Michael Pennington
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
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
as Narrator (voice)
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
as Narrator (voice)
1945: The Savage Peace
as Narrator (voice)
1945: The Savage Peace
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words
as Narrator (Voice)
Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words
as Narrator (Voice)
RSC Live: Richard II
as John of Gaunt
RSC Live: Richard II
as John of Gaunt
The Iron Lady
as Michael Foot
The Iron Lady
as Michael Foot
Airborne: The RAF at 90
as Narrator - (Voice)
Airborne: The RAF at 90
as Narrator - (Voice)
Florence Nightingale
as Wen
Florence Nightingale
as Wen
Fragile
as Marcus
Fragile
as Marcus
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
as Narrator (UK version) (voice)
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
as Narrator (UK version) (voice)
The Dinosaur Hunters
as William Buckland
The Dinosaur Hunters
as William Buckland
Pyramid
as Narrator (voice)
Pyramid
as Narrator (voice)
Cracker: White Ghost
as Commander Gordon Ellison
Cracker: White Ghost
as Commander Gordon Ellison
The Last Bolshevik
as Self (voice: English version)
The Last Bolshevik
as Self (voice: English version)
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
as Degas
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
as Degas
Richard II
as Richard II
Richard II
as Richard II
Henry IV: Part 1
as Prince Henry of Wales
Henry IV: Part 1
as Prince Henry of Wales
Henry IV: Part 2
as Henry Prince of Wales
Henry IV: Part 2
as Henry Prince of Wales
Henry V
as King Henry V
Henry V
as King Henry V
Henry VI: House of York
as Jack Cade
Henry VI: House of York
as Jack Cade
Henry VI: House of Lancaster
as Earl of Suffolk
Henry VI: House of Lancaster
as Earl of Suffolk
Richard III
as Duke of Buckingham
Richard III
as Duke of Buckingham
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
as Oedipus Rex
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
as Oedipus Rex
The Marlowe Inquest
as Thomas Kyd
The Marlowe Inquest
as Thomas Kyd
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
The Mayor of Montemilone
as Narrator
The Mayor of Montemilone
as Narrator
Waving to a Train
as Richard
Waving to a Train
as Richard
Cymbeline
as Posthumus
Cymbeline
as Posthumus
Return of the Jedi
as Moff Jerjerrod
Return of the Jedi
as Moff Jerjerrod
Outside Edge
as Bob
Outside Edge
as Bob
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
as John Lilburne
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
as John Lilburne
Danton's Death
as Saint-Just
Danton's Death
as Saint-Just
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
as E1A
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
as E1A
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
as Don Harris
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
as Don Harris
The Witches of Pendle
as Minister
The Witches of Pendle
as Minister
The Dolly Scene
as Tom
The Dolly Scene
as Tom
Mad Jack
Mad Jack
Hamlet
as Laertes
Hamlet
as Laertes
The Tycoon
as Peter Bell
The Tycoon
as Peter Bell