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Kenneth Cooley
Ken Colley
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…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Scar Tissue
as Weaver
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
as Admiral Piett (voice)
Greetings
as Ken
Like Father Like Son
as Rawsthorne
Hold Back the Night
as Uncle Bob
Shadow Run
as Larcombe
Brassed Off
as Greasley
Robert Rylands' Last Journey
as Archdale
Solomon & Sheba
as Nathan
Unnatural Causes
as Inspector Gerry Reckless
TV Shows
The Institute
as Gate Guard #5 · 1 ep.
Peaky Blinders
as Vicente Changretta · 2 ep.
Vera
as Ronald Devreux · 1 ep.
Misfits
as Old Rudy · 1 ep.
The Queen
5 ep.
New Tricks
1 ep.
The Royal
as Bernard Hussey · 1 ep.
Foyle's War
as Brian Jones · 1 ep.
Relic Hunter
as Professor Lamenza · 1 ep.
Always and Everyone
as Joseph · 1 ep.
