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Michael Pennington

Michael Pennington

Actor, Director, Other Crew

Born June 7, 1943 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Died May 7, 2026

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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.

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Summer's Lease theme tune (1989)

Danton's Death - Saint-Just speech

Filmography

Actor

93

Type

Year

Icons Unearthed Poster

Icons Unearthed TV Series2022Narrator

China's Secret Monkey Kingdom TV Movie2021Speaker

Footprints Poster

Footprints TV Series2021Anton Chekhov

Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali Poster

Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali Feature Film2021Narrator

Raised by Wolves Poster

Raised by Wolves TV Series2020The Trust

Old Vic: In Camera - Fanny & Alexander TV Movie2018

The Savage Peace Poster

The Savage Peace Documentary2015Narrator

Secrets of the Universe Great Scientists in Their Own Words Poster

Secrets of the Universe Great Scientists in Their Own Words Documentary2014Self - Narrator

Father Brown Poster

Father Brown TV Series2013Bishop Reynard

Great Scientists in Their Own Words: The Code of Life Poster

Great Scientists in Their Own Words: The Code of Life TV Movie2013Self - Narrator

Royal Shakespeare Company: Richard II Poster

Royal Shakespeare Company: Richard II TV Movie2013John of Gaunt

Sweet William: My Life with Shakespeare Documentary2013

The Escape Artist Poster

The Escape Artist Mini-Series2013Judge

Endeavour Poster

Endeavour TV Series2012Professor Donald Bagley

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi: Deleted Scenes Poster

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi: Deleted Scenes Video2011Moff Jerjerrod

The Iron Lady Poster

The Iron Lady Feature Film2011Michael Foot - Leader of the Opposition

The Iron Lady: John Campbell on Thatcher Video2011Self

The Iron Lady: Meet the Politicians Documentary2011Self

Britain Isn't Working Short Film2009Mayor Bunion

Into the Storm Poster

Into the Storm TV Movie2009Arthur 'Bomber' Harris

Piers Morgan's Life Stories Poster

Piers Morgan's Life Stories TV Series2009Self - Actor and friend

The Lost World of Communism Poster

The Lost World of Communism Mini-Series2009Narrator

Battle of Wills Documentary2008Self

Florence Nightingale Poster

Florence Nightingale TV Movie2008Wen

RAF at 90 Poster

RAF at 90 Documentary2008Narrator

The Tudors Poster

The Tudors TV Series2007Abbot

Inspector Lewis Poster

Inspector Lewis TV Series2006Dr. Melville

Fragile Feature Film2005Marcus

Empire Warriors Poster

Empire Warriors Mini-Series2004

Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death Poster

Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death Documentary2003Narrator

State of Play Poster

State of Play Mini-Series2003Richard Siegler

Building the Great Pyramid Poster

Building the Great Pyramid Documentary2002Narrator

The Dinosaur Hunters Poster

The Dinosaur Hunters TV Movie2002William Buckland

Timeshift Poster

Timeshift TV Series2002Self - Narrator

Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible Poster

Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible TV Series2001Priest

Tourists of the Revolution TV Series2000Narrator

Waking the Dead Poster

Waking the Dead TV Series2000Prof Alan Macintosh

Holby City Poster

Holby City TV Series1999David Powell

Auntie: The Inside Story of the BBC Mini-Series1997Self - Narrator

Trial & Retribution Poster

Trial & Retribution TV Series1997James Clayton Q.C.

Dalziel and Pascoe Poster

Dalziel and Pascoe TV Series1996Hartley Culpepper

Silent Witness Poster

Silent Witness TV Series1996Dennis Morgan

Kavanagh QC Poster

Kavanagh QC TV Series1995Ralph Merridew

Degas and Pissarro Fall Out Poster

Degas and Pissarro Fall Out Short Film1994Degas

Cracker TV Series1993Commander Gordon Ellison

The Last Bolshevik Poster

The Last Bolshevik Documentary1993Voice

Between the Lines Poster

Between the Lines TV Series1992Thomas Wenleigh

Russian Season: Towards New Shores Documentary1989

Summer's Lease Poster

Summer's Lease Mini-Series1989Hugh Pargeter

The Wars of the Roses Poster

The Wars of the Roses TV Series1989Duke of Buckingham

Biography Poster

Biography TV Series1987Self

The Return of Sherlock Holmes Poster

The Return of Sherlock Holmes TV Movie1987Sherlock Holmes

Screenplay Poster

Screenplay TV Series1986Thomas Kyd

The Theban Plays by Sophocles Poster

The Theban Plays by Sophocles TV Series1986Oedipus Rex

Oscar TV Series1985Narrator

Freud Mini-Series1984Carl Jung

Italians Poster

Italians TV Series1984Self - Narrator

The Bill Poster

The Bill TV Series1984Judge Howard Sinclair

Waving to a Train TV Movie1984Richard

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi Poster

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi Feature Film1983Moff Jerjerrod

Cymbeline Poster

Cymbeline TV Movie1982Posthumus

Outside Edge Poster

Outside Edge TV Movie1982Bob

Playing Shakespeare Poster

Playing Shakespeare Mini-Series1982Self

Timewatch Poster

Timewatch TV Series1982Narrator

The South Bank Show Poster

The South Bank Show TV Series1978Self

BBC2 Play of the Week Poster

BBC2 Play of the Week TV Series1977E1A

The Witches of Pendle Poster

The Witches of Pendle TV Movie1976Minister

Arena TV Series1975Narrator

BBC2 Playhouse Poster

BBC2 Playhouse TV Series1974John Lilburne

No Exit TV Series1972Ian Strawson

Henry IV, Part 1: An Introduction Short Film1971

Henry IV, Part 2: An Introduction Feature Film1971

The Merchant of Venice: An Introduction Short Film1971

Hamlet: An Introduction Short Film1970

Hamlet Feature Film1969Laertes

Review TV Series1969Self - Reader

W. Somerset Maugham Poster

W. Somerset Maugham TV Series1969Hans

Middlemarch Mini-Series1968Will Ladislaw

The Root of All Evil? Poster

The Root of All Evil? TV Series1968Clive Pinner

Callan TV Series1967LaFarge

Escape TV Series1967Byron

ITV Playhouse Poster

ITV Playhouse TV Series1967Don Harris

Sat'day While Sunday Poster

Sat'day While Sunday TV Series1967Adrian

Thirteen Against Fate Poster

Thirteen Against Fate TV Series1966Youth

BBC Play of the Month Poster

BBC Play of the Month TV Series1965Alexei Turbin

Public Eye Poster

Public Eye TV Series1965John Sheldon

The Wars of the Roses Poster

The Wars of the Roses Mini-Series1965

Thirty-Minute Theatre Poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre TV Series1965Martin

The Wednesday Play Poster

The Wednesday Play TV Series1964Garry

Theatre 625 Poster

Theatre 625 TV Series1964Alexander

Drama 61-67 Poster

Drama 61-67 TV Series1961First Youth

No Hiding Place Poster

No Hiding Place TV Series1959Gerry Waltham

Armchair Theatre Poster

Armchair Theatre TV Series1956Adrian

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Footprints Poster

Footprints TV Series2021

Sweet William: My Life with Shakespeare Documentary2013

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Arena TV Series1975

Writer

1

Footprints Poster

Footprints TV Series2021

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