1983Winner
Best Performance
Return of the Jedi
Michael Pennington
Actor
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
June 7, 1943
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 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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2011Nominee
Best Performance
The Iron Lady
2005Nominee
Best Performance
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Career Highlights
1991Highlight
Best Performance
Richard III
2013Highlight
Best Performance
RSC Live: Richard II
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Return of the Jedi
The Iron Lady
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