
Michael Pennington
- Date of Birth: 1943-06-07
- Place of Birth: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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... 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.

BBC2 Play of the Week
Drama, Comedy • 1977 September

Trial & Retribution
Crime, Drama • 1997 October

Cymbeline
Drama, Romance, TV Movie • 1982 December

Fragile
Horror, Thriller, Mystery • 2005 October

Dalziel & Pascoe
Crime, Mystery • 1996 March

The Iron Lady
History, Drama • 2011 December

Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
Documentary • 2021 March

The Lost World of Communism
Documentary • 2009 March

Florence Nightingale
Drama, TV Movie • 2008 June

Outside Edge
Comedy • 1982 December