Michael Pennington
Jun 07, 1943 (82 years old) in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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
Raised by Wolves
The Trust Voice (voice)
Endeavour
Professor Donald Bagley
Father Brown
Bishop Reynard
Silent Witness
Dennis Morgan
Lewis
Dr. Melville
Waking the Dead
Prof Alan Macintosh
BBC Play of the Month
St Just
Return of the Jedi
Moff Jerjerrod
Credits
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Narrator (voice)★ 6 -
Raised by Wolves 2020The Trust Voice (voice)★ 7.5 -
Narrator (voice)★ 7.5 -
Narrator (Voice)★ 7 -
John of Gaunt★ 7.5 -
The Escape Artist 2013Judge★ 7 -
Endeavour 2013Professor Donald Bagley★ 8.1 -
Father Brown 2013Bishop Reynard★ 7.5 -
The Iron Lady 2011Michael Foot★ 6.4 -
★ 6 -
Narrator - (Voice)★ NR -
Florence Nightingale 2008Wen★ 6 -
Lewis 2007Dr. Melville★ 7.6 -
Fragile 2005Marcus★ 6.6 -
Empire Warriors 2004Narrator★ NR -
Narrator (UK version) (voice)★ 7.2 -
State of Play 2003Richard Siegler★ 7.5 -
The Dinosaur Hunters 2002William Buckland★ 5 -
Pyramid 2002Narrator (voice)★ 6 -
Waking the Dead 2001Prof Alan Macintosh★ 7.2 -
Trial & Retribution 1997★ 6.8 -
Cracker: White Ghost 1996Commander Gordon Ellison★ 7 -
Dalziel & Pascoe 1996★ 6.5 -
Silent Witness 1996Dennis Morgan★ 7.6 -
Degas★ NR -
The Last Bolshevik 1993Voice★ 7.3 -
Between the Lines 1992★ 5.6 -
Richard II 1991Richard II★ NR -
Henry IV: Part 1 1991Prince Henry of Wales★ NR -
Henry IV: Part 2 1991Henry Prince of Wales★ NR -
Henry V 1991King Henry V★ NR -
Jack Cade★ NR -
Earl of Suffolk★ NR -
Richard III 1991Duke of Buckingham★ NR -
Summer's Lease 1989Hugh Pargeter★ 7.3 -
Sherlock Holmes★ 5.2 -
Oedipus Rex★ 2 -
The Marlowe Inquest 1986Thomas Kyd★ 1 -
★ NR -
Narrator★ 5
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Freud 1984Carl Jung★ 3 -
Playing Shakespeare 1984★ 10 -
Cymbeline 1983Posthumus★ 6.6 -
Return of the Jedi 1983Moff Jerjerrod★ 7.9 -
Outside Edge 1982Bob★ 6
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John Lilburne★ NR -
Danton's Death 1978Saint-Just★ NR -
E1A★ NR -
E1A★ 7 -
Don Harris★ NR
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Minister★ NR -
Playhouse 1974John Lilburne★ 7 -
The Dolly Scene 1970Tom★ NR
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Mad Jack 1970★ NR -
Hamlet 1969Laertes★ 5.7 -
The Tycoon 1968Peter Bell★ NR
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Callan 1967★ 7 -
St Just★ 5 -
Public Eye 1965John Sheldon★ 7.8 -
No Hiding Place 1959★ 3.7