Tommy Tiny Lister

Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr. was a professional wrestler who went on to a successful Hollywood career. Lister began his acting career with roles in such films as the action flick "Runaway Train" (1985) with Jon Voight, the drama "Blue City" (1986) with Judd Nelson and "Wired to Kill" (1986). He also appeared in the Nick Nolte action film "Extreme Prejudice" (1987), the Eddie Murphy box office smash action picture "Beverly Hills Cop II" (1987) and the thriller "Prison" (1988) with Lane Smith. He continued to act in productions like "Men of War" (1995) with Kevin Tighe, the Johnny Depp fantastical drama "Don Juan Demarco" (1995) and the Ice Cube comedy "Friday" (1995). He also appeared in the crime drama "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead" (1995) with Andy Garcia. Recently, he continued to act in "The Wash" (2001), the Mike Myers smash hit comedy sequel "Austin Powers in Goldmember" (2002) and "Black Mask 2: City of Masks" (2002) with Kelly Lam Hei-lui. He also appeared in the Ed Burns crime flick "Confidence" (2003). Lister acted in the adventure "The Amazing Wizard of Paws" (2015) with Will Spencer. Lister died on December 10, 2020 of complivations from COVID-19 at the age of 62.