Michael Pennington

Michael Pennington

Acting

07 Jun 1943

✝ 10 May 2026

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Biografi

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.

Filmografi

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

sebagai Moff Jerjerrod

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

1983 Moff Jerjerrod

The Iron Lady

sebagai Michael Foot

2011 Michael Foot

RSC Live: Richard II

RSC Live: Richard II

sebagai John of Gaunt

RSC Live: Richard II

2013 John of Gaunt

Fragile

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

sebagai Sherlock Holmes

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

1987 Sherlock Holmes

Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

sebagai Narrator (voice)

Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

2003 Narrator (voice...

Henry VI: House of York

Henry VI: House of York

sebagai Jack Cade

Henry VI: House of York

Le Tombeau d'Alexandre

Le Tombeau d'Alexandre

sebagai Self (voice: English version)

Le Tombeau d'Alexandre

1994 Self (voice: En...

Henry VI: House of Lancaster

Henry VI: House of Lancaster

sebagai Earl of Suffolk

Henry VI: House of Lancaster

1991 Earl of Suffolk

Richard III

sebagai Duke of Buckingham

1991 Duke of Bucking...

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

sebagai Oedipus Rex

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

1986 Oedipus Rex

Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat

Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat

Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat

The Witches of Pendle

The Witches of Pendle

sebagai Minister

The Witches of Pendle

The Savage Peace

The Savage Peace

sebagai Narrator (voice)

The Savage Peace

2015 Narrator (voice...

Cracker: White Ghost

Cracker: White Ghost

sebagai Commander Gordon Ellison

Cracker: White Ghost

1996 Commander Gordo...

The Mayor of Montemilone

The Mayor of Montemilone

sebagai Narrator

The Mayor of Montemilone

Degas and Pissario Fall Out

Degas and Pissario Fall Out

Degas and Pissario Fall Out

Hamlet

sebagai Laertes

A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

sebagai John Lilburne

A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

1981 John Lilburne

Danton's Death

sebagai Saint-Just

1978 Saint-Just

Henry IV: Part 2

Henry IV: Part 2

sebagai Henry Prince of Wales

Henry IV: Part 2

1991 Henry Prince of...

Henry V

sebagai King Henry V

1991 King Henry V

Henry IV: Part 1

Henry IV: Part 1

sebagai Prince Henry of Wales

Henry IV: Part 1

1991 Prince Henry of...

Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie

Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie

Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie

The Dinosaur Hunters

The Dinosaur Hunters

sebagai William Buckland

The Dinosaur Hunters

2002 William Bucklan...

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words

Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words

sebagai Narrator (Voice)

Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words

2014 Narrator (Voice...

Mad Jack

Pyramid

sebagai Narrator (voice)

2002 Narrator (voice...

Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali

Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali

sebagai Narrator (voice)

Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali

2021 Narrator (voice...

Serial TV

Silent Witness

sebagai Dennis Morgan

1996 Dennis Morgan

Father Brown

sebagai Bishop Reynard

2013 Bishop Reynard

Lewis

sebagai Dr. Melville

2007 Dr. Melville

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

sebagai Geoffrey Cromlech

The Wednesday Play

1964 Geoffrey Cromle...

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

sebagai St Just

BBC Play of the Month

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

sebagai Prof Alan Macintosh

Waking the Dead

2001 Prof Alan Macin...

ITV Playhouse

sebagai Lancelot Wishart

1967 Lancelot Wishar...

Endeavour

sebagai Professor Donald Bagley

2013 Professor Donal...

Playhouse

sebagai John Lilburne

1974 John Lilburne

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

Theatre 625

sebagai Wulfnoth

Dalziel and Pascoe

Dalziel and Pascoe

sebagai Hartley Culpepper

Dalziel and Pascoe

1996 Hartley Culpepp...

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

ScreenPlay

sebagai Thomas Kyd

1986 Thomas Kyd

Raised by Wolves

Raised by Wolves

sebagai The Trust (voice)

Raised by Wolves

2020 The Trust (voic...

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

Callan

Public Eye

sebagai John Sheldon

1965 John Sheldon

Playing Shakespeare

Playing Shakespeare

Playing Shakespeare

State of Play

sebagai Richard Siegler

2003 Richard Siegler

The Escape Artist

The Escape Artist

The Escape Artist

Dr Terrible's House of Horrible

Dr Terrible's House of Horrible

Dr Terrible's House of Horrible

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Freud

sebagai Carl Jung

Summer's Lease

sebagai Hugh Pargeter

1989 Hugh Pargeter

The Lost World of Communism

The Lost World of Communism

The Lost World of Communism

Italians

sebagai Narrator

Empire Warriors

Empire Warriors

sebagai Narrator

Empire Warriors