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Actor
Michael Pennington
- Born June 7, 1943 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Died May 10, 2026
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.
Known for
Return of the Jedi1983
The Iron Lady2011
Raised by Wolves2020
Fragile2005
Endeavour2013
Father Brown2013
Lewis2007
State of Play2003
Filmography
- 2021Manik da: The Mystique of Pather PanchaliFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2020Raised by WolvesSeriesThe Trust (voice)
- 20151945: The Savage PeaceFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2014Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own WordsFilmNarrator (Voice)
- 2013EndeavourSeriesProfessor Donald Bagley
- 2013Father BrownSeriesBishop Reynard
- 2013The Escape ArtistSeriesJudge
- 2013RSC Live: Richard IIFilmJohn of Gaunt
- 2011The Iron LadyFilmMichael Foot
- 2009The Lost World of CommunismSeries
- 2008Florence NightingaleFilmWen
- 2008Airborne: The RAF at 90FilmNarrator - (Voice)
- 2007LewisSeriesDr. Melville
- 2005FragileFilmMarcus
- 2004Empire WarriorsSeriesNarrator
- 2003State of PlaySeriesRichard Siegler
- 2003Colosseum - Rome's Arena of DeathFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2002PyramidFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2002The Dinosaur HuntersFilmWilliam Buckland
- 2001Waking the DeadSeriesProf Alan Macintosh
- 2001Dr Terrible's House of HorribleSeriesPriest
- 1996Silent WitnessSeriesDennis Morgan
- 1996Dalziel and PascoeSeriesHartley Culpepper
- 1996Cracker: White GhostFilmCommander Gordon Ellison
- 1994The Last BolshevikFilmSelf (voice: English version)
- 1994Degas and Pissario Fall OutFilmDegas
- 1992Between the LinesSeries
- 1991Henry VFilmKing Henry V
- 1991Richard IIFilmRichard II
- 1991Henry IV: Part 1FilmPrince Henry of Wales
- 1991Henry IV: Part 2FilmHenry Prince of Wales
- 1991Henry VI: House of YorkFilmJack Cade
- 1991Henry VI: House of LancasterFilmEarl of Suffolk
- 1991Richard IIIFilmDuke of Buckingham
- 1991In My DefenceSeriesFranz Jagerstatter
- 1989Summer's LeaseSeriesHugh Pargeter
- 1987The Return of Sherlock HolmesFilmSherlock Holmes
- 1986The Marlowe InquestFilmThomas Kyd
- 1986Theban Plays: Oedipus the KingFilmOedipus Rex
- 1986ScreenPlaySeriesThomas Kyd
- 1985Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde MovieFilm
- 1984Playing ShakespeareSeries
- 1984FreudSeriesCarl Jung
- 1984The Mayor of MontemiloneFilmNarrator
- 1984Waving to a TrainFilmRichard
- 1984ItaliansSeriesNarrator
- 1983Return of the JediFilmMoff Jerjerrod
- 1983CymbelineFilmPosthumus
- 1982Outside EdgeFilmBob
- 1981A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh PeterFilmJohn Lilburne
- 1978Danton's DeathFilmSaint-Just
- 1978Mr and Mrs BureaucratFilmE1A
- 1977BBC2 Play of the WeekSeriesE1A
- 1977It's Only Rock 'n' RollFilmDon Harris
- 1976The Witches of PendleFilmMinister
- 1974PlayhouseSeriesJohn Lilburne
- 1972No ExitSeriesIan Strawson
- 1970Mad JackFilm
- 1970The Dolly SceneFilmTom
- 1969HamletFilmLaertes
- 1969W. Somerset MaughamSeriesHans
- 1968The TycoonFilmPeter Bell
- 1968The Root of All Evil?SeriesClive Pinner
- 1967CallanSeries
- 1967ITV PlayhouseSeriesLancelot Wishart
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthSeriesSt Just, Alexei Turbin
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreSeriesMartin
- 1965Public EyeSeriesJohn Sheldon
- 1964Theatre 625SeriesWulfnoth, Alexander
- 1964The Wednesday PlaySeriesGeoffrey Cromlech
- 1961Drama 61-67SeriesFirst youth
- 1959No Hiding PlaceSeries
- 1956Armchair TheatreSeriesAdrian, Tom