Known for Acting

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.
2025
as Finnick (voice) (archive sound)
2008
as Tattooed Prisoner
2016
as Finnick (voice)
1997
as President Lindberg
2015
as Inmate 178
1995
as Deebo
1997
as Winston
2002
as Prisoner #2
1987
as Orvis
1992
as GR55
1985
as Guard
2000
as Cassius
2000
as Debo
2004
as Humvee
1996
as Bouncer
1995
as House
1999
as Tillaver
1987
as Monday
1992
as Cletus
1986
as Bruno