Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
7 Juni 1943
Died
10 Mai 2026
Place of birth
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Also known as
Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington
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.
Bekannt für
7.9
Film
Return of the Jedi
Moff Jerjerrod
1983
6.5
Film
Fragile
Marcus
2005
6.4
Film
The Iron Lady
Michael Foot
2011
9.7
Series
Playing Shakespeare
1984
7.3
Series
Summer's Lease
Hugh Pargeter
1989
6.0
Series
The Lost World of Communism
2009
7.0
Series
Empire Warriors
Narrator
2004
6.0
Film
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
Narrator (voice)
2021
Acting credits 8 titles
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
as Narrator (voice)
6.0
2021
The Iron Lady
as Michael Foot
6.4
2011
The Lost World of Communism
6.0
2009
Fragile
as Marcus
6.5
2005
Empire Warriors
as Narrator
7.0
2004
Summer's Lease
as Hugh Pargeter
7.3
1989
Playing Shakespeare
9.7
1984
Return of the Jedi
as Moff Jerjerrod
7.9
1983