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Acting
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Male
Birthday
December 7, 1937
Died
June 30, 2025
Age
87
Place of Birth
Manchester, England, UK
Popularity
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Kenneth Colley
Acting
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 Measur…
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Filmography
2025
The Institute
TV · Gate Guard #5
7.6
2025
Dan Hawk Psychic Detective
Movie · Thaddeus Moncrief
0.0
2013
Scar Tissue
Movie · Weaver
5.2
2013
Peaky Blinders
TV · Vicente Changretta
8.5
2012
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
Movie · Admiral Piett (voice)
6.5
2011
Vera
TV · Ronald Devreux
7.4
2009
The Queen
TV
7.0
2009
Misfits
TV · Old Rudy
7.6
2007
Greetings
Movie · Ken
1.0
2005
Like Father Like Son
Movie · Rawsthorne
6.4
2004
New Tricks
TV
7.3
2003
The Royal
TV · Bernard Hussey
7.8
2002
Foyle's War
TV · Brian Jones
7.9
1999
Relic Hunter
TV · Professor Lamenza
6.7
1999
Hold Back the Night
Movie · Uncle Bob
5.0
1999
Always and Everyone
TV · Joseph
9.5
1999
The Last Train
TV
7.3
1998
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
TV · Archie Burlington
7.3
1998
Shadow Run
Movie · Larcombe
4.2
1997
Midsomer Murders
TV · Lloyd Kirby
7.5
1996
Brassed Off
Movie · Greasley
7.0
1996
Robert Rylands' Last Journey
Movie · Archdale
6.3
1995
Solomon & Sheba
Movie · Nathan
7.0
1994
Wycliffe
TV · Sam Peploe
6.8