Deceased

When Did Michael Pennington Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 82

Also known asMichael Vivian Fyfe PenningtonGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn07/06/1943Born inCambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UKDied10/05/2026 (aged 82)Died inDenville HallWikidataQ1176702 ↗TMDb#1230989 ↗

Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington was an English actor, director and writer. Together with director Michael Bogdanov, he founded the English Shakespeare Company in 1986 and was its joint artistic director until 1992. He wrote ten books, directed in the UK and across the world, and was an honorary associate artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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Filmography60 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2021	Manik da: The Mystique of Pather PanchaliMovie	Narrator (voice)	78
2020	Raised by WolvesSeries	The Trust Voice (voice)	77
2015	1945: The Savage PeaceMovie	Narrator (voice)	72
2013	EndeavourSeries	Professor Donald Bagley	70
2013	The Escape ArtistSeries	Judge	70
2013	Father BrownSeries	Bishop Reynard	70
2013	RSC Live: Richard IIMovie	John of Gaunt	70
2011	The Iron LadyMovie	Michael Foot	68
2009	The Lost World of CommunismSeries	—	66
2008	Florence NightingaleMovie	Wen	65
2007	LewisSeries	Dr. Melville	64
2005	FragileMovie	Marcus	62
2003	State of PlaySeries	Richard Siegler	60
2003	Colosseum - Rome's Arena of DeathMovie	Narrator (UK version) (voice)	60
2002	PyramidMovie	Narrator (voice)	59
2002	The Dinosaur HuntersMovie	William Buckland	59
2001	Waking the DeadSeries	Prof Alan Macintosh	58
2001	Dr Terrible's House of HorribleSeries	Priest	58
1996	Dalziel and PascoeSeries	Hartley Culpepper	53
1996	Silent WitnessSeries	Dennis Morgan	53
1994	The Last BolshevikMovie	Self (voice: English version)	51
1992	Between the LinesSeries	—	49
1991	Henry IV: Part 1Movie	Prince Henry of Wales	48
1991	Henry VMovie	King Henry V	48
1991	Richard IIIMovie	Duke of Buckingham	48
1991	Henry IV: Part 2Movie	Henry Prince of Wales	48
1991	Richard IIMovie	Richard II	48
1991	Henry VI: House of LancasterMovie	Earl of Suffolk	48
1991	Henry VI: House of YorkMovie	Jack Cade	48
1989	Summer's LeaseSeries	Hugh Pargeter	46
1987	The Return of Sherlock HolmesMovie	Sherlock Holmes	44
1986	The Marlowe InquestMovie	Thomas Kyd	43
1986	ScreenPlaySeries	Thomas Kyd	43
1986	Theban Plays: Oedipus the KingMovie	Oedipus Rex	43
1985	Forbidden Passion: The Oscar Wilde MovieMovie	—	42
1984	Playing ShakespeareSeries	—	41
1984	FreudSeries	Carl Jung	41
1983	Return of the JediMovie	Moff Jerjerrod	40
1983	CymbelineMovie	Posthumus	40
1982	Outside EdgeMovie	Bob	39
1981	A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh PeterMovie	John Lilburne	38
1978	Mr and Mrs BureaucratMovie	E1A	35
1977	BBC2 Play of the WeekSeries	E1A	34
1977	It's Only Rock 'n' RollMovie	Don Harris	34
1976	The Witches of PendleMovie	Minister	33
1974	PlayhouseSeries	John Lilburne	31
1972	No ExitSeries	Ian Strawson	29
1970	Mad JackMovie	—	27
1970	The Dolly SceneMovie	Tom	27
1969	HamletMovie	Laertes	26
1969	W. Somerset MaughamSeries	Hans	26
1968	The Root of All Evil?Series	Clive Pinner	25
1967	ITV PlayhouseSeries	Lancelot Wishart	24
1967	CallanSeries	—	24
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	Alexei Turbin	22
1965	Public EyeSeries	John Sheldon	22
1964	Theatre 625Series	Wulfnoth	21
1961	Drama 61-67Series	First youth	18
1959	No Hiding PlaceSeries	—	16
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	Adrian	13