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Michael Pennington

Michael Pennington

Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington (June 7, 1943 - May 10, 2026) was a British actor and director 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 Tiaan 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.

Born

Jun 07, 1943

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Died

May 10, 2026

Known For

Acting

Movies

39 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.5

Known For

Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi
1983 • as Moff Jerjerrod
★ 7.9
The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady
2011 • as Michael Foot
★ 6.3
Richard III
Richard III
1991 • as Duke of Buckingham
Fragile
Fragile
2005 • as Marcus
★ 6.5
Henry V
Henry V
1991 • as King Henry V
★ 8.0
movie
The Tycoon
1968 • as Peter Bell
Henry VI: House of York
Henry VI: House of York
1991 • as Jack Cade
Pyramid
Pyramid
2002 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.3
RSC Live: Richard II
RSC Live: Richard II
2013 • as John of Gaunt
★ 7.1
Henry VI: House of Lancaster
Henry VI: House of Lancaster
1991 • as Earl of Suffolk
movie
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
1977 • as Don Harris
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
1987 • as Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.0
The Last Bolshevik
The Last Bolshevik
1994 • as Self (voice: English version)
★ 7.6
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
1978 • as E1A
Cracker: White Ghost
Cracker: White Ghost
1996 • as Commander Gordon Ellison
★ 7.0
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
2003 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.2
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
1986 • as Oedipus Rex
★ 4.5
movie
Waving to a Train
1984 • as Richard
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
1981 • as John Lilburne
1945: The Savage Peace
1945: The Savage Peace
2015 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.6
Hamlet
Hamlet
1969 • as Laertes
★ 5.8
Cymbeline
Cymbeline
1983 • as Posthumus
★ 6.2
The Witches of Pendle
The Witches of Pendle
1976 • as Minister
★ 5.5
Henry IV: Part 1
Henry IV: Part 1
1991 • as Prince Henry of Wales
Danton's Death
Danton's Death
1978 • as Saint-Just
★ 9.0
The Mayor of Montemilone
The Mayor of Montemilone
1984 • as Narrator
★ 5.0
Outside Edge
Outside Edge
1982 • as Bob
★ 8.0
The Dinosaur Hunters
The Dinosaur Hunters
2002 • as William Buckland
★ 6.5
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
2008 • as Wen
★ 6.0
movie
Airborne: The RAF at 90
2008 • as Narrator - (Voice)
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
2021 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.0
Richard II
Richard II
1991 • as Richard II
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
★ 8.0
The Marlowe Inquest
The Marlowe Inquest
1986 • as Thomas Kyd
★ 1.0
Mad Jack
★ 9.0
Henry IV: Part 2
Henry IV: Part 2
1991 • as Henry Prince of Wales
movie
The Dolly Scene
1970 • as Tom
★ 9.0