Michael Pennington
Acting
Born June 7, 1943 — Died May 10, 2026
From Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Also known as Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington
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 office...
Filmography
Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
Narrator (voice)
20216.0
1945: The Savage Peace
Narrator (voice)
20157.6
Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words
Narrator (Voice)
20147.0
RSC Live: Richard II
John of Gaunt
20137.4
The Iron Lady
Michael Foot
20116.4
—
Airborne: The RAF at 90
Narrator - (Voice)
2008
Florence Nightingale
Wen
20086.0
Fragile
Marcus
20056.5
Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death
Narrator (UK version) (voice)
20037.2
The Dinosaur Hunters
William Buckland
20026.5
Pyramid
Narrator (voice)
20027.3
Cracker: White Ghost
Commander Gordon Ellison
19967.0
The Last Bolshevik
Self (voice: English version)
19947.6
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
Degas
19948.0
Richard II
Richard II
1991
Henry IV: Part 1
Prince Henry of Wales
1991
Henry IV: Part 2
Henry Prince of Wales
1991
Henry V
King Henry V
19918.0
Henry VI: House of York
Jack Cade
1991
Henry VI: House of Lancaster
Earl of Suffolk
1991
Richard III
Duke of Buckingham
1991
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
19876.0
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
Oedipus Rex
19864.5
The Marlowe Inquest
Thomas Kyd
19861.0
Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie
1985
The Mayor of Montemilone
Narrator
19845.0
—
Waving to a Train
Richard
1984
Cymbeline
Posthumus
19836.3
Return of the Jedi
Moff Jerjerrod
19837.9
Outside Edge
Bob
19828.0
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
John Lilburne
1981
Danton's Death
Saint-Just
19789.0
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
E1A
1978
—
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
Don Harris
1977
The Witches of Pendle
Minister
19765.5
—
The Dolly Scene
Tom
19709.0
Mad Jack
19709.0
Hamlet
Laertes
19695.8
—
The Tycoon
Peter Bell
1968