Michael Pennington
Born: 1943-06-07
Birthplace: 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
Return of the Jedi
The Iron Lady
The Tycoon
Richard III
Fragile
Cracker: White Ghost
Henry V
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
The Last Bolshevik
RSC Live: Richard II
Top Movie Credits
Return of the Jedi
Moff Jerjerrod
The Iron Lady
Michael Foot
The Tycoon
Peter Bell
Richard III
Duke of Buckingham
Fragile
Marcus
Cracker: White Ghost
Commander Gordon Ellison
Henry V
King Henry V
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
Don Harris
The Last Bolshevik
Self (voice: English version)
RSC Live: Richard II
John of Gaunt