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Michael Pennington

Michael Pennington

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 07, 1943 (82)
Birthplace Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

Known For

Filmography

1945: The Savage Peace

1945: The Savage Peace

2015

as Narrator (voice)

The Iron Lady

The Iron Lady

2011

as Michael Foot

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

2008

as Wen

Fragile

Fragile

2005

as Marcus

Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death

2003

as Narrator (UK version) (voice)

Pyramid

Pyramid

2002

as Narrator (voice)

The Dinosaur Hunters

The Dinosaur Hunters

2002

as William Buckland

Henry VI: House of Lancaster

Henry VI: House of Lancaster

1991

as Earl of Suffolk

Richard II

Richard II

1991

as Richard II

Henry IV: Part 1

Henry IV: Part 1

1991

as Prince Henry of Wales

Richard III

Richard III

1991

as Duke of Buckingham

Henry V

Henry V

1991

as King Henry V

Henry VI: House of York

Henry VI: House of York

1991

as Jack Cade

Henry IV: Part 2

Henry IV: Part 2

1991

as Henry Prince of Wales

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

1987

as Sherlock Holmes

The Marlowe Inquest

The Marlowe Inquest

1986

as Thomas Kyd

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

1986

as Oedipus Rex

The Mayor of Montemilone

The Mayor of Montemilone

1984

as Narrator

Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

1983

as Moff Jerjerrod

Cymbeline

Cymbeline

1982

as Posthumus

Outside Edge

Outside Edge

1982

as Bob

Danton's Death

Danton's Death

1978

as Saint-Just

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

1977

as Don Harris

The Witches of Pendle

The Witches of Pendle

1976

as Minister

The Dolly Scene

The Dolly Scene

1970

as Tom

Hamlet

Hamlet

1969

as Laertes

The Tycoon

The Tycoon

1968

as Peter Bell

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Freud

as Carl Jung

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 14, 1984

Summer's Lease

as Hugh Pargeter

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 01, 1989

Empire Warriors

as Narrator

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 19, 2004

Silent Witness

as Dennis Morgan

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 21, 1996

Waking the Dead

as Prof Alan Macintosh

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 18, 2001

Lewis

as Dr. Melville

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 18, 2007

BBC Play of the Month

as Alexei Turbin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 1965

Father Brown

as Bishop Reynard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 2013

Raised by Wolves

as The Trust Voice (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 2020

Endeavour

as Professor Donald Bagley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 2013

Cracker

as Cdr Gordon Ellison

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1993

Public Eye

as John Sheldon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1965

The Escape Artist

as Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 2013

Playing Shakespeare

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jul 29, 1984

The Lost World of Communism

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 14, 2009

Between the Lines

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 04, 1992

Trial & Retribution

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 19, 1997

Dalziel & Pascoe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 16, 1996

State of Play

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 18, 2003

Callan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 08, 1967

No Hiding Place

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1959

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 03, 1978

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