Actor info
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Name :
Michael Pennington
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Born :
June 7, 1943 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK (82 years at death)
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Died :
May 10, 2026
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
39 films (1968–2021)
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Also known as :
Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington
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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.
Notable films
- The Iron Lady (2011) as Michael Foot
- Fragile (2005) as Marcus
- Cracker: White Ghost (1996) as Commander Gordon Ellison
- Return of the Jedi (1983) as Moff Jerjerrod
- The Tycoon (1968) as Peter Bell
