Mark Lester

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Mark Lester

Acting 68 July 11, 1958

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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…

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Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451

7.1 1966 Movie
Oliver!

Oliver!

7.0 1968 Movie
The Oscars

The Oscars

7.0 1953 TV Show
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

6.2 1972 Movie
What the Peeper Saw

What the Peeper Saw

5.9 1972 Movie
The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

6.1 1977 Movie
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

6.6 1968 TV Show
Melody

Melody

7.0 1971 Movie
Then Came Bronson

Then Came Bronson

5.2 1969 TV Show
Our Mother's House

Our Mother's House

7.2 1967 Movie
This Morning

This Morning

5.2 1988 TV Show
Black Beauty

Black Beauty

6.0 1971 Movie

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano

    Movie Himself

  2. 2024
    When 60s TV Goes Horribly Wrong

    Movie Self

  3. 2020
    Michael Jackson: Who Was the Man in the Mirror?

    Movie

  4. 2019
    Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth

    Movie Self

  5. 2019
    13 Moments that Destroyed Michael Jackson

    Movie

  6. 2017
    Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror

    Movie Self - Friend of Michael's

  7. 2010
    The Unforgettable Harry Secombe

    Movie Self

  8. 2010
    Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  9. 2009
    Celebrity Shock List 2009

    TV show

  10. 2003
    Louis, Martin & Michael

    Movie Self

  11. 2003
    The Salon

    TV show

  12. 1988
    This Morning

    TV show Self

  13. 1977
    The Prince and the Pauper

    Movie Prince Edward / Tom Canty

  14. 1975
    Love Under the Elms

    Movie

  15. 1973
    Scalawag

    Movie Jamie

  16. 1973
    Little Adventurer

    Movie Mike Richard

More credits
  1. 1973
    Redneck

    Movie Lennox Duncan

  2. 1972
    What the Peeper Saw

    Movie Marcus

  3. 1972
    Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

    Movie Christopher Coombs

  4. 1971
    Black Beauty

    Movie Joe Evans

  5. 1971
    Melody

    Movie Daniel Latimer

  6. 1970
    The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

    Movie Davey

  7. 1970
    Eyewitness

    Movie Ziggy

  8. 1969
    Then Came Bronson

    TV show John Beaman

  9. 1969
    Run Wild, Run Free

    Movie Phillip Ransome

  10. 1968
    Oliver!

    Movie Oliver

  11. 1968
    The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

    TV show

  12. 1967
    Our Mother's House

    Movie Jiminee

  13. 1966
    Fahrenheit 451

    Movie Second Schoolboy (uncredited)

  14. 1965
    Spaceflight IC-1

    Movie Don Wolcott

  15. 1964
    The Counterfeit Constable

    Movie Gérald

  16. 1953
    The Oscars

    TV show Self