- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 7, 1943
- Died
- May 10, 2026 (aged 82)
- Place of birth
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Michael Pennington
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.
