It’s with a heavy heart we announce the passing of this beloved actor at 82

remember fondly.

Pennington once revealed that it was actually watching Judi Dench perform as Ophelia in a 1957 production of Hamlet that inspired him to pursue acting himself.

“There’s no one quite like Judi,” he once said warmly. “For her acting is playing: she’s a lass unparalleled.”

Despite his reputation as one of Britain’s great classical actors,continue reading …