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 Michael Palin. As a Shakespearean actor, he played the Duke of Vienna in the BBC Television Shakespeare production of…
Filmography
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The Institute
2025
Scar Tissue
2013
Peaky Blinders
2013
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
2012
Vera
2011
The Queen
2009
Misfits
2009
Greetings
2007
Like Father Like Son
2005
New Tricks
2004
The Royal
2003
Foyle's War
2002
Relic Hunter
1999
Hold Back the Night
Hold Back the Night
1999
Always and Everyone
1999
The Last Train
1999
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
1998
Shadow Run
1998
Midsomer Murders
1997
Brassed Off
1996
Robert Rylands' Last Journey
1996
Solomon & Sheba
1995
Wycliffe
1994
Peak Practice
1993
Unnatural Causes
1993
The Secret Life of Arnold Bax
1992
Between the Lines
1992
Heartbeat
1992
La Vie de Bohème
1992
Prisoner of Honor
1991
The Last Island
1990
I Hired a Contract Killer
1990
Kremlin Farewell
1990
The Plot to Kill Hitler
1990
The Rainbow
1989
A Master of the Marionettes
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
War and Remembrance
1988
A Summer Story
1988
The Play on One
1988
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
Casanova
1987
Inspector Morse
1987
The Whistle Blower
1986
Casualty
1986
John Silver's Return to Treasure Island
1986
Mussolini: The Untold Story
1985
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
1985
Screen Two
1985
Return to Waterloo
1984
Return of the Jedi
1983
The Scarlet and the Black
1983
Giro City
1982
Firefox
1982
I Remember Nelson
1982
I Remember Nelson
I Remember Nelson
1982
Peter and Paul
1981
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Minder
1979
Life of Brian
1979
The Danedyke Mystery
1979
Measure for Measure
1979
Les Misérables
1978
One Bummer News Day
1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
Pennies from Heaven
1978
Come the Revolution
1977
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
1977
Target
1977
Jabberwocky
1977
Dickens of London
1976
Three Days in Szczecin
Three Days in Szczecin
1976
The Chester Mystery Plays
1976
Ripping Yarns
1976
Lisztomania
1975
Flame
1975
The Love School
1975
The Sweeney
1975
Churchill's People
1974
Juggernaut
1974