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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).

The Prince and the Pauper ( 1977) | IMDb: 6.2

Adventure , Drama

Tom Canty is a poor English boy who bears a remarkable resemblance to Edward, Prince of Wales and son of King Henry VIII. The two boys meet and decide to play a joke on the court by dressing in each other's clothes, but the plan goes awry when they are separated and each must live the other's life.

Starring:

Mark Lester , Oliver Reed , Charlton Heston , David Hemmings , Ernest Borgnine , George C. Scott

Directed by:

Richard Fleischer

Produced by:

Ilya Salkind , Pierre Spengler

Oliver! ( 1968) | IMDb: 7.4

Drama , Family

Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.

Starring:

Ron Moody , Shani Wallis , Oliver Reed , Harry Secombe , Joseph O'Conor , Peggy Mount

Directed by:

Colin M. Brewer , Carol Reed , Pamela Davies

Produced by:

Denis Johnson Jr , Jenia Reissar , Loretta Ordewer

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Biography