ACTOR · FROM CAMBRIDGE, UK
Michael Pennington
1943–202670 credits since 1956
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ABOUT MICHAEL
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.
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Born7 June 1943
Died10 May 2026
BirthplaceCambridge, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora16 of 70 titles
Known for
The titles people know Michael from.
Movie
MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 16
- Average IMDb
- 7.7
- Highest rated
- EndeavourIMDb 8.6
- Working since
- 1956
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
2 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average
as Narrator (voice)
Seriesas The Trust (voice) · 1 episode
The 2010s
7 titles · IMDb 7.6 on averageMovieas Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (Voice)
as John of Gaunt
Seriesas Judge · 1 episode
Seriesas Professor Donald Bagley · 1 episode
Seriesas Bishop Reynard · 1 episode
Movieas Michael Foot
The 2000s
11 titles · IMDb 7.6 on averageAirborne: The RAF at 90
Not on Cineoraas Narrator - (Voice)
as Wen
Seriesas Dr. Melville · 1 episode
Movieas Marcus
as Narrator · 4 episodes
as Narrator (voice)
Seriesas Richard Siegler · 1 episode
as William Buckland
The 1990s
13 titles · IMDb 7.8 on average
as Commander Gordon Ellison
Seriesas Hartley Culpepper · 1 episode
Seriesas Dennis Morgan · 2 episodes
as Degas
Series2 episodes
In My Defence
Not on Cineoraas Franz Jagerstatter · 1 episode
as Richard II
as Prince Henry of Wales
The 1980s
14 titles · IMDb 8.3 on average
as Hugh Pargeter · 4 episodes
as Sherlock Holmes
as Oedipus Rex
as Thomas Kyd
as Thomas Kyd · 1 episode
as Narrator
as Narrator · 1 episode
The 1970s
9 titles
as Saint-Just
as E1A
as E1A · 1 episode
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
Not on Cineoraas Don Harris
as Minister
as John Lilburne · 1 episode
No Exit
Not on Cineoraas Ian Strawson · 1 episode
The Dolly Scene
Not on Cineoraas Tom
The 1960s
12 titles · IMDb 7.6 on average
Movieas Laertes
W. Somerset Maugham
Not on Cineoraas Hans · 1 episode
The Tycoon
Not on Cineoraas Peter Bell
The Root of All Evil?
Not on Cineoraas Clive Pinner · 1 episode
as Lancelot Wishart · 1 episode
Series1 episode
as St Just · 1 episode
as Martin · 1 episode
The 1950s
2 titles
1 episode
as Adrian · 1 episode
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