Biography
Kenneth Colley
Acting
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 Mich…
Career works
116
Movies
57
Series
59
Career average
6.7/10
Birth date
12/07/1937
Place of birth
Manchester, England, UK
Date of death
06/30/2025
Filmography highlights
Movies
Scar Tissue
2013 · 5.2
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
2012 · 6.4
Greetings
2007 · 1.0
Like Father Like Son
2005 · 6.4
Shadow Run
1998 · 4.2
Brassed Off
1996 · 7.0
Robert Rylands' Last Journey
1996 · 6.3
Solomon & Sheba
1995 · 7.0
Unnatural Causes
1993 · 6.8
The Secret Life of Arnold Bax
1992 · 6.3
La Vie de Bohème
1992 · 7.5
Prisoner of Honor
1991 · 6.3
The Last Island
1990 · 5.9
I Hired a Contract Killer
1990 · 6.8
Kremlin Farewell
1990 · 8.0
Series
The Institute
2025 · 7.6
Peaky Blinders
2013 · 8.5
Vera
2011 · 7.4
The Queen
2009 · 7.0
Misfits
2009 · 7.6
New Tricks
2004 · 7.3
The Royal
2003 · 7.8
Foyle's War
2002 · 7.8
Relic Hunter
1999 · 6.7
Always and Everyone
1999 · 9.5
The Last Train
1999 · 7.4
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
1998 · 7.2
Midsomer Murders
1997 · 7.5
Wycliffe
1994 · 6.0
Peak Practice
1993 · 6.5