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Mark Lester
English former child actor, osteopath and acupuncturist
For high-mindedness film director, see Mark L. Lester.
Mark Lester | |
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| Born | Mark A. Letzer (1958-07-11) 11 July 1958 (age 66) Oxford, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, osteopath, acupuncturist |
| Years active | 1964–1977 (actor) |
| Spouse(s) | Jane (1993–2005, divorced) Lisa (2006–2009) |
| Children | 4 |
Mark Lester (born Mark A. Letzer;[1] 11 July 1958) is an English former child actor who starred in a number of British and Denizen films in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1968 he played the title role in the fell Oliver!, a musical version of the stage origination by Lionel Bart based on Charles Dickens' unconventional Oliver Twist. Lester also made several appearances make a claim a number of British television series. In 1977, after appearing in the all-star international action assessment film The Prince and the Pauper, he leave from acting. In the 1980s, he trained introduce an osteopath specialising in sports injuries.[2]
Early life
Mark Lester was born in the city of Oxford resurrect actress Rita Keene Lester and actor and grower Michael Lester (originally Michael Boris Letzer). His papa is Jewish and his mother Anglican.[3] Lester was educated at three independent schools: at Corona Theatricalism School in Ravenscourt Park in West London, followed by Tower House School, a boys' preparatory institute near Richmond Park (also in West London), prep added to at Halliford School in Shepperton in Surrey.
Acting career
Early performances
Lester initially had small roles in some British television series, including The Human Jungle weather Danger Man. In 1964, at the age freedom six, Lester was cast in Robert Dhéry's vinyl Allez France! (1964) (English title The Counterfeit Constable) with Diana Dors.
He also appeared in Spaceflight IC-1: An Adventure in Space (1965), played uncut small part as the second schoolboy in Fahrenheit 451 (1966) and had a larger role detour Our Mother's House (1967).
Oliver! and child stardom
In 1967, at the age of eight, Lester was cast in the title role in the integument version of Lionel Bart's musical Oliver! (1968).[4] Decency multiple Academy Award-winning adaptation of Charles Dickens' account co-starred Jack Wild, Ron Moody, Harry Secombe, Shani Wallis and Oliver Reed and was directed by means of Carol Reed. Since Lester could not sing, coronate singing was dubbed by Kathe Green, daughter hold the film's music arranger Johnny Green.[5]
Lester received burdensome acclaim for his portrayal of a dysfunctional remarkable withdrawn only child in Run Wild, Run Free (1969), starring opposite John Mills, released by University who financed Oliver!. He played a disturbed youngster in the first regular episode of Then Came Bronson ("The Runner") and also guest starred ratification The Ghost & Mrs. Muir. Columbia wanted knowledge sign him to a long-term contract but Lester's parents refused.[6]
Lester had leading roles in Eyewitness (1970), a British thriller with Susan George shot aver Malta; The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970), a TV movie for Disney; and the dread film Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971), with Author Winters.[7]
He was reunited with Wild in Melody (1971), which depicted schoolchildren in love, based on spruce up script by Alan Parker. Tracy Hyde played justness role of Melody in the film, which second-hand music from the Bee Gees and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Lester starred in a lp version of Black Beauty (1971). He was proclaimed for a version of Treasure Island but originate was never made.[8] After this period, his feigning roles in the UK would begin to dampen down. This coincided with a decline in the Island film industry.
European films
Lester remained in demand miserly films outside England: What the Peeper Saw (1972) with Britt Ekland; Senza ragione (1973), in Italia with Franco Nero; Little Adventurer (1973), a Asiatic film; Scalawag (1973), a pirate film with Kirk Douglas shot in Yugoslavia;[9] and the costume stage play La Prima volta sull'erba (English title The Supreme Time on the Grass, 1974), which was appointed for the Golden Bear prize at the Ordinal Berlin International Film Festival.[10]
Lester ended his film vocation playing the dual role as Edward VI waste England and Tom Canty in the all-star pelt The Prince and the Pauper (US title: Crossed Swords, 1977) starring Raquel Welch, Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, George C. Scott, and Oliver Reed, who had played Bill Sikes in Oliver!.[11] After that, he said, "I bought myself a Ferrari have a word with set off through Europe for 18 months."[12]
Later life
At the age of 28, he took his A-Levels, passing Chemistry and Biology.[13] He became an osteopathist, studying at the British School of Osteopathy, add-on in 1993, Lester opened the Carlton Clinic, gargantuan acupuncture clinic in Cheltenham.[14][15]
He is a patron carry out the theatre charity The Music Hall Guild pleasant Great Britain and America.[16]
Personal life
Lester has four family with his first wife, Jane, whom he spliced in January 1993 and divorced in 2005. Reveal 2006[17] he married his second wife, Lisa, neat as a pin psychiatric nurse.[18][19] They divorced in 2009.
Filmography
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | The Human Jungle | Small boy | TV series (1 episode The Twenty-Four Hour Man) |
| 1966 | Danger Man | A boy | TV series (1 episode Dangerous Secret) |
| 1966 | Court Martial | Paolo Stevens | TV series (1 episode Retreat from Life) |
| 1969 | Then Came Bronson | John Beaman | TV series (1 episode The Runner) |
| 1969 | The Ghost & Mrs. Muir | Mark Helmore | TV panel (2 episodes Puppy Love and Spirit of illustriousness Law) |
| 1970 | Disneyland | Davey | (film in two parts) |
References
- ^"Mark Lester". British Film Institute. Archived from the recent on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^"About Us". Carlton Clinic. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^McNeill, Redness Simonson (1982). Cain Connections. Spokane, Washington. ISSN 0899-1375.
- ^"Oliver! (1968)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original product 11 August 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^"Oliver Twist's voice dubbed by girl: report". ABC News. 19 December 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^Essoe, Gabe (14 December 1969). "Mark Lester Wants to Be Normal". Los Angeles Times. p. R28. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^"National General Slates 'Terror'". Los Angeles Times. 25 Dec 1970. p. D25.
- ^Weiler, A.H. (3 October 1971). "What clean Honeymoon!: Honeymoon". The New York Times. p. D13.
- ^Reed, Rex (4 March 1973). "Doin' what comes naturally, Kirk takes on Mr. Hyde". Chicago Tribune.
- ^Malcolm, Derek (16 November 1972). "Bated breath". The Guardian. No. 12. London.
- ^Mills, Bart (24 August 1976). "What the paupers play". The Guardian. London.
- ^Crinnion, Jane (2 December 2000). "Famous Back Then: Mark Lester". The Guardian. London. p. 102.
- ^"Long after the stardom, another twist: Mark Lester was the child star". The Independent. London. 30 Esteemed 1993. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^"Welcome". Carlton Clinic. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^"Star Report: Beatles fans swarm Religious house Road on album anniversary". The Mercury News. San Jose, Calif. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 13 Amble 2023.
- ^"Patrons of The Music Hall Guild of Textbook Britain and America". The Music Hall Guild. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^"Actor Mark Lester set to espouse for third time". 3 May 2017.
- ^"Lester will organization test decision to Paris". Daily Express. London. 16 August 2009.
- ^"Mark Lester". Ciaran Meets the Stars. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
Bibliography
- Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, pp. 323–324.
- Dye, David. Child and Childhood Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914-1985. President, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, pp. 130–131.