's Security Chief
2001
2001
Soulkeeper
as Chad
2001
Little Nicky
as Cassius
2000
Shark in a Bottle
as The Recruiter
2000
Circus
as Moose
2000
Next Friday
as Debo
2000
The Cheapest Movie Ever Made
as (as Tiny 'Zeus' Lister)
2000
Judgment Day
as Brother Clarence
1999
Supreme Sanction
as Lester
1999
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies
as Tillaver
1999
Stealth Fighter
as Berg
1999
Butter
as House
1998
I Got the Hook-Up
as T-Lay
1998
The Players Club
as XL
1998
Jackie Brown
as Winston
1997
Gang Related
as Cutless Supreme
1997
Below Utopia
as Tiny
1997
The Fifth Element
as President Lindberg
1997
White Cargo
as Zeno (as Tiny "Zeus" Lister)
1996
Street Corner Justice
as Angel Aikens
1996
Phat Beach
as Tiny
1996
Barb Wire
as Bouncer
1996
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
as Tyrone
1996
WCW Uncensored 1996
as Z-Gangsta
1996
1995
The Set Up
as Leon
1995
Hologram Man
as Eightball
1995
Friday
as Deebo
1995
Don Juan DeMarco
as Rocco Compton
1994
Men of War
as Blades
1994
Immortal Combat
as Yanagi
1994
Against the Wall
as Prisoner
1994
The Meteor Man
as Digit
1993
Posse
as Obobo
1993
Trespass
as Cletus
1992
Universal Soldier
as GR55
1992
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
as Bigg
1991
Driving Me Crazy
as Cubey
1991
9 1/2 Ninjas!
as Cutter
1991
WWF SuperTape
as Zeus
1990
1990
WWE Survivor Series 1989
as Zeus
1989
Hulkamania 4
as Zeus
1989
Think Big
as Z
1989
WWE SummerSlam 1989
as Zeus
1989
Homer and Eddie
as Man in Bar with Gun
1989
Midnight
as Security Guard
1989
No Holds Barred
as Zeus
1989
The Night Before
as Bartender
1988
Prison
as Tiny
1987
Beverly Hills Cop II
as Orvis
1987
Extreme Prejudice
as Monday
1987
1987
Wired to Kill
as Sleet
1986
Armed and Dangerous
as Bruno
1986
Blue City
as Tiny
1986
8 Million Ways to Die
as Nose Guard
1986
Runaway Train
as Guard
1985
Crossed
as Winston 'Biggs' Yates
-
The Body Sculptor
as Donovan Ray Cooke
-
Movies
Judgment Day
Executive Producer
1999
