Acting

Jack Lester

Born August 10, 1915 · Enid, Oklahoma, USA

Died September 18, 2004 · aged 89

No biography available.

Known For

The Last UnicornThe Last Unicorn · 1982
The Last Unicorn
7.31982
MovieFantasyAnimation
A unicorn learns from a riddle-speaking butterfly that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the monstrous Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.
The Flight of DragonsThe Flight of Dragons · 1982
The Flight of Dragons
6.81982
MovieAnimationFantasy
The realm of magic is being threatened by the realm of logic, so the green wizard, Carolinus, decides to shield it for all time. Ommadon, the evil red wizard, stands in his way. Carolinus then calls for a quest that is to be led by a man named Peter Dickinson, who is the first man of both the realms of science and magic. It is Peter's job to defeat Ommadon.
The Sheriff of Fractured JawThe Sheriff of Fractured Jaw · 1958
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
6.51958
MovieWesternComedy
English gunsmith Jonathon Tibbs travels to the American West in the 1880s to sell firearms to the locals. He inadvertently acquires a reputation of quickness on the draw due to his wrist mounted Derringer style weapon. Soon gaining the post of sheriff, he endeavours to clean up the town using what skills he has—and by multilateral diplomacy.
Jennie: Wife/ChildJennie: Wife/Child · 1967
Jennie: Wife/Child
5.11967
MovieDrama
The story of a young girl saved from desperation by an older farmer who makes her his wife. The old man cannot fulfill his young bride's desires or keep pace with her youth. What is a girl to do? Naturally, pursue the farmhand.
Rat FinkRat Fink · 1965
Rat Fink
5.01965
MovieDrama
A sadistic rock singer will do anything for fame, including seducing older women, stealing money, bedding his agent's wife, and harming a naive teen.
Port of EscapePort of Escape · 1956
Port of Escape
6.01956
MovieDrama
Two sailors dock in London in search of a good time. But when one of them fatally stabs a man during a scuffle in a bar, the pair flee the scene, commandeer a boat and take the three women on board hostage as they try to outrun the law.
No Orchids for Miss BlandishNo Orchids for Miss Blandish · 1948
No Orchids for Miss Blandish
6.11948
MovieCrime
A sheltered heiress is abducted on her wedding night by a trio of cheap hoods.
The Incredible 2-Headed TransplantThe Incredible 2-Headed Transplant · 1971
The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant
3.61971
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Dr. Roger Girard is a rich scientist conducting experiments on head transplantation. His caretaker has a son, Danny, who, although fully grown, has the mind of child. One day an escaped psycho-killer invades Girard's home, killing Danny's father before being gunned down himself. With the maniac dying and Danny deeply unsettled by his father's death, Dr. Girard decides to take the final step and transplant the killer's head onto Danny's body.

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Black SaddleBlack Saddle · 1959
Black Saddle
6.21959
SeriesWesternDrama
Black Saddle is an American Western television series starring Peter Breck that aired 44 episodes on ABC from January 10, 1959 to May 6, 1960. The half-hour program was produced by Dick Powell's Four Star Television, and the original pilot was an episode of CBS's Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, with Chris Alcaide portraying the principal character, Clay Culhane. For syndicated reruns, Black Saddle was combined with three other Western series from the same company, Law of the Plainsman starring Michael Ansara, Johnny Ringo starring Don Durant and Mark Goddard, and the critically acclaimed creation of Sam Peckinpah, The Westerner with Brian Keith, under the umbrella title, The Westerners, with new hosting sequences by Keenan Wynn.

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