Michael Pennington
Known for Acting · 65 credits
- Born
- 1943-06-07
- Died
- 2026-05-10
- Place of birth
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington
Biography
Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington (June 7, 1943 - May 10, 2026) was a British director and actor who, together with director Michael Bogdanov, founded the English Shakespeare Company. Although primarily a stage actor, he is best known to wider audiences for his role as Moff Jerjerrod, commanding officer of the Death Star in the film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and as Michael Foot in The Iron Lady, opposite Meryl Streep.
Known For
TV Shows (27)
Silent Witness
1996
as Dennis Morgan
Father Brown
2013
as Bishop Reynard
Endeavour
2013
as Professor Donald Bagley
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as St Just / Alexei Turbin
Waking the Dead
2001
as Prof Alan Macintosh
Playhouse
1974
as John Lilburne
Lewis
2007
as Dr. Melville
Theatre 625
1964
as Wulfnoth / Alexander
Raised by Wolves
2020
as The Trust Voice (voice)
No Hiding Place
1959
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
as Hartley Culpepper
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Lancelot Wishart
Between the Lines
1992
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as E1A
Public Eye
1965
as John Sheldon
Callan
1967
Drama 61-67
1961
as First youth
State of Play
2003
as Richard Siegler
Playing Shakespeare
1984
The Escape Artist
2013
as Judge
Dr Terrible's House of Horrible
2001
as Priest
Freud
1984
as Carl Jung
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Adrian / Tom
Summer's Lease
1989
as Hugh Pargeter
Dans les secrets des films Star Wars
2022
as Narrator ( Voice)
Empire Warriors
2004
as Narrator
The Lost World of Communism
2009
Movies (38)
Return of the Jedi
1983
as Moff Jerjerrod
The Iron Lady
2011
as Michael Foot
Fragile
2005
as Marcus
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
2003
as Narrator (UK version) (voice)
Hamlet
1969
as Laertes
The Tycoon
1968
as Peter Bell
1945: The Savage Peace
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Pyramid
2002
as Narrator (voice)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
1987
as Sherlock Holmes
Cymbeline
1983
as Posthumus
Florence Nightingale
2008
as Wen
RSC Live: Richard II
2013
as John of Gaunt
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
1986
as Oedipus Rex
The Dinosaur Hunters
2002
as William Buckland
Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words
2014
as Narrator (Voice)
Cracker: White Ghost
1996
as Commander Gordon Ellison
The Dolly Scene
1970
as Tom
Outside Edge
1982
as Bob
Richard III
1991
as Duke of Buckingham
The Marlowe Inquest
1986
as Thomas Kyd
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
1985
The Last Bolshevik
1994
as Self (voice: English version)
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
2021
as Narrator (voice)
Danton's Death
1978
as Saint-Just
Henry IV: Part 1
1991
as Prince Henry of Wales
The Witches of Pendle
1976
as Minister
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
1981
as John Lilburne
Henry VI: House of Lancaster
1991
as Earl of Suffolk
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
1978
as E1A
Henry V
1991
as King Henry V
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
1994
as Degas
Richard II
1991
as Richard II
Henry VI: House of York
1991
as Jack Cade
Mad Jack
1970
Henry IV: Part 2
1991
as Henry Prince of Wales
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
1977
as Don Harris
The Mayor of Montemilone
1984
as Narrator
Airborne: The RAF at 90
2008
as Narrator - (Voice)
About Michael Pennington
Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington (June 7, 1943 - May 10, 2026) was a British director and actor who, together with director Michael Bogdanov, founded the English Shakespeare Company. Although primarily a stage actor, he is best known to wider audiences for his role as Moff Jerjerrod, commanding officer of the Death Star in the film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and as Michael Foot in The Iron Lady, opposite Meryl Streep. With 65 credits spanning from 1956 to 2022, Michael Pennington has appeared in 38 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Pennington Movies
- Return of the Jedi (1983) — as Moff Jerjerrod
- The Iron Lady (2011) — as Michael Foot
- Fragile (2005) — as Marcus
- Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death (2003) — as Narrator (UK version) (voice)
- Hamlet (1969) — as Laertes
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