‘Star Wars: Return of the Jedi’ actor dead at 82

Michael Pennington, who starred in “Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi” has died.

The actor died Sunday, the Telegraph reported.

He was 82 years old.

Pennington played Death Star Commander Moff Jerjerrod in 1983’s “Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.”

Other notable roles the British actor played was Laertes in 1969’s “Hamlet” and Michael Foot in 2011’s “The Iron Lady.”

Pennington also founded the English Shakespeare Company in 1986 with theater director Michael Bogdanov, which promotes the work of William Shakespeare.

He got married to actress Katharine Barker in 1964, and they shared a son, Mark, before they divorced in 1967.According to the Telegraph, his partner, arts administrator Prue Skene, died last year.

“A warm and pleasant man, Michael Pennington enjoyed the company of fellow actors and took his turn in cooking a meal for everyone, proving himself an accomplished shelf,” the outlet also wrote.

“At one time he liked to hand out jars of his homemade quince butter,” they added.

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