Michael Pennington

Known For
Acting

Popular
3.833

Birthday
1943-06-07

Place of Birth
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Michael Pennington

Biography

Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington is 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.

Cast

Image Hamlet

Hamlet

1969
Image Fragile

Fragile

2005
Image Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

1983
Image Mad Jack

Mad Jack

1970
Image Danton's Death

Danton's Death

1978
Image The Return of Sherlock Holmes

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

1987
Image The Iron Lady

The Iron Lady

2011
Image Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words

Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words

2014
Image Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

2008
Image Outside Edge

Outside Edge

1982
Image The Witches of Pendle

The Witches of Pendle

1976
Image Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

1986
Image Cymbeline

Cymbeline

1982
Image 1945: The Savage Peace

1945: The Savage Peace

2015
Image The Mayor of Montemilone

The Mayor of Montemilone

1984
Image Royal Shakespeare Company - Richard II

Royal Shakespeare Company - Richard II

2013
Image Pyramid

Pyramid

2002
Image Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

2003
Image Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali

Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali

2021
Image The Marlowe Inquest

The Marlowe Inquest

1986
Image The Last Bolshevik

The Last Bolshevik

1993
Image Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie

Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie

1985
Image A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

1981
Image Degas and Pissario Fall Out

Degas and Pissario Fall Out

Image Airborne: The RAF at 90

Airborne: The RAF at 90

2008
Image The Dinosaur Hunters

The Dinosaur Hunters

2002
Image The Tycoon

The Tycoon

1968
Image It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

1977
Image Richard II

Richard II

1991
Image Henry IV: Part 1

Henry IV: Part 1

1991
Image Henry IV: Part 2

Henry IV: Part 2

1991
Image Henry V

Henry V

1991
Image Henry VI: House of Lancaster

Henry VI: House of Lancaster

1991
Image Henry VI: House of York

Henry VI: House of York

1991
Image Richard III

Richard III

1991
Image The Dolly Scene

The Dolly Scene

1970

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