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Michael Pennington

Michael Pennington

Acting

Biography

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
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Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie

Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
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Poster for Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
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Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

7.2(0.0K)
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
Narrator (UK version) (voice)
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Poster for A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
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A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
John Lilburne
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Poster for Degas and Pissario Fall Out
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Degas and Pissario Fall Out

8.0(0.0K)
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
Degas
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Poster for Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
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Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali

6.0(0.0K)
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
Narrator (voice)
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Poster for Fragile
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Fragile

6.5(0.6K)
Fragile
Marcus
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Poster for The Marlowe Inquest
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The Marlowe Inquest

1.0(0.0K)
The Marlowe Inquest
Thomas Kyd
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Poster for The Last Bolshevik
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The Last Bolshevik

7.6(0.0K)
The Last Bolshevik
Self (voice: English version)
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Poster for Return of the Jedi
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Return of the Jedi

7.9(16.9K)
Return of the Jedi
Moff Jerjerrod
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Poster for Hamlet
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Hamlet

5.8(0.0K)
Hamlet
Laertes
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Gallery

Michael Pennington portrait
Michael Pennington portrait