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Kenneth Colley

Acting
December 7, 1937
— June 30, 2025(87 years old)
Manchester, England, UK
Popularity: 1
IMDb

Biography

Kenneth Colley (7 December 1937 — 30 June 2025) was an English actor. A long-time character actor, he came to wider prominence through his role as Admiral Piett in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Colley was born in Manchester. He played Jesus (very briefly indeed) in Life of Brian (1979), having also appeared in the earlier Python-related production Ripping Yarns episode "The Testing of Eric Olthwaite" alongside Michael Palin. As a Shakespearean actor, he played the Duke of Vienna in the BBC Television Shakespeare production of...

Also Known As

Kenneth Cooley • Ken Colley

Known For

Peaky Blinders series poster (2013)
8.5

Peaky Blinders

Vicente Changretta

Midsomer Murders series poster (1997)
7.5

Midsomer Murders

Lloyd Kirby

Agatha Christie's Poirot series poster (1989)
8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Mathew Davenheim

Vera series poster (2011)
7.4

Vera

Ronald Devreux

The Avengers series poster (1961)
7.8

The Avengers

Casualty series poster (1986)
6.2

Casualty

Paddy

Relic Hunter series poster (1999)
6.7

Relic Hunter

Professor Lamenza

The Empire Strikes Back movie poster (1980)
8.4

The Empire Strikes Back

Admiral Piett

Minder series poster (1979)
7.1

Minder

Ron

Heartbeat series poster (1992)
7.2

Heartbeat

Clive Harris

Play for Today series poster (1970)
6.6

Play for Today

Bruce Tetley

Inspector Morse series poster (1987)
7.9

Inspector Morse

DCI Patrick Dawson

Photos of Kenneth Colley

Filmography

2010s

Scar Tissue movie poster (2013)
5.2

Scar Tissue

Weaver

LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out movie poster (2012)
6.4

LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out

Admiral Piett (voice)

2000s

Greetings movie poster (2007)
1.0

Greetings

Ken

Like Father Like Son movie poster (2005)
6.4

Like Father Like Son

Rawsthorne

1990s

Shadow Run movie poster (1998)
4.2

Shadow Run

Larcombe

Brassed Off movie poster (1996)
7.0

Brassed Off

Greasley

Robert Rylands' Last Journey movie poster (1996)
6.3

Robert Rylands' Last Journey

Archdale

Solomon & Sheba movie poster (1995)
7.0

Solomon & Sheba

Nathan

Unnatural Causes movie poster (1993)
6.8

Unnatural Causes

Inspector Gerry Reckless

La Vie de Bohème movie poster (1992)
7.5

La Vie de Bohème

Street Sweeper

The Secret Life of Arnold Bax movie poster (1992)
6.3

The Secret Life of Arnold Bax

John Ireland

Prisoner of Honor movie poster (1991)
6.3

Prisoner of Honor

Capt. Dreyfus

I Hired a Contract Killer movie poster (1990)
6.8

I Hired a Contract Killer

The Killer

The Plot to Kill Hitler movie poster (1990)
6.2

The Plot to Kill Hitler

Wilhelm Keitel

Kremlin Farewell movie poster (1990)
8.0

Kremlin Farewell

Sergej

The Last Island movie poster (1990)
5.9

The Last Island

Nick

1980s

The Rainbow movie poster (1989)
5.6

The Rainbow

Mr. Brunt

A Master of the Marionettes movie poster (1989)

A Master of the Marionettes

Inspector Tennyson

A Summer Story movie poster (1988)
6.1

A Summer Story

Jim

Casanova movie poster (1987)
4.1

Casanova

Le Duc

The Whistle Blower movie poster (1986)
5.9

The Whistle Blower

Bill Pickett

Return to Waterloo movie poster (1984)
6.8

Return to Waterloo

The Traveller

Return of the Jedi movie poster (1983)
7.9

Return of the Jedi

Admiral Piett

The Scarlet and the Black movie poster (1983)
7.0

The Scarlet and the Black

Capt. Hirsch

Firefox movie poster (1982)
6.1

Firefox

Colonel Kontarsky

Giro City movie poster (1982)
5.6

Giro City

Martin

I Remember Nelson movie poster (1982)

I Remember Nelson

Vice-Adm. Horatio Viscount Nelson

The Empire Strikes Back movie poster (1980)
8.4

The Empire Strikes Back

Admiral Piett

1970s

Life of Brian movie poster (1979)
7.8

Life of Brian

Jesus

The Danedyke Mystery movie poster (1979)

The Danedyke Mystery

The Major

Measure for Measure movie poster (1979)
5.9

Measure for Measure

Duke Vincentio

Les Misérables movie poster (1978)
7.2

Les Misérables

Police Prefect

One Bummer News Day movie poster (1978)

One Bummer News Day

Frank Benyon

Jabberwocky movie poster (1977)
6.0

Jabberwocky

1st Fanatic

The Testing of Eric Olthwaite movie poster (1977)
8.5

The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

Robber

Come the Revolution movie poster (1977)
10.0

Come the Revolution

Bruce Tetley

The Chester Mystery Plays movie poster (1976)

The Chester Mystery Plays

Lisztomania movie poster (1975)
5.8

Lisztomania

Frederic Chopin

Flame movie poster (1975)
7.3

Flame

Tony Devlin

Juggernaut movie poster (1974)
6.2

Juggernaut

Detective Brown

Mahler movie poster (1974)
6.8

Mahler

Krenek

Hitler: The Last Ten Days movie poster (1973)
6.2

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Boldt

The Triple Echo movie poster (1972)
5.8

The Triple Echo

Provo Corporal

The Devils movie poster (1971)
7.4

The Devils

Legrand

The Music Lovers movie poster (1971)
6.5

The Music Lovers

Modeste Tchaikovsky

The Boy Friend movie poster (1971)
6.5

The Boy Friend

King in fantasy sequence (uncredited)

Performance. movie poster (1970)
6.8

Performance.

Tony Farrell

Dance of the Seven Veils movie poster (1970)
8.3

Dance of the Seven Veils

1960s

The Blood Beast Terror movie poster (1968)
5.5

The Blood Beast Terror

James

How I Won the War movie poster (1967)
5.6

How I Won the War

2nd Replacement

The Jokers movie poster (1967)
6.3

The Jokers

De Winter

Three Clear Sundays movie poster (1965)
5.7

Three Clear Sundays

Nick

Seventy Deadly Pills movie poster (1963)
7.5

Seventy Deadly Pills

Covent Garden porter