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Michael Pennington

Michael Pennington

Known for: Acting

Born: June 7, 1943

Died: May 10, 2026

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

Degas and Pissario Fall Out
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
1994
The Marlowe Inquest
The Marlowe Inquest
1986
Airborne: The RAF at 90
2008
Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words
Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words
2014
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
1986
1945: The Savage Peace
1945: The Savage Peace
2015
The Mayor of Montemilone
The Mayor of Montemilone
1984
The Dolly Scene
1970
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
2008
Pyramid
Pyramid
2002
Cracker: White Ghost
Cracker: White Ghost
1996
Waving to a Train
1984
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
1981
Mad Jack
Mad Jack
1970
The Witches of Pendle
The Witches of Pendle
1976
RSC Live: Richard II
RSC Live: Richard II
2013
Outside Edge
Outside Edge
1982
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
2021
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
1987
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
1978
Cymbeline
Cymbeline
1983
Fragile
Fragile
2005
The Last Bolshevik
The Last Bolshevik
1994
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
2003
The Dinosaur Hunters
The Dinosaur Hunters
2002
The Tycoon
1968
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
1985
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
1977
Danton's Death
Danton's Death
1978
Hamlet
Hamlet
1969
The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady
2011
Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi
1983
Richard II
Richard II
1991
Henry IV: Part 1
Henry IV: Part 1
1991
Henry VI: House of Lancaster
Henry VI: House of Lancaster
1991
Richard III
Richard III
1991
Henry IV: Part 2
Henry IV: Part 2
1991
Henry V
Henry V
1991
Henry VI: House of York
Henry VI: House of York
1991
Lewis
Lewis
2007
Silent Witness
Silent Witness
1996
Between the Lines
Between the Lines
1992
State of Play
State of Play
2003
Callan
Callan
1967
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
2001
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place
1959
Summer's Lease
Summer's Lease
1989
Father Brown
Father Brown
2013
Empire Warriors
Empire Warriors
2004
Raised by Wolves
Raised by Wolves
2020
The Lost World of Communism
The Lost World of Communism
2009
Endeavour
Endeavour
2013
Public Eye
Public Eye
1965
Playing Shakespeare
Playing Shakespeare
1984
The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist
2013
Playhouse
Playhouse
1974
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
Theatre 625
Theatre 625
1964
Freud
Freud
1984
Drama 61-67
1961
Dr Terrible's House of Horrible
Dr Terrible's House of Horrible
2001
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
1956
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
1967
Dans les secrets des films Star Wars
Dans les secrets des films Star Wars
2022
Dalziel and Pascoe
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay
1986
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
1964
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
No Exit
1972
Italians
Italians
1984
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965