Kenneth Colley
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 Shak...
Also Known As
Kenneth Cooley, Ken Colley
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Kenneth Colley's Movies
The Empire Strikes Back
20 May 1980
Return of the Jedi
25 May 1983
Life of Brian
17 Aug 1979
Firefox
18 Jun 1982
The Devils
16 Jul 1971
Jabberwocky
28 Mar 1977
Brassed Off
01 Nov 1996
I Hired a Contract Killer
12 Oct 1990
Performance
03 Aug 1970
La Vie de Bohème
27 Feb 1992
Juggernaut
25 Sept 1974
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
26 Sept 2012
The Scarlet and the Black
02 Feb 1983
The Blood Beast Terror
01 Feb 1968
The Music Lovers
12 Feb 1971
The Whistle Blower
21 Nov 1986
Mahler
04 Apr 1974
Les Misérables
27 Dec 1978
The Boy Friend
16 Dec 1971
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
19 Apr 1973
Kenneth Colley's TV Shows
Peaky Blinders
12 Sept 2013
Misfits
12 Nov 2009
Agatha Christie's Poirot
08 Jan 1989
Midsomer Murders
23 Mar 1997
Relic Hunter
25 Sept 1999
Vera
01 May 2011
The Avengers
07 Jan 1961
The Institute
13 Jul 2025
Inspector Morse
06 Jan 1987
Foyle's War
27 Oct 2002
Casualty
06 Sept 1986
Casualty
06 Sept 1986
Casualty
06 Sept 1986
New Tricks
01 Jan 2004
Heartbeat
10 Apr 1992
The Sweeney
02 Jan 1975
Minder
29 Oct 1979
Ripping Yarns
07 Jan 1976
The Last Train
07 Apr 1999
Pennies from Heaven
07 Mar 1978