Michael Pennington

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

61

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-06-07 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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.

Known For

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • Endeavour

    Endeavour

  • Father Brown

    Father Brown

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • Lewis

    Lewis

  • No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

  • Raised by Wolves

    Raised by Wolves

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Trial & Retribution

    Trial & Retribution

  • Public Eye

    Public Eye

  • Return of the Jedi

    Return of the Jedi

  • Dalziel & Pascoe

    Dalziel & Pascoe

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • Between the Lines

    Between the Lines

  • Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

    Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

  • Fragile

    Fragile

  • Callan

    Callan

  • The Iron Lady

    The Iron Lady

  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes

    The Return of Sherlock Holmes

  • The Witches of Pendle

    The Witches of Pendle

  • State of Play

    State of Play

  • Cymbeline

    Cymbeline

  • Outside Edge

    Outside Edge

  • The Escape Artist

    The Escape Artist

  • 1945: The Savage Peace

    1945: The Savage Peace

  • Royal Shakespeare Company - Richard II

    Royal Shakespeare Company - Richard II

  • Playing Shakespeare

    Playing Shakespeare

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Pyramid

    Pyramid

  • Florence Nightingale

    Florence Nightingale

  • A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

    A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

  • Cracker: White Ghost

    Cracker: White Ghost

  • It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

    It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

  • Richard II

    Richard II

  • The Dinosaur Hunters

    The Dinosaur Hunters

  • The Dolly Scene

    The Dolly Scene

  • Summer's Lease

    Summer's Lease

  • Freud

    Freud

  • Henry VI: House of York

    Henry VI: House of York

  • Danton's Death

    Danton's Death

  • Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

    Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

  • Henry VI: House of Lancaster

    Henry VI: House of Lancaster

  • The Lost World of Communism

    The Lost World of Communism

  • Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat

    Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat

  • The Last Bolshevik

    The Last Bolshevik

  • Degas and Pissario Fall Out

    Degas and Pissario Fall Out

  • Richard III

    Richard III

  • Empire Warriors

    Empire Warriors

  • The Tycoon

    The Tycoon

  • Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words

    Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words

  • Mad Jack

    Mad Jack

  • Henry V

    Henry V

  • Henry IV: Part 1

    Henry IV: Part 1

  • Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie

    Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie

  • Airborne: The RAF at 90

    Airborne: The RAF at 90

  • Henry IV: Part 2

    Henry IV: Part 2

  • The Marlowe Inquest

    The Marlowe Inquest

  • The Mayor of Montemilone

    The Mayor of Montemilone

  • Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali

    Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali