Tommy Lister Jr.
- Acting
- June 24, 1958 · Compton, California, USA
- December 10, 2020
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
Filmography
- Zootopia 2 · Finnick (voice) (archive sound), In Memory Of
- The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine · Martin
- Renegades · Apollo
- The Allnighter · Preston
- Domino: Battle of the Bones · Twelvespeed
- Night Walk · Kareem
- I Got the Hook Up 2 · T-Lay
- Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece · Superfly
- Sunday Morning Rapture · Self
- On the Court · King Cain
- Boone: The Bounty Hunter · Man in TV Show (uncredited)
- Hickey · Henry
- Woman Scorned
- Hollywont
- Zootopia · Finnick (Voice)
- If I Tell You I Have to Kill You · Gabriel
- Death's Door · Jomo
- Tamales and Gumbo · Uncle Mark
- American Justice · Justice
- The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) · Inmate 178
- Diamond Cartel · Louie
- The Amazing Wizard of Paws · Mr. Tiny
- Silent No More · Blake
- Beyond the Game · Tommy
- American Lowrider · Crazy Loc
- White T · Mad Rapper
- K-11 · Detroit
- Heaven's Door · Ben Wilson
- Highway · Wilbert
- Beyond the Trophy · Billy Thomas
- We the Party · No Shame
- Key & Peele · Driver
- Cornered · Cpt. Williams
- The Trap Door · Jomo
- NTSF:SD:SUV:: · Dallas
- Hopelessly in June · Pastor G
- First Dog · Big Mike
- Regular Show · Bobby (Voice)
- Fish Hooks · Mr. Mussels (Voice)
- The Lazarus Papers · Tiny Delaney
- Nite Tales: The Series · Wrestler
- Holy Water · SixPac Jordan
- Super Capers · Sarge
- The Rimshop · Duncan
- The Pink Conspiracy · The Duke
- Unemployed · Big Dane
- Block Party Madness · Slim
- Terra Nova · Sewing Dude
- The Dark Knight · Tattooed Prisoner
- The Hustle · Dog Thief
- Monster Ark · Sgt. Gentry
- The Grand · German's Bodyguard
- Bone Dry · Mitch
- Da Block Party 2 · CJ's Father
- Saul of the Mole Men · John Henry Irons
- Ascension Day
- Miss B's Hair Salon · Mr. Biggs
- Who Made the Potatoe Salad? · Monster
- One Night with the King · Hegai, the Royal Eunuch
- Forbidden Fruits · Jade
- The Boondocks · Filbert Slowlove (Voice)
- Santa's Slay · Gas Station Attendant
- County General · Big Murder
- Choices II: The Setup
- Blast · Smiley
- Hair Show · Agent Little
- A Night In Compton · Rainmaker
- Dracula 3000 · Humvee
- Slammed · Bubba
- Full Clip · Bumaye
- Never Die Alone · Rockie
- My Baby's Daddy · Drive-By
- Vegas Vampires · Andrew Johnson
- Hellborn · Smithy
- Love Chronicles · Alfonso
- Confidence · Harlin
- Keepin' It Real · A-Train Tranton
- Super Spy: The Final Exit · Officer Johnson
- Austin Powers in Goldmember · Prisoner #2
- The Wash · Bear