Richard Lester

Richard Lester is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). He holds a bachelors degree from The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA, and a masters degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Lester has appeared in a number of major motion pictures, including Silverado, American Anthem, Police Academy 5, and Operation Nam (Fulvia Films - Rome).

As an executive producer, Lester has completed a number of documentary projects for Blue Heron International Pictures (www.blueheronpix.com), including The Weatherwax Legacy, Eyewitness To History, and Our Forever Friends, Most recently, he served as associate producer on the Spanish production of the comedy/horror spoof, The Corpse-Grinders 3 (Tyrannosaurus Productions, Barcelona).

Lester’s blockbuster Holocaust documentary, Safe Haven: The Warsaw Zoo, had its world premiere in August 2009 at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California, where it won a Special Juror Award. It was also named Best Documentary by the Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood.