Michael Pennington

Known for

Acting

Born

Jun 7, 1943

Died

May 10, 2026

From

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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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Return of the Jedi

19837.9out of 10

The Iron Lady

20116.3out of 10

Raised by Wolves

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Fragile

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Endeavour

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Father Brown

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Lewis

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State of Play

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Silent Witness

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The Escape Artist

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Waking the Dead

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Dalziel and Pascoe

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The Last Bolshevik

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Hamlet

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Between the Lines

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1945: The Savage Peace

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Callan

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Cymbeline

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