Kenneth Colley
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
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
The Secret Life of Arnold Bax
as John Ireland
La Vie de Bohème
as Street Sweeper
Prisoner of Honor
as Capt. Dreyfus
The Last Island
as Nick
I Hired a Contract Killer
as The Killer
Kremlin Farewell
as Sergej
The Plot to Kill Hitler
as Wilhelm Keitel
The Rainbow
as Mr. Brunt
A Master of the Marionettes
as Inspector Tennyson
A Summer Story
as Jim
Casanova
as Le Duc
The Whistle Blower
as Bill Pickett
Return to Waterloo
as The Traveller
Return of the Jedi
as Admiral Piett
The Scarlet and the Black
as Capt. Hirsch
Giro City
as Martin
Firefox
as Colonel Kontarsky
I Remember Nelson
as Vice-Adm. Horatio Viscount Nelson
The Empire Strikes Back
as Admiral Piett
Life of Brian
as Jesus
Crew Credits
Greetings
Director