Michael Pennington

Person

Michael Pennington

Born 7 June 1943 Died 10 May 2026, aged 82 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
13age in their first credit on record (1956)
66years on screen and counting
7credits in 1991, their busiest year
71dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali poster Age: 77

Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali

2021
as Narrator (voice)
1945: The Savage Peace poster Age: 71

1945: The Savage Peace

2015
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words poster Age: 71

Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words

2014
as Narrator (Voice)
RSC Live: Richard II poster Age: 70

RSC Live: Richard II

2013
as John of Gaunt
The Iron Lady poster Age: 68

The Iron Lady

2011
as Michael Foot
No poster
Age: 65

Airborne: The RAF at 90

2008
as Narrator - (Voice)
Florence Nightingale poster Age: 64

Florence Nightingale

2008
as Wen
Fragile poster Age: 62

Fragile

2005
as Marcus
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death poster Age: 60

Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

2003
as Narrator (UK version) (voice)
The Dinosaur Hunters poster Age: 59

The Dinosaur Hunters

2002
as William Buckland
Pyramid poster Age: 59

Pyramid

2002
as Narrator (voice)
Cracker: White Ghost poster Age: 53

Cracker: White Ghost

1996
as Commander Gordon Ellison
Degas and Pissario Fall Out poster Age: 50

Degas and Pissario Fall Out

1994
as Degas
Richard II poster Age: 47

Richard II

1991
as Richard II
Henry IV: Part 1 poster Age: 47

Henry IV: Part 1

1991
as Prince Henry of Wales
Henry IV: Part 2 poster Age: 47

Henry IV: Part 2

1991
as Henry Prince of Wales
Henry V poster Age: 47

Henry V

1991
as King Henry V
Henry VI: House of Lancaster poster Age: 47

Henry VI: House of Lancaster

1991
as Earl of Suffolk
Henry VI: House of York poster Age: 47

Henry VI: House of York

1991
as Jack Cade
Richard III poster Age: 47

Richard III

1991
as Duke of Buckingham
The Return of Sherlock Holmes poster Age: 43

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

1987
as Sherlock Holmes
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King poster Age: 43

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

1986
as Oedipus Rex
The Marlowe Inquest poster Age: 43

The Marlowe Inquest

1986
as Thomas Kyd
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie poster Age: 41

Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie

1985
No poster
Age: 40

Waving to a Train

1984
as Richard
Cymbeline poster Age: 40

Cymbeline

1983
as Posthumus
Return of the Jedi poster Age: 39

Return of the Jedi

1983
as Moff Jerjerrod
Outside Edge poster Age: 39

Outside Edge

1982
as Bob
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter poster Age: 37

A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

1981
as John Lilburne
Danton's Death poster Age: 34

Danton's Death

1978
as Saint-Just
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat poster Age: 34

Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat

1978
as E1A
No poster
Age: 34

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

1977
as Don Harris
The Witches of Pendle poster Age: 33

The Witches of Pendle

1976
as Minister
No poster
Age: 27

The Dolly Scene

1970
as Tom
Mad Jack poster Age: 26

Mad Jack

1970
Hamlet poster Age: 26

Hamlet

1969
as Laertes
No poster
Age: 25

The Tycoon

1968
as Peter Bell
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TV credits

Newest first
Dans les secrets des films Star Wars poster Age: 79

Dans les secrets des films Star Wars

2022
as Narrator ( Voice)
Raised by Wolves poster Age: 77

Raised by Wolves

2020
as The Trust Voice (voice)
The Escape Artist poster Age: 70

The Escape Artist

2013
as Judge
Endeavour poster Age: 69

Endeavour

2013
as Professor Donald Bagley
Father Brown poster Age: 69

Father Brown

2013
as Bishop Reynard
The Lost World of Communism poster Age: 65

The Lost World of Communism

2009
Lewis poster Age: 63

Lewis

2007
as Dr. Melville
State of Play poster Age: 59

State of Play

2003
as Richard Siegler
Dr Terrible's House of Horrible poster Age: 58

Dr Terrible's House of Horrible

2001
as Priest
Waking the Dead poster Age: 58

Waking the Dead

2001
as Prof Alan Macintosh
Dalziel and Pascoe poster Age: 52

Dalziel and Pascoe

1996
as Hartley Culpepper
Silent Witness poster Age: 52

Silent Witness

1996
as Dennis Morgan
Between the Lines poster Age: 49

Between the Lines

1992
Summer's Lease poster Age: 46

Summer's Lease

1989
as Hugh Pargeter
ScreenPlay poster Age: 43

ScreenPlay

1986
as Thomas Kyd
Freud poster Age: 41

Freud

1984
as Carl Jung
Playing Shakespeare poster Age: 41

Playing Shakespeare

1984
BBC2 Play of the Week poster Age: 34

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977
as E1A
Playhouse poster Age: 30

Playhouse

1974
as John Lilburne
No poster
Age: 29

No Exit

1972
as Ian Strawson
No poster
Age: 25

W. Somerset Maugham

1969
as Hans
ITV Playhouse poster Age: 24

ITV Playhouse

1967
as Lancelot Wishart
Callan poster Age: 24

Callan

1967
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 22

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as St Just
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 22

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Alexei Turbin
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster Age: 22

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965
as Martin
Public Eye poster Age: 21

Public Eye

1965
as John Sheldon
The Wednesday Play poster Age: 21

The Wednesday Play

1964
as Geoffrey Cromlech
Theatre 625 poster Age: 20

Theatre 625

1964
as Wulfnoth
Theatre 625 poster Age: 20

Theatre 625

1964
as Alexander
No poster
Age: 17

Drama 61-67

1961
as First youth
No Hiding Place poster Age: 16

No Hiding Place

1959
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 13

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Adrian
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 13

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Tom
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