Reel.Name
Français
North by Northwest

Film character

Lester Townsend

North by Northwest 1959

played by Philip Ober

8.3/10 · 371,380 votes AdventureDramaMystery

View on IMDb ↗

The film

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

Synopsis from TMDB.

The name

Also in North by Northwest

  1. North by Northwest
    Clara Thornhill North by Northwest 1959 played by Jessie Royce Landis
  2. North by Northwest
    Eve Kendall North by Northwest 1959 played by Eva Marie Saint
  3. North by Northwest
    Phillip Vandamm North by Northwest 1959 played by James Mason
  4. North by Northwest
    Roger Thornhill North by Northwest 1959 played by Cary Grant
  5. North by Northwest
    Victor Larrabee North by Northwest 1959 played by Edward Platt

Elsewhere on screen, Lester

  1. American Beauty
    Lester Burnham American Beauty 1999 played by Kevin Spacey
  2. Argo
    Lester Siegel Argo 2012 played by Alan Arkin
  3. Casino
    Lester Diamond Casino 1995 played by James Woods
  4. Escape Plan
    Lester Clark Escape Plan 2013 played by Vincent D'Onofrio
  5. Mississippi Burning
    Lester Cowens Mississippi Burning 1988 played by Pruitt Taylor Vince
  6. Big Momma's House
    Lester Vesco Big Momma's House 2000 played by Terrence Howard
  7. The Boogeyman
    Lester Billings The Boogeyman 2023 played by David Dastmalchian
  8. Drop Dead Gorgeous
    Lester Leeman Drop Dead Gorgeous 1999 played by Sam McMurray