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name: "Mark L. Lester"
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tmdb_id: 67753
wikidata_id: "Q1532896"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "26 November 1946"
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average_as: "director"
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updated: "2026-10-04T19:12:57.527967+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Mark L. Lester

## Identity

Mark L. Lester

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mark-l-lester
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mark-l-lester
- **IMDb ID:** nm0504495
- **TMDB ID:** 67753
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1532896
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_L._Lester, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1532896, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0504495/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67753

Director. Born 26 November 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 26 November 1946, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- **Also known as:** Mark Lester
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_L._Lester, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1532896, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0504495/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67753

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Commando*](https://film.one/film/commando.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Mark L. Lester is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Born on 26 November 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio, he began his career with the documentary *Twilight of the Mayas* (1971) before directing exploitation and drive-in features such as *Steel Arena* (1973), *Truck Stop Women* (1974) and *Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw* (1976).

He achieved wider recognition with *Roller Boogie* (1979), the vigilante thriller *Class of 1984* (1982) and the Stephen King adaptation *Firestarter* (1984). His biggest commercial success was the action film *Commando* (1985), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Other notable credits include *Armed and Dangerous* (1986), *Showdown in Little Tokyo* (1991) and *Class of 1999* (1990). Lester founded the independent production and distribution company American World Pictures.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Commando* (1985), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/commando.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Cinderella's Revenge* (2024), Producer
- *Ouija Witch* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Hunt Club* (2023), Producer
- *Exorcist Vengeance* (2022), Executive Producer
- *The Gardener* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Sleeping With My Student* (2019), Producer
- *High Resolution* (2018), Producer
- *Dragons of Camelot* (2014), Director, Producer
- *Poseidon Rex* (2014), Director, Producer
- *Jurassic Attack* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Dragon Wasps* (2012), Executive Producer
- *Sand Sharks* (2011), Producer
- *Jabberwock Dragon Siege* (2011), Producer
- *Sinbad and the Minotaur* (2011), Producer
- *Groupie* (2010), Director, Producer, Executive Producer
- *Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon* (2008), Executive Producer
- *Lost Colony: The Legend of Roanoke* (2007), Producer
- *Day of Wrath* (2006), Executive Producer
- *Blood and Blackboards* (2006), Actor
- *Pterodactyl* (2004), Director, Producer
- *Betrayal* (2003), Director, Producer
- *Stealing Candy* (2003), Director, Producer, Story
- *White Rush* (2003), Director, Producer
- *Bad Karma* (2002), Executive Producer
- *The Wisher* (2002), Executive Producer
- *Devil's Prey* (2001), Producer
- *The Base 2: Guilty as Charged* (2000), Director, Producer
- *Sacrifice* (2000), Director, Producer
- *Blowback* (2000), Producer, Director
- *The Base* (1999), Director, Producer
- *Hitman's Run* (1999), Director, Producer
- *Misbegotten* (1998), Director, Producer
- *Double Take* (1998), Director, Producer
- *The Ex* (1996), Director, Producer
- *Public Enemies* (1996), Director, Producer
- *Night of the Running Man* (1995), Director, Producer
- *Class of 1999 II: The Substitute* (1994), Original Series Creator
- *Extreme Justice* (1993), Director
- *Showdown in Little Tokyo* (1991), Director, Producer
- *Class of 1999* (1990), Director, Story, Producer
- *Armed and Dangerous* (1986), Director
- *Commando* (1985), Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/commando.md)
- *Firestarter* (1984), Director
- *Class of 1984* (1982), Screenplay, Executive Producer, Director
- *The Funhouse* (1981), Executive Producer
- *Roller Boogie* (1979), Director
- *Gold of the Amazon Women* (1979), Director
- *Stunts* (1977), Director
- *Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw* (1976), Director, Producer
- *White House Madness* (1975), Director, Producer
- *Truck Stop Women* (1974), Director, Screenplay, Producer
- *Steel Arena* (1973), Producer, Director, Writer
- *Tricia's Wedding* (1971), Producer

## Gallery

- ![Mark L. Lester](https://film.one/media/person/5547117/gallery-b3e6bbf15864.jpg) Mark L. Lester — Image via TMDB
- ![Mark L. Lester](https://film.one/media/person/5547117/gallery-33efcec397c2.jpg) Mark L. Lester — Image via TMDB

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