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🎭🎥 Mark Lester 🎥🎭 Angel-faced child star Mark Lester was the son of British actors Michael and Rita Lester. Mark made his professional debut at age 2 1/2 in a TV commercial featuring his father. Mark Lester (born Mark A. Letzer ; 11 July 1958) is an English osteopath , acupuncturist , and formerly a child actor who starred in a number of British and European films in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1977, after appearing in the all-star international action adventure film The Prince and the Pauper , he retired from acting. After this he said "I bought myself a Ferrari and set off through Europe for 18 months." The youngster studied acting and mime at the Corona Stage School, then played supporting roles in several British TV series, including The Human Jungle and Danger Man. In the 1980s, he trained as an osteopath specialising in sport injuries. Oliver! and child stardom . In 1967, at the age of eight, Lester was cast in the title role in the film version of Lionel Bart 's musical Oliver! . The multiple Academy Award -winning adaptation of Charles Dickens ' novel co-starred Jack Wild , Ron Moody , Harry Secombe , Shani Wallis and Oliver Reed and was directed by Carol Reed . Since Lester could not sing, his singing was dubbed by Kathe Green , daughter of the film's music arranger Johnny Green . Lester received critical acclaim for his portrayal of a dysfunctional and withdrawn only child in Run Wild, Run Free (1969) , starring opposite John Mills , released by Columbia who financed Oliver! . He played a disturbed child in the first regular episode of Then Came Bronson ("The Runner") and also guest starred on The Ghost & Mrs. Muir . Columbia wanted to sign him to a long-term contract but Lester's parents refused. Lester had leading roles in Eyewitness (1970 ), a British thriller with Susan George shot on Malta; The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970) , a TV movie for Disney; and the horror film Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971) , with Shelley Winters . He was reunited with Wi

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