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Known ForActing
Born1943-06-07
BirthplaceCambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Michael Pennington
Acting
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.
Filmography
Acting (39)
2021
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchalias Narrator (voice)
6.0
2015
1945: The Savage Peaceas Narrator (voice)
7.6
2014
Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Wordsas Narrator (Voice)
7.0
2013
RSC Live: Richard IIas John of Gaunt
7.1
2011
The Iron Ladyas Michael Foot
6.3
2008
Airborne: The RAF at 90as Narrator - (Voice)
2008
Florence Nightingaleas Wen
6.0
2005
Fragileas Marcus
6.5
2003
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Deathas Narrator (UK version) (voice)
7.2
2002
The Dinosaur Huntersas William Buckland
6.5
2002
Pyramidas Narrator (voice)
7.3
1996
Cracker: White Ghostas Commander Gordon Ellison
7.0
1994
The Last Bolshevikas Self (voice: English version)
7.6
1994
Degas and Pissario Fall Outas Degas
8.0
1991
Richard IIas Richard II
1991
Henry IV: Part 1as Prince Henry of Wales
1991
Henry IV: Part 2as Henry Prince of Wales
1991
Henry Vas King Henry V
8.0
1991
Henry VI: House of Yorkas Jack Cade
1991
Henry VI: House of Lancasteras Earl of Suffolk
1991
Richard IIIas Duke of Buckingham
1987
The Return of Sherlock Holmesas Sherlock Holmes
6.0
1986
Theban Plays: Oedipus the Kingas Oedipus Rex
4.5
1986
The Marlowe Inquestas Thomas Kyd
1.0
1984
The Mayor of Montemiloneas Narrator
5.0
1984
Waving to a Trainas Richard
1983
Cymbelineas Posthumus
6.3
1983
Return of the Jedias Moff Jerjerrod
7.9
1982
Outside Edgeas Bob
8.0
1981
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peteras John Lilburne
1978
Danton's Deathas Saint-Just
9.0
1978
Mr and Mrs Bureaucratas E1A
1977
It's Only Rock 'n' Rollas Don Harris
1976
The Witches of Pendleas Minister
5.5
1970
The Dolly Sceneas Tom
9.0
1970
9.0
1969
Hamletas Laertes
5.8
1968
The Tycoonas Peter Bell