Michael Pennington
June 7, 1943 (81 years old) in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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
Credits
- 2021 ·Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchalias Narrator (voice)
- 2020 ·Raised by Wolvesas The Trust Voice (voice)
- 2015 ·1945: The Savage Peaceas Narrator (voice)
- 2014 ·Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Wordsas Narrator (Voice)
- 2013 ·Royal Shakespeare Company - Richard IIas John of Gaunt
- 2013 ·The Escape Artistas Judge
- 2013 ·Endeavouras Professor Donald Bagley
- 2013 ·Father Brownas Bishop Reynard
- 2011 ·The Iron Ladyas Michael Foot
- 2009 ·The Lost World of Communismas
- 2008 ·Airborne: The RAF at 90as Narrator - (Voice)
- 2008 ·Florence Nightingaleas Wen
- 2007 ·Lewisas Dr. Melville
- 2005 ·Fragileas Marcus
- 2004 ·Empire Warriorsas Narrator
- 2003 ·Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Deathas Narrator (UK version) (voice)
- 2003 ·State of Playas
- 2002 ·The Dinosaur Huntersas William Buckland
- 2002 ·Pyramidas Narrator (voice)
- 2001 ·Waking the Deadas Prof Alan Macintosh
- 1997 ·Trial & Retributionas
- 1996 ·Cracker: White Ghostas Commander Gordon Ellison
- 1996 ·Dalziel & Pascoeas
- 1996 ·Silent Witnessas Dennis Morgan
- 1994 ·Degas and Pissario Fall Outas Degas
- 1993 ·Crackeras Cdr Gordon Ellison
- 1993 ·The Last Bolshevikas Voice
- 1992 ·Between the Linesas
- 1991 ·Richard IIas Richard II
- 1991 ·Henry Vas King Henry V
- 1991 ·Richard IIIas Duke of Buckingham
- 1991 ·Henry VI: House of Yorkas Jack Cade
- 1991 ·Henry IV: Part 1as Prince Henry of Wales
- 1991 ·Henry VI: House of Lancasteras Earl of Suffolk
- 1991 ·Henry IV: Part 2as Henry Prince of Wales
- 1989 ·Summer's Leaseas Hugh Pargeter
- 1987 ·The Return of Sherlock Holmesas Sherlock Holmes
- 1986 ·Theban Plays: Oedipus the Kingas Oedipus Rex
- 1986 ·The Marlowe Inquestas Thomas Kyd
- 1985 ·Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movieas
- 1984 ·The Mayor of Montemiloneas Narrator
- 1984 ·Freudas Carl Jung
- 1984 ·Playing Shakespeareas
- 1983 ·Return of the Jedias Moff Jerjerrod
- 1982 ·Cymbelineas Posthumus
- 1982 ·Outside Edgeas Bob
- 1981 ·A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peteras John Lilburne
- 1978 ·The BBC Television Shakespeareas
- 1978 ·Danton's Deathas Saint-Just
- 1978 ·Mr and Mrs Bureaucratas E1A
- 1977 ·It's Only Rock 'n' Rollas Don Harris
- 1976 ·The Witches of Pendleas Minister
- 1970 ·The Dolly Sceneas Tom
- 1970 ·Mad Jackas
- 1969 ·Hamletas Laertes
- 1968 ·The Tycoonas Peter Bell
- 1967 ·Callanas
- 1965 ·BBC Play of the Monthas Alexei Turbin
- 1965 ·Public Eyeas John Sheldon
- 1959 ·No Hiding Placeas