Michael Pennington
Known For
Acting
Born
1943-06-07 in 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.
Most Known For
Father Brown
as Bishop Reynard
Silent Witness
as Dennis Morgan
Endeavour
as Professor Donald Bagley
BBC Play of the Month
as St Just
BBC Play of the Month
as Alexei Turbin
Lewis
as Dr. Melville
Waking the Dead
as Prof Alan Macintosh
Playhouse
as John Lilburne
Raised by Wolves
as The Trust Voice (voice)
Theatre 625
as Wulfnoth
Theatre 625
as Alexander
Return of the Jedi
as Moff Jerjerrod
No Hiding Place
Trial & Retribution
Dalziel & Pascoe
Between the Lines
Public Eye
as John Sheldon
BBC2 Play of the Week
as E1A
The Escape Artist
as Judge
State of Play
as Richard Siegler