Known For
Acting
Known Credits
75
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 7, 1943 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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.
| 2022 | Dans les secrets des films Star Warsas Narrator ( Voice) | |
| 2021 | Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchalias Narrator (voice) | |
| 2020 | Raised by Wolvesas The Trust Voice (voice) | |
| 2015 | 1945: The Savage Peaceas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2014 | Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Wordsas Narrator (Voice) | |
| 2013 | RSC Live: Richard IIas John of Gaunt | |
| 2013 | The Escape Artistas Judge | |
| 2013 | Endeavouras Professor Donald Bagley | |
| 2013 | Father Brownas Bishop Reynard | |
| 2011 | The Iron Ladyas Michael Foot | |
| 2009 | The Lost World of Communismas | |
| 2008 | Airborne: The RAF at 90as Narrator - (Voice) | |
| 2008 | Florence Nightingaleas Wen | |
| 2007 | Lewisas Dr. Melville | |
| 2005 | Fragileas Marcus | |
| 2004 | Empire Warriorsas Narrator | |
| 2003 | Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Deathas Narrator (UK version) (voice) | |
| 2003 | State of Playas Richard Siegler | |
| 2002 | The Dinosaur Huntersas William Buckland | |
| 2002 | Pyramidas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2001 | Dr Terrible's House of Horribleas Priest | |
| 2001 | Waking the Deadas Prof Alan Macintosh | |
| 1996 | Cracker: White Ghostas Commander Gordon Ellison | |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoeas Hartley Culpepper | |
| 1996 | Silent Witnessas Dennis Morgan | |
| 1994 | The Last Bolshevikas Self (voice: English version) | |
| 1994 | Degas and Pissario Fall Outas Degas | |
| 1992 | Between the Linesas | |
| 1991 | Richard IIas Richard II | |
| 1991 | Henry IV: Part 1as Prince Henry of Wales | |
| 1991 | Henry IV: Part 2as Henry Prince of Wales | |
| 1991 | Henry Vas King Henry V | |
| 1991 | Richard IIIas Duke of Buckingham | |
| 1991 | Henry VI: House of Lancasteras Earl of Suffolk | |
| 1991 | Henry VI: House of Yorkas Jack Cade | |
| 1989 | Summer's Leaseas Hugh Pargeter | |
| 1987 | The Return of Sherlock Holmesas Sherlock Holmes | |
| 1986 | Theban Plays: Oedipus the Kingas Oedipus Rex | |
| 1986 | The Marlowe Inquestas Thomas Kyd | |
| 1986 | ScreenPlayas Thomas Kyd | |
| 1985 | Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movieas | |
| 1984 | The Mayor of Montemiloneas Narrator | |
| 1984 | Italiansas Narrator | |
| 1984 | Freudas Carl Jung | |
| 1984 | Playing Shakespeareas | |
| 1984 | Waving to a Trainas Richard | |
| 1983 | Cymbelineas Posthumus | |
| 1983 | Return of the Jedias Moff Jerjerrod | |
| 1982 | Outside Edgeas Bob | |
| 1981 | A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peteras John Lilburne | |
| 1978 | Danton's Deathas Saint-Just | |
| 1978 | Mr and Mrs Bureaucratas E1A | |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Weekas E1A | |
| 1977 | It's Only Rock 'n' Rollas Don Harris | |
| 1976 | The Witches of Pendleas Minister | |
| 1974 | Playhouseas John Lilburne | |
| 1972 | No Exitas Ian Strawson | |
| 1970 | The Dolly Sceneas Tom | |
| 1970 | Mad Jackas | |
| 1969 | Hamletas Laertes | |
| 1969 | W. Somerset Maughamas Hans | |
| 1968 | The Tycoonas Peter Bell | |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouseas Lancelot Wishart | |
| 1967 | Callanas | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Monthas Alexei Turbin | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Monthas St Just | |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatreas Martin | |
| 1965 | Public Eyeas John Sheldon | |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Playas Geoffrey Cromlech | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625as Alexander | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625as Wulfnoth | |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67as First youth | |
| 1959 | No Hiding Placeas | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatreas Adrian | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatreas Tom |
