Also Known As: Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington
Michael Pennington
📍Born 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 Iron Lady, opposite Meryl Streep.
Known For
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
as Narrator (UK version) (voice)
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
as John Lilburne
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
as Degas
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
as Narrator (voice)
Fragile
as Marcus
The Marlowe Inquest
as Thomas Kyd
The Last Bolshevik
as Self (voice: English version)
Return of the Jedi
as Moff Jerjerrod
Hamlet
as Laertes
Airborne: The RAF at 90
as Narrator - (Voice)
The Dinosaur Hunters
as William Buckland
📌 Quick Info
Born
June 7, 1943
Place of Birth
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Department
Acting
Popularity
0.8
Also Known As
📊 Career Stats
76
Acting Roles
0
Crew Roles
39
Movies
37
TV Shows