Michael Pennington
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jun 7, 1943 (83 years old)
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 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
| 2021 | Manik da: The Mystique of Pather PanchaliNarrator (voice) | |
| 2020 | Raised by WolvesThe Trust Voice (voice) | |
| 2015 | 1945: The Savage PeaceNarrator (voice) | |
| 2014 | Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own WordsNarrator (Voice) | |
| 2013 | RSC Live: Richard IIJohn of Gaunt | |
| 2013 | Father BrownBishop Reynard | |
| 2013 | EndeavourProfessor Donald Bagley | |
| 2013 | The Escape ArtistJudge | |
| 2011 | The Iron LadyMichael Foot | |
| 2009 | The Lost World of Communism | |
| 2008 | Airborne: The RAF at 90Narrator - (Voice) | |
| 2008 | Florence NightingaleWen | |
| 2007 | LewisDr. Melville | |
| 2005 | FragileMarcus | |
| 2004 | Empire WarriorsNarrator | |
| 2003 | Colosseum - Rome's Arena of DeathNarrator (UK version) (voice) | |
| 2003 | State of PlayRichard Siegler | |
| 2002 | The Dinosaur HuntersWilliam Buckland | |
| 2002 | PyramidNarrator (voice) | |
| 2001 | Waking the DeadProf Alan Macintosh | |
| 2001 | Dr Terrible's House of HorriblePriest | |
| 1997 | Trial & Retribution | |
| 1996 | Cracker: White GhostCommander Gordon Ellison | |
| 1996 | Silent WitnessDennis Morgan | |
| 1996 | Dalziel & Pascoe | |
| 1994 | Degas and Pissario Fall OutDegas | |
| 1994 | The Last BolshevikSelf (voice: English version) | |
| 1992 | Between the Lines | |
| 1991 | Richard IIRichard II | |
| 1991 | Henry IV: Part 1Prince Henry of Wales | |
| 1991 | Henry IV: Part 2Henry Prince of Wales | |
| 1991 | Henry VKing Henry V | |
| 1991 | Henry VI: House of YorkJack Cade | |
| 1991 | Henry VI: House of LancasterEarl of Suffolk | |
| 1991 | Richard IIIDuke of Buckingham | |
| 1989 | Summer's LeaseHugh Pargeter | |
| 1987 | The Return of Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes | |
| 1986 | The Marlowe InquestThomas Kyd | |
| 1986 | Theban Plays: Oedipus the KingOedipus Rex | |
| 1985 | Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie | |
| 1984 | The Mayor of MontemiloneNarrator | |
| 1984 | Playing Shakespeare | |
| 1984 | FreudCarl Jung | |
| 1983 | Return of the JediMoff Jerjerrod | |
| 1983 | CymbelinePosthumus | |
| 1982 | Outside EdgeBob | |
| 1981 | A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh PeterJohn Lilburne | |
| 1978 | Danton's DeathSaint-Just | |
| 1978 | Mr and Mrs BureaucratE1A | |
| 1977 | It's Only Rock 'n' RollDon Harris | |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the WeekE1A | |
| 1976 | The Witches of PendleMinister | |
| 1974 | PlayhouseJohn Lilburne | |
| 1970 | Mad Jack | |
| 1970 | The Dolly SceneTom | |
| 1969 | HamletLaertes | |
| 1968 | The TycoonPeter Bell | |
| 1967 | Callan | |
| 1967 | ITV PlayhouseLancelot Wishart | |
| 1965 | Public EyeJohn Sheldon | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the MonthSt Just | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the MonthAlexei Turbin | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625Wulfnoth | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625Alexander | |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67First youth | |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreAdrian | |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreTom |