Tommy Lister Jr.

Tommy Lister Jr.

  • Birthday: 1958-06-24
  • Deathday: 2020-12-10
  • Place of birth: Compton, California, USA
  • Also know as: Zeus

Biography

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.

Filmography

The Fifth Element

1997

As President Lindberg

Jackie Brown

1997

As Winston

Austin Powers in Goldmember

2002

As Prisoner #2

Next Friday

2000

As Debo

Friday

1995

As Deebo

Dracula 3000

2004

As Humvee

Super Capers

2009

As Sarge

Extreme Prejudice

1987

As Monday

Never Die Alone

2004

As Rockie

Bone Dry

2007

As Mitch

Blast

2004

As Smiley

Universal Soldier

1992

As GR55

Little Nicky

2000

As Cassius

The Wash

2001

As Bear

I Got the Hook-Up

1998

As T-Lay

Posse

1993

As Obobo

One Night with the King

2006

As Hegai, the Royal Eunuch

Monster Ark

2008

As Sgt. Gentry

Holy Water

2009

As SixPac Jordan

No Holds Barred

1989

As Zeus

Prison

1987

As Tiny

The Lazarus Papers

2010

As Tiny Delaney

Below Utopia

1997

As Tiny

Circus

2000

As Moose

First Dog

2010

As Big Mike

Shark in a Bottle

2000

As The Recruiter

Judgment Day

1999

As Brother Clarence

Butter

1998

As House

Hologram Man

1995

As Eightball

Hopelessly in June

2011

As Pastor G

WWE SummerSlam 1989

1989

As Zeus

Slammed

2004

As Bubba

Immortal Combat

1994

As Yanagi

Diamond Cartel

2015

As Louie

K-11

2013

As Detroit

A Night In Compton

2004

As Rainmaker

WCW Uncensored 1996

1996

As Z-Gangsta

The Set Up

1995

As Leon

American Lowrider

2013

As Crazy Loc

Runaway Train

1985

As Guard

Wired to Kill

1986

As Sleet

Street Corner Justice

1996

As Angel Aikens

Beyond the Game

2014

As Tommy

Keepin' It Real

2003

As A-Train Tranton (as 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)

Supreme Sanction

1999

As Lester

Trespass

1992

As Cletus

The Cheapest Movie Ever Made

2000

As (as Tiny 'Zeus' Lister)

American Justice

2015

As Justice

Armed and Dangerous

1986

As Bruno

Sunday Morning Rapture

2011

As Himself

The Dark Knight

2008

As Tattooed Prisoner

Forbidden Fruits

2006

As Jade

Zootopia

2016

As Finnick (voice)

Terra Nova

2008

As Sewing Dude

The Trap Door

2011

As Jomo

Death's Door

2015

As Jomo

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987

As Orvis

Soulkeeper

2001

As Chad

Driving Me Crazy

1991

As Cubey

Hickey

2017

As Henry

The Pink Conspiracy

2008

As The Duke

9 1/2 Ninjas!

1991

As Cutter

Midnight

1989

As Security Guard

White Cargo

1996

As Zeno (as Tiny "Zeus" Lister)

Heaven's Door

2012

As Ben Wilson

Confidence

2003

As Harlin

Barb Wire

1996

As Bouncer

Don Juan DeMarco

1994

As Rocco Compton

The Rimshop

2008

As Duncan

My Baby's Daddy

2004

As Drive-By

Blue City

1986

As Tiny

Block Party Madness

2008

As Slim

Night Walk

2019

As Kareem

Hollywont

2016

As

The Grand

2007

As German's Bodyguard

Hair Show

2004

As Agent Little

Love Chronicles

2003

As Alfonso

Super Spy: The Final Exit

2003

As Officer Johnson

I Got the Hook Up 2

2019

As T-Lay

County General

2005

As Big Murder

The Hustle

2008

As Dog Thief

Men of War

1994

As Blades

Against the Wall

1994

As Prisoner

Homer and Eddie

1989

As Man in Bar with Gun

The Players Club

1998

As XL

Santa's Slay

2005

As Gas Station Attendant

The Night Before

1988

As Bartender

Vegas, City of Dreams

2001

As Llord's Security Chief

Tamales and Gumbo

2015

As Uncle Mark

8 Million Ways to Die

1986

As Nose Guard

Boone: The Bounty Hunter

2017

As Man in TV Show (uncredited)

Miss B's Hair Salon

2007

As Mr. Biggs

Domino: Battle of the Bones

2021

As Twelvespeed

On the Court

2017

As King Cain

Glory Years

1987

As

Hellborn

2003

As Smithy

The Meteor Man

1993

As Digit

Gang Related

1997

As Cutless Supreme

WWF SuperTape

1990

As Zeus

We the Party

2012

As No Shame

The Duo

2001

As

Renegades

2022

As Apollo

Full Clip

2004

As Bumaye

Vegas Vampires

2003

As Andrew Johnson

Out Kold

2001

As

Stealth Fighter

1999

As Berg

Phat Beach

1996

As Tiny

Think Big

1989

As Z

The Body Sculptor

0000

As Donovan Ray Cooke

Hulkamania 4

1989

As Zeus

Beyond the Trophy

2012

As Billy Thomas

Highway

2012

As Wilbert

The Allnighter

2022

As Preston

Unemployed

2008

As Big Dane

Cornered

2011

As Cpt. Williams

Crossed

0000

As Winston 'Biggs' Yates

Production

Judgment Day

1999

As Executive Producer

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