Michael Pennington, the acclaimed actor best known for his role as Death Star Commander Moff Jerjerrod in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, has died. He was 82 years old.
His death was confirmed by The Telegraph and subsequently shared by Soeren Kamper, a writer for Star Wars News Net.
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