Michael Pennington

Acting • 66 Credits

Biography

Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington (June 7, 1943 - May 10, 2026) was a British actor and director 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 Tiaan 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.

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

1983 ⭐ 4.0
as Moff Jerjerrod
The Iron Lady

The Iron Lady

2011 ⭐ 3.2
as Michael Foot
Raised by Wolves

Raised by Wolves

2020 ⭐ 3.7
as The Trust (voice)
Fragile

Fragile

2005 ⭐ 3.3
as Marcus
Endeavour

Endeavour

2013 ⭐ 4.0
as Professor Donald Bagley
Father Brown

Father Brown

2013 ⭐ 3.9
as Bishop Reynard
Lewis

Lewis

2007 ⭐ 3.8
as Dr. Melville
State of Play

State of Play

2003 ⭐ 3.8
as Richard Siegler
Silent Witness

Silent Witness

1996 ⭐ 3.8
as Dennis Morgan
The Escape Artist

The Escape Artist

2013 ⭐ 3.5
as Judge
Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

2001 ⭐ 3.6
as Prof Alan Macintosh
Dalziel and Pascoe

Dalziel and Pascoe

1996 ⭐ 3.2
as Hartley Culpepper
The Last Bolshevik

The Last Bolshevik

1994 ⭐ 3.8
as Self (voice: English version)
Hamlet

Hamlet

1969 ⭐ 2.9
as Laertes
Between the Lines

Between the Lines

1992 ⭐ 2.8
1945: The Savage Peace

1945: The Savage Peace

2015 ⭐ 3.8
as Narrator (voice)
Callan

Callan

1967 ⭐ 3.5
Cymbeline

Cymbeline

1983 ⭐ 3.1
as Posthumus
RSC Live: Richard II

RSC Live: Richard II

2013 ⭐ 3.5
as John of Gaunt
Summer's Lease

Summer's Lease

1989 ⭐ 3.6
as Hugh Pargeter
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965 ⭐ 2.6
as Alexei Turbin
Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965 ⭐ 2.1
as Martin
Public Eye

Public Eye

1965 ⭐ 4.1
as John Sheldon
The Return of Sherlock Holmes

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

1987 ⭐ 3.0
as Sherlock Holmes
The Lost World of Communism

The Lost World of Communism

2009 ⭐ 3.0
Dr Terrible's House of Horrible

Dr Terrible's House of Horrible

2001 ⭐ 3.5
as Priest
Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956 ⭐ 3.0
as Tom
Theatre 625

Theatre 625

1964 ⭐ 3.6
as Alexander
The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

1964 ⭐ 2.6
as Geoffrey Cromlech
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

2003 ⭐ 3.6
as Narrator (voice)