Acting
Michael Pennington
Born June 7, 1943 Died May 10, 2026 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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
6.0
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
2021·Documentary
7.6
1945: The Savage Peace
2015·Documentary
7.0
Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words
2014·Documentary
7.4
RSC Live: Richard II
2013·Drama
6.4
The Iron Lady
2011·History
6.0
Florence Nightingale
2008·Drama
6.5
Fragile
2005·Horror
7.2
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
2003·Documentary
6.5
The Dinosaur Hunters
2002·Drama
7.3
Pyramid
2002·Documentary
7.0
Cracker: White Ghost
1996·Crime
7.6
The Last Bolshevik
1994·Documentary
8.0
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
1994
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Richard II
1991
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Henry IV: Part 1
1991
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Henry IV: Part 2
1991
8.0
Henry V
1991
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Henry VI: House of Lancaster
1991·Drama
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Henry VI: House of York
1991·Drama
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Richard III
1991
6.0
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
1987·Mystery
4.5
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
1986·Drama
1.0
The Marlowe Inquest
1986·Drama
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Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
1985·Drama