Mark Lester
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Then Came Bronson
John Beaman
1969
Film
Oliver!
Oliver
1968
Series
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
1968
Film
What the Peeper Saw
Marcus
1972
Film
Fahrenheit 451
Second Schoolboy (uncredited)
1966
Film
The Prince and the Pauper
Prince Edward / Tom Canty
1977
The Salon
2003
Film
Melody
Daniel Latimer
1971
Series
This Morning
Self
1988
Film
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
Christopher Coombs
1972
Film
Eyewitness
Ziggy
1970
Film
The Counterfeit Constable
Gérald
1964
Film
Run Wild, Run Free
Phillip Ransome
1969
Film
Redneck
Lennox Duncan
1973
Film
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
Davey
1970
Celebrity Shock List 2009
2009
Film
Love Under the Elms
1975
Film
Black Beauty
Joe Evans
1971
Film
Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth
Self
2019
Film
Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror
Self - Friend of Michael's
2017
Film
Our Mother's House
Jiminee
1967
Film
Scalawag
Jamie
1973
Film
Louis, Martin & Michael
Self
2003
Film
Little Adventurer
Mike Richard
1973
Film
Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?
Self (archive footage)
2010
The Unforgettable Harry Secombe
Self
2010
13 Moments that Destroyed Michael Jackson
2019
Film
Spaceflight IC-1
Don Wolcott
1965
Film
Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano
Himself
2024
Film
Michael Jackson: Who Was the Man in the Mirror?
2020
When 60s TV Goes Horribly Wrong
Self
2024