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Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington
Michael Pennington
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
as Narrator (voice)
1945: The Savage Peace
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words
as Narrator (Voice)
RSC Live: Richard II
as John of Gaunt
The Iron Lady
as Michael Foot
Florence Nightingale
as Wen
Airborne: The RAF at 90
as Narrator - (Voice)
Fragile
as Marcus
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
as Narrator (UK version) (voice)
The Dinosaur Hunters
as William Buckland
TV Shows
Dans les secrets des films Star Wars
as Narrator ( Voice) · 6 ep.
Raised by Wolves
as The Trust Voice (voice) · 1 ep.
Father Brown
as Bishop Reynard · 1 ep.
Endeavour
as Professor Donald Bagley · 1 ep.
The Escape Artist
as Judge · 1 ep.
The Lost World of Communism
3 ep.
Lewis
as Dr. Melville · 1 ep.
Empire Warriors
as Narrator · 4 ep.
State of Play
as Richard Siegler · 1 ep.
Waking the Dead
as Prof Alan Macintosh · 2 ep.