Michael Pennington
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 7, 1943
- Died
- May 10, 2026
- Birthplace
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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.
Filmography
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali 2021
as Narrator (voice)
1945: The Savage Peace 2015
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words 2014
as Narrator (Voice)
RSC Live: Richard II 2013
as John of Gaunt
The Iron Lady 2011
as Michael Foot
- Airborne: The RAF at 90
Airborne: The RAF at 90 2008
as Narrator - (Voice)
Florence Nightingale 2008
as Wen
Fragile 2005
as Marcus
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death 2003
as Narrator (voice)
The Dinosaur Hunters 2002
as William Buckland
Pyramid 2002
as Narrator (voice)
Cracker: White Ghost 1996
as Commander Gordon Ellison
The Last Bolshevik 1994
as Self (voice: English version)
Degas and Pissario Fall Out 1994
as Degas
Richard III 1991
as Duke of Buckingham
Henry VI: House of York 1991
as Jack Cade
Henry VI: House of Lancaster 1991
as Earl of Suffolk
Henry V 1991
as King Henry V
Henry IV: Part 2 1991
as Henry Prince of Wales
Henry IV: Part 1 1991
as Prince Henry of Wales
Richard II 1991
as Richard II
The Return of Sherlock Holmes 1987
as Sherlock Holmes
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King 1986
as Oedipus Rex
The Marlowe Inquest 1986
as Thomas Kyd
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie 1985
Actor
The Mayor of Montemilone 1984
as Narrator
- Waving to a Train
Waving to a Train 1984
as Richard
Cymbeline 1983
as Posthumus
Return of the Jedi 1983
as Moff Jerjerrod
Outside Edge 1982
as Bob
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter 1981
as John Lilburne
Danton's Death 1978
as Saint-Just
Mr. and Ms. Bureaucrat 1978
as E1A
- It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll 1977
as Don Harris
The Witches of Pendle 1976
as Minister
- The Dolly Scene
The Dolly Scene 1970
as Tom
Mad Jack 1970
Actor
Hamlet 1969
as Laertes
- The Tycoon
The Tycoon 1968
as Peter Bell
Credits from TMDB.