Mark Lester
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1958-07-11
Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Biography
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 finally chose him. Many roles for TV, film and stage followed. His last major film was The Prince and the Pauper(1977).
Known for
Our Mother's House
1967Jiminee
The Prince and the Pauper
1977Prince Edward / Tom Canty
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
1972Christopher Coombs
Black Beauty
1971Joe Evans
Oliver!
1968Oliver
Melody
1971Daniel Latimer
Redneck
1973Lennox Duncan
Run Wild, Run Free
1969Phillip Ransome
What the Peeper Saw
1972Marcus
Eyewitness
1970Ziggy
Scalawag
1973Jamie
Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?
2010Self (archive footage)
Love Under the Elms
1975
Michael Jackson: Who Was the Man in the Mirror?
2020When 60s TV Goes Horribly Wrong
2024Self
The Counterfeit Constable
1964Gérald
Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano
2024Himself
Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror
2017Himself - Friend of Michael's
Spaceflight IC-1
1965Don Wolcott