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Mark L. Lester
Born
26 November 1946
Place
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Directing

Mark L. Lester

Mark L. Lester (born November 26, 1946) is an American filmmaker. Following his first film, Twilight of the Mayas, Lester worked on films such as Stunts, Steel Arena, and Bobby Jo and the Outlaw. His next film Roller Boogie with Linda Blair was a modest success, which he built on with reasonably received exploitation thriller Class of 1984, and Stephen King's Firestarter. His biggest hit came in 1985 with Commando, an Arnold Schwarzenegger action film that grossed over $57 million worldwide.

He also founded American World Pictures, and independent production and distribution company, which largely produces television films.

Other credits include Showdown in Little Tokyo starring Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee, Night of the Running Man, Extreme Justice, Misbegotten, The Ex, Double Take, and Truck Stop Women.

As director

Poseidon Rex

2014 · Director

Dragons of Camelot

2014 · Director

Groupie

2010 · Director

Pterodactyl

2004 · Director

White Rush

2003 · Director

Betrayal

2003 · Director

Stealing Candy

2003 · Director

The Base 2: Guilty as Charged

2000 · Director

Blowback

2000 · Director

Sacrifice

2000 · Director

The Base

1999 · Director

Hitman's Run

1999 · Director

Double Take

1998 · Director

Misbegotten

1998 · Director

Public Enemies

1996 · Director

The Ex

1996 · Director

Night of the Running Man

1995 · Director

Extreme Justice

1993 · Director

Showdown in Little Tokyo

1991 · Director

Class of 1999

1990 · Director

Armed and Dangerous

1986 · Director

Commando

1985 · Director

Firestarter

1984 · Director

Class of 1984

1982 · Director

Roller Boogie

1979 · Director

Gold of the Amazon Women

1979 · Director

Stunts

1977 · Director

Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw

1976 · Director

White House Madness

1975 · Director

Truck Stop Women

1974 · Director

As actor

Masters of the Grind

2023 · Self

King on Screen

2023 · Self

In Search of the Last Action Heroes

2019 · Self

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

2009 · Self

Blood and Blackboards

2006