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Kenneth Colley
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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 Measure for Measure (also 1979).
Known For
Midsomer Murders
1997
Peaky Blinders
2013
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Casualty
1986
Casualty
1986
Casualty
1986
Vera
2011
The Avengers
1961
Relic Hunter
1999
Foyle's War
2002
New Tricks
2004
Misfits
2009
Inspector Morse
1987
The Institute
2025
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Return of the Jedi
1983
Life of Brian
1979
Juggernaut
1974
The Devils
1971
Jabberwocky
1977
Firefox
1982
The Scarlet and the Black
1983
Performance
1970
Brassed Off
1996
La Vie de Bohème
1992
The Blood Beast Terror
1968
I Hired a Contract Killer
1990
The Music Lovers
1971
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
2012
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