Michael Pennington
Acting
Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington (June 7, 1943 - May 10, 2026) was a British actor and director 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 Tiaan 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
The Iron Lady
2011
Richard III
1991
Fragile
2005
Henry V
1991
Pyramid
2002
Hamlet
1969
Cymbeline
1983
Danton's Death
1978
Outside Edge
1982