Tommy Lister Jr.

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-06-24 (62 years old)

Deathday

2020-12-10

Place of Birth

Compton, California, USA

Tommy Lister Jr.

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. H...

Acting

1997

The Fifth Element

as President Lindberg

1997

Jackie Brown

as Winston

2002

1995

Friday

as Deebo

2000

2004

Dracula 3000

as Humvee

2009

Super Capers

as Sarge

1987

2004

2007

Bone Dry

as Mitch

2004

Blast

as Smiley

2000

Little Nicky

as Cassius

2001

The Wash

as Bear

1998

1993

Posse

as Obobo

2012

Beyond the Trophy

as Billy Thomas

2006

One Night with the King

as Hegai, the Royal Eunuch

2008

Monster Ark

as Sgt. Gentry

1997

Gang Related

as Cutless Supreme

2009

Holy Water

as SixPac Jordan

1989

2012

Highway

as Wilbert

2022

The Allnighter

as Preston

1987

Prison

as Tiny

2010

The Lazarus Papers

as Tiny Delaney

1997

2000

Circus

as Moose

1990

2010

First Dog

as Big Mike

2000

Shark in a Bottle

as The Recruiter

1999

Judgment Day

as Brother Clarence

1995

Hologram Man

as Eightball

1998

Butter

as House

2012

Heaven's Door

as Ben Wilson

2011

2004

Slammed

as Bubba

1994

2012

We the Party

as No Shame

2015

2013

K-11

as Detroit

2004

A Night In Compton

as Rainmaker

1996

2022

Renegades

as Apollo

1995

The Set Up

as Leon

2007

Da Block Party 2

as CJ's Father

2004

Full Clip

as Bumaye

2003

Vegas Vampires

as Andrew Johnson

1999

1996

Phat Beach

as Tiny

1989

2008

Unemployed

as Big Dane

1986

1996

Street Corner Justice

as Angel Aikens

2013

American Lowrider

as Crazy Loc

2011

Cornered

as Cpt. Williams

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The Body Sculptor

as Donovan Ray Cooke

2003

Keepin' It Real

as A-Train Tranton

2014

1999

1985

1992

Trespass

as Cletus

2015

1989

2008

The Dark Knight

as Tattooed Prisoner

2006

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Crossed

as Winston 'Biggs' Yates

2008

Terra Nova

as Sewing Dude

2016

Zootopia

as Finnick (voice)

2011

2015

2001

Soulkeeper

as Chad

1991

2017

Hickey

as Henry

2008

1991

9 1/2 Ninjas!

as Cutter

1989

Midnight

as Security Guard

1996

2003

Confidence

as Harlin

1996

Barb Wire

as Bouncer

1994

Don Juan DeMarco

as Rocco Compton

2008

The Rimshop

as Duncan

1986

Blue City

as Tiny

2004

My Baby's Daddy

as Drive-By

2019

Night Walk

as Kareem

2003

Love Chronicles

as Alfonso

2003

Super Spy: The Final Exit

as Officer Johnson

2007

The Grand

as German's Bodyguard

2004

Hair Show

as Agent Little

2008

The Hustle

as Dog Thief

2005

County General

as Big Murder

1994

Men of War

as Blades

1994

Against the Wall

as Prisoner

2015

1989

Homer and Eddie

as Man in Bar with Gun

2005

Santa's Slay

as Gas Station Attendant

1988

The Night Before

as Bartender

2001

Vegas, City of Dreams

as Llord's Security Chief

2015

Tamales and Gumbo

as Uncle Mark

1986

2017

Boone: The Bounty Hunter

as Man in TV Show (uncredited)

2007

2021

2017

On the Court

as King Cain

2003

Hellborn

as Smithy

1993

2013

White T

as Mad Rapper

1989

Chameleons

as Luther

1987

Warm Hearts, Cold Feet

as Mack 'Truck' Jones

Production

1999

Judgment Day

as Executive Producer

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