Tom “Tiny” Lister passes away aged 62

Brett Summers

5 years ago

It is Cult Faction’s sad duty to announce that a true Hero of Cult, Tom “Tiny” Lister has passed away at the age of 62 years old. TMZ reports that law enforcement received a call to the actor’s Marina Del Rey apartment Thursday, just before 3 PM, for an unconscious male. Our sources say Tommy was not transported to the hospital, as he was pronounced dead on the scene. According to his manager, Cindy Cowan, Lister had been experiencing COVID symptoms in the days leading up to his death. He began feeling sick a week ago, band it got bad quickly to the point where he couldn’t breathe and felt very weak. She says he was supposed to work on a movie set last weekend but had to cancel due to his breathing difficulties, and he also canceled a Zoom appearance for a TV festival Wednesday. That night is when Cowan says friends and family tried to call and check on him, but their calls went on answered.You can read all about Lister’s career in our Heroes of Cult section by hitting the link above.

Brett Summers

Brett founded CultFaction.com in 2014 a website and podcast that deals with cult film and tv. He also has a strong interest in grappling martial arts both as a practitioner and as a historian.