Kenneth Colley

Born December 7, 1937· Manchester, England, UK

† Died June 30, 2025

44Roles★ 7Average rating

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… Read more

Known for

The Empire Strikes Back1980Return of the Jedi1983Peaky Blinders2013Life of Brian1979

Filmography

YearRating

Series★ 7.6

The Institute2025

Gate Guard #5

Series★ 8.5

Peaky Blinders2013

Vicente Changretta

★ 6.5

LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out2012

Admiral Piett (voice)

Series★ 7.4

Vera2011

Ronald Devreux

Series★ 7.6

Misfits2009

Old Rudy

Series★ 7.3

New Tricks2004

Series★ 7.9

Foyle's War2002

Brian Jones

Series★ 6.8

Relic Hunter1999

Professor Lamenza

Series★ 7.5

Midsomer Murders1997

Lloyd Kirby

★ 7

Brassed Off1996

Greasley

★ 7.5

La Vie de Bohème1992

Street Sweeper

Series★ 7.2

Heartbeat1992

Clive Harris

★ 6.9

I Hired a Contract Killer1990

The Killer

★ 6.2

The Plot to Kill Hitler1990

Wilhelm Keitel

★ 5.7

The Rainbow1989

Mr. Brunt

Series★ 8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot1989

Mathew Davenheim

★ 6.1

A Summer Story1988

Jim

Series★ 7.9

War and Remembrance1988

Paul Blobel

Series★ 7.9

Inspector Morse1987

DCI Patrick Dawson

★ 5.8

The Whistle Blower1986

Bill Pickett

Series★ 6.2

Casualty1986

Paddy

★ 6.8

Return to Waterloo1984

The Traveller

★ 7

The Scarlet and the Black1983

Capt. Hirsch

★ 7.9

Return of the Jedi1983

Admiral Piett

★ 6.1

Firefox1982

Colonel Kontarsky

★ 8.4

The Empire Strikes Back1980

Admiral Piett

★ 7.8

Life of Brian1979

Jesus

Series★ 7.1

Minder1979

Ron

★ 7.1

Les Misérables1978

Police Prefect

★ 6

Jabberwocky1977

1st Fanatic

Series★ 7.7

Ripping Yarns1976

Robber

★ 5.9

Lisztomania1975

Frederic Chopin

Series★ 8.1

The Sweeney1975

Noah Riley

★ 6.3

Juggernaut1974

Detective Brown

★ 6.8

Mahler1974

Krenek

★ 6.1

Hitler: The Last Ten Days1973

Boldt

★ 5.8

The Triple Echo1972

Provo Corporal

★ 6.5

The Music Lovers1971

Modeste Tchaikovsky

★ 6.5

The Boy Friend1971

King in fantasy sequence (uncredited)

★ 7.5

The Devils1971

Legrand

★ 6.8

Performance.1970

Tony Farrell

★ 5.5

The Blood Beast Terror1968

James

★ 5.6

How I Won the War1967

2nd Replacement

Series★ 7.8

The Avengers1961