Michael Pennington

Michael Pennington

1943-06-07 – 2026-05-10 (age 82) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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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.

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Known For

Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi

1983

as Moff Jerjerrod

The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady

2011

as Michael Foot

Fragile
Fragile

2005

as Marcus

Cymbeline
Cymbeline

1983

as Posthumus

RSC Live: Richard II
RSC Live: Richard II

2013

as John of Gaunt

1945: The Savage Peace
1945: The Savage Peace

2015

as Narrator (voice)

Hamlet
Hamlet

1969

as Laertes

Danton's Death
Danton's Death

1978

as Saint-Just

The Last Bolshevik
The Last Bolshevik

1994

as Self (voice: English version)

Florence Nightingale
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The Tycoon

1968

as Peter Bell

The Dinosaur Hunters
The Dinosaur Hunters

2002

as William Buckland

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The Dolly Scene

1970

as Tom

The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes

1987

as Sherlock Holmes

Mad Jack
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
The Witches of Pendle
The Witches of Pendle

1976

as Minister

Cracker: White Ghost
Cracker: White Ghost

1996

as Commander Gordon Ellison