7.9
Movie
Acting
Michael Pennington
- Born
- Died
- (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Credits
- 73 titles
Biography
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.9
Movie
6.3
Movie
The Iron Lady
7.5
TV
Raised by Wolves
6.5
Movie
Fragile
8.1
TV
Endeavour
7.7
TV
Father Brown
7.6
TV
Lewis
7.5
TV
State of Play
7.6
TV
Silent Witness
7.1
TV
The Escape Artist
7.2
TV
Waking the Dead
6.4
TV
Dalziel and Pascoe
7.6
Movie
The Last Bolshevik
5.8
Movie
Hamlet
5.5
TV
Between the Lines
7.6
Movie
1945: The Savage Peace
7.0
TV
Callan
6.2
Movie
Cymbeline
Acting credits 73
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2020 | Raised by Wolves TV | The Trust (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2015 | 1945: The Savage Peace Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2014 | Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words Film | Narrator (Voice) |
| 2013 | RSC Live: Richard II Film | John of Gaunt |
| 2013 | The Escape Artist TV | Judge (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Endeavour TV | Professor Donald Bagley (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Father Brown TV | Bishop Reynard (1 ep) |
| 2011 | The Iron Lady Film | Michael Foot |
| 2009 | The Lost World of Communism TV | (3 ep) |
| 2008 | Airborne: The RAF at 90 Film | Narrator - (Voice) |
| 2008 | Florence Nightingale Film | Wen |
| 2007 | Lewis TV | Dr. Melville (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Fragile Film | Marcus |
| 2004 | Empire Warriors TV | Narrator (4 ep) |
| 2003 | Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2003 | State of Play TV | Richard Siegler (1 ep) |
| 2002 | The Dinosaur Hunters Film | William Buckland |
| 2002 | Pyramid Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2001 | Dr Terrible's House of Horrible TV | Priest (1 ep) |
| 2001 | Waking the Dead TV | Prof Alan Macintosh (2 ep) |
| 1996 | Cracker: White Ghost Film | Commander Gordon Ellison |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe TV | Hartley Culpepper (1 ep) |
| 1996 | Silent Witness TV | Dennis Morgan (2 ep) |
| 1994 | The Last Bolshevik Film | Self (voice: English version) |
| 1994 | Degas and Pissario Fall Out Film | Degas |
| 1992 | Between the Lines TV | (2 ep) |
| 1991 | In My Defence TV | Franz Jagerstatter (1 ep) |
| 1991 | Richard II Film | Richard II |
| 1991 | Henry IV: Part 1 Film | Prince Henry of Wales |
| 1991 | Henry IV: Part 2 Film | Henry Prince of Wales |
| 1991 | Henry V Film | King Henry V |
| 1991 | Henry VI: House of York Film | Jack Cade |
| 1991 | Henry VI: House of Lancaster Film | Earl of Suffolk |
| 1991 | Richard III Film | Duke of Buckingham |
| 1989 | Summer's Lease TV | Hugh Pargeter (4 ep) |
| 1987 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes Film | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1986 | Theban Plays: Oedipus the King Film | Oedipus Rex |
| 1986 | The Marlowe Inquest Film | Thomas Kyd |
| 1986 | ScreenPlay TV | Thomas Kyd (1 ep) |
| 1985 | Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie Film | |
| 1984 | The Mayor of Montemilone Film | Narrator |
| 1984 | Italians TV | Narrator (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Freud TV | Carl Jung (2 ep) |
| 1984 | Playing Shakespeare TV | (9 ep) |
| 1984 | Waving to a Train Film | Richard |
| 1983 | Cymbeline Film | Posthumus |
| 1983 | Return of the Jedi Film | Moff Jerjerrod |
| 1982 | Outside Edge Film | Bob |
| 1981 | A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter Film | John Lilburne |
| 1978 | Danton's Death Film | Saint-Just |
| 1978 | Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat Film | E1A |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week TV | E1A (1 ep) |
| 1977 | It's Only Rock 'n' Roll Film | Don Harris |
| 1976 | The Witches of Pendle Film | Minister |
| 1974 | Playhouse TV | John Lilburne (1 ep) |
| 1972 | No Exit TV | Ian Strawson (1 ep) |
| 1970 | The Dolly Scene Film | Tom |
| 1970 | Mad Jack Film | |
| 1969 | Hamlet Film | Laertes |