British actor Michael Pennington, one of the stars of Return of the Jedi, has died at the age of 82.
A masterful interpreter of Shakespeare, Pennington was nevertheless perhaps best known for playing Moff Jerjerrod, the military officer responsible for overseeing the construction of the second Death Star in George Lucas’ 1983 sci-fi classic.
A versatile performer, in 2011 he channelled former Labour Party leader Michael Foot alongside co-star Meryl Streep in the Margaret Thatcher biopic The Iron Lady.
Born June 7, 1943, the beloved thespian originally joined the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) after graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1964.
After leaving to try his
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