About
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
Silent WitnessSeries • 1996
Father BrownSeries • 2013
The Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964
BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965
EndeavourSeries • 2013
ITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967
Waking the DeadSeries • 2001
LewisSeries • 2007
PlayhouseSeries • 1974
Theatre 625Series • 1964
Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965
No Hiding PlaceSeries • 1959
Dalziel and PascoeSeries • 1996
Return of the JediMovie • 1983
Raised by WolvesSeries • 2020
ScreenPlaySeries • 1986
Between the LinesSeries • 1992
Public EyeSeries • 1965
BBC2 Play of the WeekSeries • 1977
CallanSeries • 1967
State of PlaySeries • 2003
The Iron LadyMovie • 2011
The Escape ArtistSeries • 2013
FragileMovie • 2005