Michael Pennington

Michael Pennington

Acting

Born June 7, 1943 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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…

Known for

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

1996

Father Brown

Father Brown

2013

Playhouse

Playhouse

1974

Endeavour

Endeavour

2013

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

1964

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

1964

Acting(72)

2022Dans les secrets des films Star WarsNarrator ( Voice)

2021Manik da: The Mystique of Pather PanchaliNarrator (voice)

2020Raised by WolvesThe Trust Voice (voice)

20151945: The Savage PeaceNarrator (voice)

2014Secrets of the Universe: Great Scientists in Their Own WordsNarrator (Voice)

2013RSC Live: Richard IIJohn of Gaunt

2013The Escape ArtistJudge

2013EndeavourProfessor Donald Bagley

2013Father BrownBishop Reynard

2011The Iron LadyMichael Foot

2009The Lost World of Communism

2008Airborne: The RAF at 90Narrator - (Voice)

2008Florence NightingaleWen

2007LewisDr. Melville

2005FragileMarcus

2004Empire WarriorsNarrator

2003Colosseum - Rome's Arena of DeathNarrator (UK version) (voice)

2003State of PlayRichard Siegler

2002The Dinosaur HuntersWilliam Buckland

2002PyramidNarrator (voice)

2001Dr Terrible's House of HorriblePriest

2001Waking the DeadProf Alan Macintosh

1996Cracker: White GhostCommander Gordon Ellison

1996Dalziel and PascoeHartley Culpepper

1996Silent WitnessDennis Morgan

1994The Last BolshevikSelf (voice: English version)

1994Degas and Pissario Fall OutDegas

1992Between the Lines

1991Richard IIRichard II

1991Henry IV: Part 1Prince Henry of Wales

1991Henry IV: Part 2Henry Prince of Wales

1991Henry VKing Henry V

1991Henry VI: House of LancasterEarl of Suffolk

1991Henry VI: House of YorkJack Cade

1991Richard IIIDuke of Buckingham

1989Summer's LeaseHugh Pargeter

1987The Return of Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes

1986Theban Plays: Oedipus the KingOedipus Rex

1986The Marlowe InquestThomas Kyd

1986ScreenPlayThomas Kyd

1985Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde Movie

1984The Mayor of MontemiloneNarrator

1984ItaliansNarrator

1984FreudCarl Jung

1984Playing Shakespeare

1984Waving to a TrainRichard

1983CymbelinePosthumus

1983Return of the JediMoff Jerjerrod

1982Outside EdgeBob

1981A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh PeterJohn Lilburne

1978Danton's DeathSaint-Just

1978Mr and Mrs BureaucratE1A

1977BBC2 Play of the WeekE1A

1977It's Only Rock 'n' RollDon Harris

1976The Witches of PendleMinister

1974PlayhouseJohn Lilburne

1972No ExitIan Strawson

1970The Dolly SceneTom

1969HamletLaertes

1969W. Somerset MaughamHans

1968The TycoonPeter Bell

1967ITV PlayhouseLancelot Wishart

1965BBC Play of the MonthSt Just

1965Thirty-Minute TheatreMartin

1965Public EyeJohn Sheldon

1964The Wednesday PlayGeoffrey Cromlech

1964Theatre 625Wulfnoth

1961Drama 61-67First youth

1959No Hiding Place

1956Armchair TheatreAdrian

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