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Star Wars and Shakespeare actor Michael Pennington dies aged 82
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- Tabby Wilson Getty Images Stage and screen actor Michael Pennington has died at the age of 82, his representatives have confirmed.
- He also co-founded the English Shakespeare Company alongside theatre director Michael Bogdanov.
- Actress Miriam Margolyes led tributes to Pennington, describing him as a "very fine actor, brilliant, wise, clear."
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Tabby Wilson Getty Images Stage and screen actor Michael Pennington has died at the age of 82, his representatives have confirmed.
Best known as Death Star Commander Moff Jerjerrod in Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the actor was an accomplished Shakespearean and is listed as an Honorary Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
He also co-founded the English Shakespeare Company alongside theatre director Michael Bogdanov.
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