Mark Lester
Acting • Born 1958-07-11
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).
Filmography
32 credits
Our Mother's House
Movie • 1967
Jiminee
The Prince and the Pauper
Movie • 1977
Prince Edward / Tom Canty
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
Movie • 1972
Christopher Coombs
Black Beauty
Movie • 1971
Joe Evans
Oliver!
Movie • 1968
Oliver
Melody
Movie • 1971
Daniel Latimer
Redneck
Movie • 1973
Lennox Duncan
Run Wild, Run Free
Movie • 1969
Phillip Ransome
What the Peeper Saw
Movie • 1972
Marcus
Eyewitness
Movie • 1970
Ziggy
Scalawag
Movie • 1973
Jamie
Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?
Movie • 2010
Self (archive footage)
Love Under the Elms
Movie • 1975
Michael Jackson: Who Was the Man in the Mirror?
Movie • 2020
When 60s TV Goes Horribly Wrong
Movie • 2024
Self
The Counterfeit Constable
Movie • 1964
Gérald
Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano
Movie • 2024
Himself
Michael Jackson: Man In The Mirror
Movie • 2017
Himself - Friend of Michael's
Spaceflight IC-1
Movie • 1965
Don Wolcott
Little Adventurer
Movie • 1973
Mike Richard
The Unforgettable Harry Secombe
Movie • 2010
Self
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
Movie • 1970
Davey
Fahrenheit 451
Movie • 1966
Second Schoolboy (uncredited)
Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth
Movie • 2019
Self
Louis, Martin & Michael
Movie • 2003
Self
13 Moments that Destroyed Michael Jackson
Movie • 2019
This Morning
TV • 1988
Self
The Salon
TV • 2003
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
TV • 1968
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Celebrity Shock List 2009
TV • 2009
Then Came Bronson
TV • 1969
John Beaman