Person

Mark Lester

Acting · Born 1958-07-11 · 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

Filmography

2024Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio NarizzanoHimself
2024When 60s TV Goes Horribly WrongSelf
2020Michael Jackson: Who Was the Man in the Mirror?
2019Michael Jackson: Chase the TruthSelf
201913 Moments that Destroyed Michael Jackson
2017Michael Jackson: Man In The MirrorSelf - Friend of Michael's
2010The Unforgettable Harry SecombeSelf
2010Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?Self (archive footage)
2009Celebrity Shock List 2009
2003Louis, Martin & MichaelSelf
2003The Salon
1988This MorningSelf
1977The Prince and the PauperPrince Edward / Tom Canty
1975Love Under the Elms
1973ScalawagJamie
1973Little AdventurerMike Richard
1973RedneckLennox Duncan
1972What the Peeper SawMarcus
1972Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?Christopher Coombs
1971Black BeautyJoe Evans
1971MelodyDaniel Latimer
1970The Boy Who Stole the ElephantDavey
1970EyewitnessZiggy
1969Then Came BronsonJohn Beaman
1969Run Wild, Run FreePhillip Ransome
1968Oliver!Oliver
1968The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
1967Our Mother's HouseJiminee
1966Fahrenheit 451Second Schoolboy (uncredited)
1965Spaceflight IC-1Don Wolcott
1964The Counterfeit ConstableGérald
1953The OscarsSelf

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