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. 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.

Filmography

President Lindberg
Deebo
Smiley
Obobo
Billy Thomas
Hegai, the Royal Eunuch
Sgt. Gentry
Cutless Supreme
SixPac Jordan
Wilbert
Tiny
Tiny Delaney
Moose
Big Mike
The Recruiter
Brother Clarence
Eightball
House
Ben Wilson
Bubba
No Shame
Detroit
Apollo
CJ's Father
Bumaye
Andrew Johnson
Big Dane
Cpt. Williams
Donovan Ray Cooke
A-Train Tranton
Cletus
Tattooed Prisoner
Winston 'Biggs' Yates
Sewing Dude
Finnick (voice)
Henry
Security Guard
Bouncer
Rocco Compton
Agent Little
German's Bodyguard
Dog Thief
Big Murder
Man in Bar with Gun
Gas Station Attendant
Llord's Security Chief
Man in TV Show (uncredited)
King Cain
Smithy
Mad Rapper
Mack 'Truck' Jones
Finnick (voice) (archive sound)