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Getty Images Michael Pennington, a celebrated Shakespearean actor who also appeared in “Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi,” has died, according to The Telegraph. He was 82.
In “Return of the Jedi,” Pennington appeared as Moff Tiaan Jerjerrod, an Empire admiral responsible for overseeing the construction of the second Death Star. Pennington also appeared in Tony Richardson’s 1969 “Hamlet” and 2011’s “The Iron Lady.”
Originally reported by Variety
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