Kenneth Colley

Actor

Born: December 7, 1937
Died: June 30, 2025 (age 87)
From: Manchester, England, UK

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…

Filmography (58)

Scar Tissue (2013)
Weaver
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out (2012)
Admiral Piett (voice)
Greetings (2007)
Director
Like Father Like Son (2005)
Rawsthorne
Hold Back the Night
Hold Back the Night (1999)
Uncle Bob
Shadow Run (1998)
Larcombe
Brassed Off (1996)
Greasley
Robert Rylands' Last Journey (1996)
Archdale
Solomon & Sheba (1995)
Nathan
Unnatural Causes (1993)
Inspector Gerry Reckless
The Secret Life of Arnold Bax (1992)
John Ireland
La Vie de Bohème (1992)
Street Sweeper
Prisoner of Honor (1991)
Capt. Dreyfus
The Last Island (1990)
Nick
I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
The Killer
Kremlin Farewell (1990)
Sergej
The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990)
Wilhelm Keitel
The Rainbow (1989)
Mr. Brunt
A Master of the Marionettes (1989)
Inspector Tennyson
A Summer Story (1988)
Jim
Casanova (1987)
Le Duc
The Whistle Blower (1986)
Bill Pickett
Return to Waterloo (1984)
The Traveller
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Admiral Piett
The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
Capt. Hirsch
Giro City (1982)
Martin
Firefox (1982)
Colonel Kontarsky
I Remember Nelson (1982)
Vice-Adm. Horatio Viscount Nelson
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Admiral Piett
Life of Brian (1979)
Jesus