Michael Pennington

Acting·Jun 7, 1943·Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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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.

Film	Credit
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali2021 · Narrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)
1945: The Savage Peace2015 · Narrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words2014 · Narrator (Voice)	Narrator (Voice)
RSC Live: Richard II2013 · John of Gaunt	John of Gaunt
The Iron Lady2011 · Michael Foot	Michael Foot
AAirborne: The RAF at 902008 · Narrator - (Voice)	Narrator - (Voice)
Florence Nightingale2008 · Wen	Wen
Fragile2005 · Marcus	Marcus
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death2003 · Narrator (UK version) (voice)	Narrator (UK version) (voice)
The Dinosaur Hunters2002 · William Buckland	William Buckland
Pyramid2002 · Narrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)
Cracker: White Ghost1996 · Commander Gordon Ellison	Commander Gordon Ellison
The Last Bolshevik1994 · Self (voice: English version)	Self (voice: English version)
Degas and Pissario Fall Out1994 · Degas	Degas
Richard II1991 · Richard II	Richard II
Henry IV: Part 11991 · Prince Henry of Wales	Prince Henry of Wales
Henry IV: Part 21991 · Henry Prince of Wales	Henry Prince of Wales
Henry V1991 · King Henry V	King Henry V
Henry VI: House of York1991 · Jack Cade	Jack Cade
Henry VI: House of Lancaster1991 · Earl of Suffolk	Earl of Suffolk
Richard III1991 · Duke of Buckingham	Duke of Buckingham
The Return of Sherlock Holmes1987 · Sherlock Holmes	Sherlock Holmes
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King1986 · Oedipus Rex	Oedipus Rex
The Marlowe Inquest1986 · Thomas Kyd	Thomas Kyd
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie1985 · Actor	Actor
The Mayor of Montemilone1984 · Narrator	Narrator
WWaving to a Train1984 · Richard	Richard
Cymbeline1983 · Posthumus	Posthumus
Return of the Jedi1983 · Moff Jerjerrod	Moff Jerjerrod
Outside Edge1982 · Bob	Bob
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter1981 · John Lilburne	John Lilburne
Danton's Death1978 · Saint-Just	Saint-Just
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat1978 · E1A	E1A
IIt's Only Rock 'n' Roll1977 · Don Harris	Don Harris
The Witches of Pendle1976 · Minister	Minister
TThe Dolly Scene1970 · Tom	Tom
Mad Jack1970 · Actor	Actor
Hamlet1969 · Laertes	Laertes
TThe Tycoon1968 · Peter Bell	Peter Bell