Actor
Mark Lester
Born July 11, 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
17 films
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).
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First watchFahrenheit 45119667.1as Second Schoolboy (uncredited)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.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
17 films as actor- 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
- 1969Run Wild, Run FreePhillip Ransome
- 1968Oliver!Oliver
- 1967Our Mother's HouseJiminee
- 1966Fahrenheit 451Second Schoolboy (uncredited)
- 1965Spaceflight IC-1Don Wolcott
- 1964The Counterfeit ConstableGérald