Mark Lester

Acting

Mark Lester

Born July 11, 1958 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA (age 68)

Mark attended stage school in London, England as a young child and made his film debut in The Counterfeit Constable (1964) at the age of six. He made countless TV appearances and became very well known in England. Worldwide fame developed as a result of his portrayal of a stuttering child in Our Mother's House (1967). Producers ofOliver! (1968) auditioned 250 child actors for the title role and fi…

Known For

What the Peeper SawWhat the Peeper Saw · 1972
What the Peeper Saw
5.91972
MovieHorrorDrama
A wealthy author's second wife begins to suspect that her 12-year old stepson may have murdered his mother, who mysteriously died in a bathtub accident.
Oliver!Oliver! · 1968
Oliver!
7.01968
MovieDramaFamily
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.
Fahrenheit 451Fahrenheit 451 · 1966
Fahrenheit 451
7.11966
MovieDramaScience Fiction
In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of his vocation…
The Prince and the PauperThe Prince and the Pauper · 1977
The Prince and the Pauper
6.11977
MovieDramaAdventure
Tom Canty is a poor English boy who bears a remarkable resemblance to Edward, Prince of Wales and son of King Henry VIII. The two boys meet and decide to play a joke on the court by dressing in each other's clothes, but the plan goes awry when they're separated and each must live the other's life.
MelodyMelody · 1971
Melody
7.11971
MovieComedyDrama
Two youngsters declare to their parents that they want to get married. Not sometime in the future but as soon as possible.
EyewitnessEyewitness · 1970
Eyewitness
6.41970
MovieThriller
A boy who cries wolf witnesses a political assassination on the island of Malta. But will anyone other than his granddad believe him?
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? · 1972
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
6.21972
MovieHorrorThriller
A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre "Hansel and Gretel" twist.
Run Wild, Run FreeRun Wild, Run Free · 1969
Run Wild, Run Free
6.21969
MovieDramaFamily
A young boy, unable to speak, befriends a wild colt with blue eyes and a falcon named "Lady".

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Michael Jackson: Who Was the Man in the Mirror?Michael Jackson: Who Was the Man in the Mirror? · 2020
Michael Jackson: Who Was the Man in the Mirror?
2020
MovieDocumentary
Michael Jackson is remembered as the King of Pop, and is a renowned incredibly talented singer and dancer. His style, music and dance moves are celebrated worldwide. He was a one of a kind performer and once in a lifetime entertainer, but few people really know the man he was behind the mask and and the man that the media portrayed him to be. From the age of 5 and up until his last days, the pressure that was put on him was enormous and it had serious repercussions on his physical and mental health. His success was overshadowed by child abuse allegations, and his addiction for prescription drugs and plastic surgery. The show reveals who was the real Michael Jackson, the deeply conflicted man, the man that never really grew up, the man in the mirror.