Michael Pennington
ActingBorn: June 7, 1943 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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 ...
All Credits66 Titles
Film
38 Titles
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Return of the Jedi1983
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The Iron Lady2011
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Fragile2005
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Hamlet1969
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RSC Live: Richard II2013
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Theban Plays: Oedipus the King1986
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Cymbeline1983
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1945: The Savage Peace2015
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Cracker: White Ghost1996
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Outside Edge1982
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Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death2003
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Danton's Death1978
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The Last Bolshevik1994
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The Marlowe Inquest1986
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The Dinosaur Hunters2002
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Pyramid2002
Series
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Silent Witness1996–
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Father Brown2013–
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Endeavour2013–
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Waking the Dead2001–
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BBC Play of the Month1965–
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Playhouse1974–
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Lewis2007–
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Theatre 6251964–
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Raised by Wolves2020–
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ITV Playhouse1967–
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Dalziel and Pascoe1996–
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No Hiding Place1959–
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Between the Lines1992–
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BBC2 Play of the Week1977–
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Public Eye1965–
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Drama 61-671961–