Michael Pennington
Michael Pennington

Michael Pennington

Known for: Acting
Born: 1943-06-07
Died: 2026-05-10
Place of birth: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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.

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Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington

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