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Michael Pennington

Personal Info

Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1943-06-07 00:00:00
Birth Place:Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Known For:Acting
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Michael Pennington

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.

Filmography (38)

⭐ 5
The Mayor of Montemilone
The Mayor of Montemilone
Role: Narrator1984
⭐ 2
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Role: Oedipus Rex1986
⭐ 7
Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words
Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words
Role: Narrator (Voice)2014
⭐ 7.6
1945: The Savage Peace
1945: The Savage Peace
Role: Narrator (voice)2015
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
Role: Degas1994
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Airborne: The RAF at 90
Role: Narrator - (Voice)2008
⭐ 1
The Marlowe Inquest
The Marlowe Inquest
Role: Thomas Kyd1986
⭐ 6.5
Pyramid
Pyramid
Role: Narrator (voice)2002
⭐ 7
Cracker: White Ghost
Cracker: White Ghost
Role: Commander Gordon Ellison1996
⭐ 6
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
Role: Wen2008
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The Dolly Scene
Role: Tom1970
⭐ 1
The Witches of Pendle
The Witches of Pendle
Role: Minister1976
Mad Jack
Mad Jack
actor1970
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
Role: John Lilburne1981
⭐ 7.4
RSC Live: Richard II
RSC Live: Richard II
Role: John of Gaunt2013
⭐ 6
Outside Edge
Outside Edge
Role: Bob1982
⭐ 6
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
Role: Narrator (voice)2021
⭐ 6
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Role: Sherlock Holmes1987
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
Role: E1A1978
⭐ 6.3
Cymbeline
Cymbeline
Role: Posthumus1983
⭐ 6.5
Fragile
Fragile
Role: Marcus2005
⭐ 7.5
The Last Bolshevik
The Last Bolshevik
Role: Self (voice: English version)1994
⭐ 7.2
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
Role: Narrator (UK version) (voice)2003
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The Tycoon
Role: Peter Bell1968
⭐ 6.5
The Dinosaur Hunters
The Dinosaur Hunters
Role: William Buckland2002
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It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
Role: Don Harris1977
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
actor1985
⭐ 9
Danton's Death
Danton's Death
Role: Saint-Just1978
⭐ 5.8
Hamlet
Hamlet
Role: Laertes1969
⭐ 6.4
The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady
Role: Michael Foot2011
⭐ 7.9
Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi
Role: Moff Jerjerrod1983
Richard III
Richard III
Role: Duke of Buckingham1991
Henry VI: House of Lancaster
Henry VI: House of Lancaster
Role: Earl of Suffolk1991
Henry IV: Part 1
Henry IV: Part 1
Role: Prince Henry of Wales1991
Richard II
Richard II
Role: Richard II1991
Henry VI: House of York
Henry VI: House of York
Role: Jack Cade1991
Henry V
Henry V
Role: King Henry V1991
Henry IV: Part 2
Henry IV: Part 2
Role: Henry Prince of Wales1991