Actor
Kenneth Colley
Born 1937-12-07Died 2025-06-30aged 87
Kenneth Colley (1937–2025) is best known for Brassed Off, The Bohemian Life and I Hired a Contract Killer.
Kenneth Colley (7 December 1937 – 30 June 2025) was a British film and television actor whose career spanned over 60 years. He came to wider prominence through his role as Admiral Piett in the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983), as well as his roles in the films of Ken Russell and as Jesus in Monty Python's Life of Brian.
Filmography (16)
★ 7.21996
Brassed Off
1996
★ 7.61992
The Bohemian Life
1992
★ 7.21990
I Hired a Contract Killer
1990
★ 8.31983
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
1983
★ 5.91982
Firefox
1982
★ 8.71980
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
1980
★ 8.01979
Monty Python’s Life of Brian
1979
★ 6.11977
Jabberwocky
1977
★ 6.11975
Lisztomania
1975
★ 6.61974
Juggernaut
1974
★ 7.01974
Mahler
1974
★ 6.51973
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973
★ 7.71971
The Devils
1971
★ 7.21971
The Music Lovers
1971
★ 6.71970
Performance
1970
★ 5.51967
How I Won the War
1967