Acting credits
163
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Tommy Lister Jr.
Acting
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Movies: 136Series: 27Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 8396
IMDb ID: nm0001474
Known for: Acting
Born: June 24, 1958
Died: December 10, 2020
Age: 62
Place of birth: Compton, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1984 - 2025
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 5.94
Wikidata: Q1366768
Also known as
Zeus • Z-Gangsta • Tommy Lister • Tommy Tiny Lister • Tommy Duane Lister • Tom 'Tiny' Lister • Tiny Lister • Tiny Tom Lister Jr. • Tiny 'Zeus' Lister • Tom Lister Jr. • +2 more
Other jobs
Executive Producer (1)In Memory Of (1)
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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Tommy Lister Jr..
7.6
Zootopia 2
as Finnick (voice) (archive sound)
2025 Movie
3.6
The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine
as Martin
2023 Movie
5.4
Renegades
as Apollo
2022 Movie
3.6
The Allnighter
as Preston
2022 Movie
4.0
Domino: Battle of the Bones
as Twelvespeed
2021 Movie
4.4
Night Walk
as Kareem
2019 Movie
5.6
I Got the Hook Up 2
as T-Lay
2019 Movie
3.9
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
as Superfly
2018 Movie
6.0
Sunday Morning Rapture
as Himself
2017 Movie
10.0
On the Court
as King Cain
2017 Movie
5.2
Boone: The Bounty Hunter
as Man in TV Show (uncredited)
2017 Movie
4.2
Hickey
as Henry
2017 Movie
3.5
Hollywont
2016 Movie
7.8
Zootopia
as Finnick (voice)
2016 Movie
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
as Gabriel
2015 Movie
3.9
Death's Door
as Jomo
2015 Movie
Tamales and Gumbo
as Uncle Mark
2015 Movie
4.3
American Justice
as Justice
2015 Movie
3.8
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
as Inmate 178
2015 Movie
5.3
Diamond Cartel
as Louie
2015 Movie
4.0
The Amazing Wizard of Paws
as Mr. Tiny
2015 Movie
1.0
Silent No More
as Blake
2015 Movie
6.2
Beyond the Game
as Tommy
2014 Movie
5.0
American Lowrider
as Crazy Loc
2013 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Tommy Lister Jr..
7.6
Key & Peele
as Driver • 1 eps
2012 Series
8.6
Regular Show
as Bobby (voice) • 1 eps
2010 Series
6.5
Fish Hooks
as Mr. Mussels (voice) • 110 eps
2010 Series
Nite Tales: The Series
as Wrestler • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.2
Saul of the Mole Men
as John Henry Irons • 3 eps
2007 Series
7.5
Star Trek: Enterprise
as Klaang • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.0
L.A. Heat
1 eps
1999 Series
5.0
The Magic Hour
as Self • 1 eps
1998 Series
10.0
Damon
as Alfonse • 1 eps
1998 Series
8.1
USA High
as Tony • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.9
The Jamie Foxx Show
as Adam - Groom • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.4
Malcolm & Eddie
1 eps
1996 Series
6.7
Nash Bridges
as Mr. Switch • 2 eps
1996 Series
7.0
Moesha
as Security Guard #2 • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.5
In the House
1 eps
1995 Series
7.3
The Parent 'Hood
2 eps
1995 Series
7.8
ER
as Patient • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.0
NYPD Blue
as Bob (uncredited) • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.9
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Hicks • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.7
Renegade
as Marvin Montgomery • 1 eps
1992 Series
7.6
Martin
as Apollo • 1 eps
1992 Series
7.7
Step by Step
as Security Guard • 1 eps
1991 Series
7.9
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Tiny • 1 eps
1990 Series
6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Zeus • 15 eps
1986 Series