About

Known credits:
84
Birthday:
1946-11-26
Place of birth:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Website:
N/A

Mark L. Lester

Overview

Mark L. Lester is an American writer, producer, and director of action films. 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 produced Armed & Dangerous starring Meg Ryan and John Candy. In 1989 he directed Class of 1999, a very loose science fiction sequel to Class of 1984.

Mark Lester married Dana Dubovsky, who he now works with and had two children, Jason and Justin. He also founded American World Pictures, and independent production and distribution company. Recent films include The Base, an action film, the thrillers Blowback and Hitman's Run, and television film Pterodactyl (produced for the Sci Fi Channel).

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.

Known for

Acting
2023 Masters of the Grind Actor Self N/A
N/A
2019 In Search of the Last Action Heroes Actor Himself 59
Average
2009 Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood Actor Himself 59
Average
2006 Blood and Blackboards Actor 59
Average

Directing
2014 The Dragons of Camelot Directing Director 58
Average
2014 Poseidon Rex Directing Director 57
Average
2010 Groupie Directing Director 58
Average
2004 Pterodactyl Directing Director 57
Average
2003 Betrayal Directing Director 58
Average
2003 Stealing Candy Directing Director 58
Average
2003 White Rush Directing Director 58
Average
2000 The Base 2: Guilty as Charged Directing Director 58
Average
2000 Sacrifice Directing Director 58
Average
2000 Blowback Directing Director 58
Average
1999 The Base Directing Director 58
Average
1999 Hitman's Run Directing Director 58
Average
1998 Misbegotten Directing Director 58
Average
1998 Double Take Directing Director 58
Average
1996 The Ex Directing Director 58
Average
1996 Public Enemies Directing Director 58
Average
1995 Night of the Running Man Directing Director 58
Average
1993 Extreme Justice Directing Director 58
Average
1991 Showdown in Little Tokyo Directing Director 61
Fair
1990 Class of 1999 Directing Director 59
Average
1986 Armed and Dangerous Directing Director 58
Average
1985 Commando Directing Director 65
Fair
1984 Firestarter Directing Director 61
Fair
1982 Class of 1984 Directing Director 60
Fair
1979 Roller Boogie Directing Director 58
Average
1979 Gold of the Amazon Women Directing Director 58
Average
1977 Stunts Directing Director 58
Average
1976 Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw Directing Director 58
Average
1975 White House Madness Directing Director N/A
N/A
1974 Truck Stop Women Directing Director 58
Average
1973 Steel Arena Directing Director 58
Average

Writing
2003 Stealing Candy Writing Story 58
Average
1994 Class of 1999 II: The Substitute Writing Original Series Creator 57
Average
1990 Class of 1999 Writing Story 59
Average
1982 Class of 1984 Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1974 Truck Stop Women Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1973 Steel Arena Writing Writer 58
Average

Production
2024 Cinderella's Revenge Production Producer 58
Average
2023 Ouija Witch Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2023 Hunt Club Production Producer 58
Average
2021 The Gardener Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2019 Sleeping With My Student Production Producer 59
Average
2018 High Resolution Production Producer 58
Average
2014 The Dragons of Camelot Production Producer 58
Average
2014 Poseidon Rex Production Producer 57
Average
2013 Jurassic Attack Production Executive Producer 57
Average
2012 Dragon Wasps Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2011 Sand Sharks Production Producer 54
Average
2011 Jabberwock Dragon Siege Production Producer 58
Average
2011 Sinbad and the Minotaur Production Producer 58
Average
2010 Groupie Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2010 Groupie Production Producer 58
Average
2008 Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon Production Executive Producer 57
Average
2007 Lost Colony: The Legend of Roanoke Production Producer 58
Average
2006 Day of Wrath Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2004 Pterodactyl Production Producer 57
Average
2003 Betrayal Production Producer 58
Average
2003 Stealing Candy Production Producer 58
Average
2003 White Rush Production Producer 58
Average
2002 Spliced Production Executive Producer 58
Average
2001 Devil's Prey Production Producer 58
Average
2000 The Base 2: Guilty as Charged Production Producer 58
Average
2000 Sacrifice Production Producer 58
Average
2000 Blowback Production Producer 58
Average
1999 The Base Production Producer 58
Average
1999 Hitman's Run Production Producer 58
Average
1998 Misbegotten Production Producer 58
Average
1998 Double Take Production Producer 58
Average
1996 The Ex Production Producer 58
Average
1996 Public Enemies Production Producer 58
Average
1995 Night of the Running Man Production Producer 58
Average
1991 Showdown in Little Tokyo Production Producer 61
Fair
1990 Class of 1999 Production Producer 59
Average
1982 Class of 1984 Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
1981 The Funhouse Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1976 Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw Production Producer 58
Average
1975 White House Madness Production Producer N/A
N/A
1974 Truck Stop Women Production Producer 58
Average
1973 Steel Arena Production Producer 58
Average
1971 Tricia's Wedding Production Producer 58
Average