Overview
- Michael Pennington’s death was reported Sunday by the Telegraph at age 82, with no cause disclosed and no family statement yet noted by outlets.
- He was best known on screen as Moff Tiaan Jerjerrod, the Imperial officer in the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi.
- A pillar of British theatre, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1964 and co-founded the English Shakespeare Company in 1986.
- His screen work spanned more than 70 roles, including portraying politician Michael Foot in The Iron Lady (2011) alongside Meryl Streep.
- Peers and fans shared remembrances, with actor Miriam Margolyes praising him as “a very fine actor” in a public tribute.