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Born November 26, 1946 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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.

The Dragons of Camelot
2014

Poseidon Rex
2014

Groupie
2010

Pterodactyl
2004

Betrayal
2003

Stealing Candy
2003

White Rush
2003

The Base 2: Guilty as Charged
2000

Sacrifice
2000

Blowback
2000

The Base
1999

Hitman's Run
1999

Misbegotten
1998

Double Take
1998

The Ex
1996

Public Enemies
1996

Night of the Running Man
1995

Extreme Justice
1993

Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991

Class of 1999
1990

Armed and Dangerous
1986

Commando
1985

Firestarter
1984

Class of 1984
1982

Roller Boogie
1979

Gold of the Amazon Women
1979

Stunts
1977

Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
1976

White House Madness
1975

Truck Stop Women
1974

Steel Arena
1973