Michael Pennington

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

June 7, 1943

died

May 10, 2026

place of birth

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

also known as

Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington

total credits

34 movies

Biography

Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington (June 7, 1943 - May 10, 2026) was 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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