Where to watch Michael Pennington in the UK
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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.
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- Silent Witness (1996) as Dennis Morgan
- Father Brown (2013) as Bishop Reynard
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as St Just
- Playhouse (1974) as John Lilburne
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Wulfnoth
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Lancelot Wishart
- Endeavour (2013) as Professor Donald Bagley
- Waking the Dead (2001) as Prof Alan Macintosh
- Lewis (2007) as Dr. Melville
- No Hiding Place (1959) Cast
- Dalziel & Pascoe (1996) Cast
- BBC2 Play of the Week (1977) as E1A
- Raised by Wolves (2020) as The Trust Voice (voice)
- Drama 61-67 (1961) as First youth
- Trial & Retribution (1997) Cast
- Public Eye (1965) as John Sheldon
- Between the Lines (1992) Cast
- Callan (1967) Cast
- Return of the Jedi (1983) as Moff Jerjerrod
- State of Play (2003) as Richard Siegler
- The Iron Lady (2011) as Michael Foot
- The Escape Artist (2013) as Judge
- Dr Terrible's House of Horrible (2001) as Priest
- Freud (1984) as Carl Jung
- Playing Shakespeare (1984) Cast
- Fragile (2005) as Marcus
- Summer's Lease (1989) as Hugh Pargeter
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Adrian
- Cymbeline (1983) as Posthumus
- The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1987) as Sherlock Holmes
- Theban Plays: Oedipus the King (1986) as Oedipus Rex
- Cracker: White Ghost (1996) as Commander Gordon Ellison
- Hamlet (1969) as Laertes
- RSC Live: Richard II (2013) as John of Gaunt
- Outside Edge (1982) as Bob
- A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter (1981) as John Lilburne
- Pyramid (2002) as Narrator (voice)
- Colosseum - Rome's Arena of Death (2003) as Narrator (UK version) (voice)
- The Last Bolshevik (1994) as Self (voice: English version)
- The Lost World of Communism (2009) Cast
- The Dinosaur Hunters (2002) as William Buckland
- The Marlowe Inquest (1986) as Thomas Kyd
- Henry IV: Part 1 (1991) as Prince Henry of Wales
- Henry V (1991) as King Henry V
- Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie (1985) Cast
- Danton's Death (1978) as Saint-Just
- 1945: The Savage Peace (2015) as Narrator (voice)
- Richard III (1991) as Duke of Buckingham
- The Tycoon (1968) as Peter Bell
- Florence Nightingale (2008) as Wen
- It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (1977) as Don Harris
- Henry VI: House of Lancaster (1991) as Earl of Suffolk
- The Dolly Scene (1970) as Tom
- Degas and Pissario Fall Out (1994) as Degas
- Mad Jack (1970) Cast
- Richard II (1991) as Richard II
- Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat (1978) as E1A
- Empire Warriors (2004) as Narrator
- The Witches of Pendle (1976) as Minister
- Henry IV: Part 2 (1991) as Henry Prince of Wales
- Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali (2021) as Narrator (voice)
- Henry VI: House of York (1991) as Jack Cade
- Airborne: The RAF at 90 (2008) as Narrator - (Voice)
- Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own Words (2014) as Narrator (Voice)
- The Mayor of Montemilone (1984) as Narrator
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Michael Pennington's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Michael Pennington's most popular films?
Most-watched Michael Pennington films currently: Return of the Jedi (1983), The Iron Lady (2011), Fragile (2005), Cymbeline (1983), The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1987).
What TV shows has Michael Pennington appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Silent Witness (1996), Father Brown (2013), BBC Play of the Month (1965), Playhouse (1974), Theatre 625 (1964).
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