

Kenneth Colley
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
7 Dec 1937
Age
89 Years
Born In
Manchester, England, UK
Total Projects
117
Years Active
69 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.7 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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The Institute
The Institute
as Gate Guard #5

movie
Scar Tissue
Scar Tissue
as Weaver

tv
Peaky Blinders
Peaky Blinders
as Vicente Changretta

movie
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
as Admiral Piett (voice)

tv
Vera
Vera
as Ronald Devreux

tv
The Queen
The Queen

tv
Misfits
Misfits
as Old Rudy

movie
Greetings
Greetings
as Ken

movie
Like Father Like Son
Like Father Like Son
as Rawsthorne

tv
New Tricks
New Tricks

tv
The Royal
The Royal
as Bernard Hussey

tv
Foyle's War
Foyle's War
as Brian Jones

tv
Relic Hunter
Relic Hunter
as Professor Lamenza

movie
Hold Back the Night
Hold Back the Night
as Uncle Bob

tv
Always and Everyone
Always and Everyone
as Joseph

tv
The Last Train
The Last Train

tv
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
as Archie Burlington

movie
Shadow Run
Shadow Run
as Larcombe

tv
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Lloyd Kirby

movie
Brassed Off
Brassed Off
as Greasley

movie
Robert Rylands' Last Journey
Robert Rylands' Last Journey
as Archdale

movie
Solomon & Sheba
Solomon & Sheba
as Nathan

tv
Wycliffe
Wycliffe
as Sam Peploe

tv
Peak Practice
Peak Practice
as Stan Jordan

movie
Unnatural Causes
Unnatural Causes
as Inspector Gerry Reckless

movie
The Secret Life of Arnold Bax
The Secret Life of Arnold Bax
as John Ireland

tv
Between the Lines
Between the Lines
as Chief Supt. Tattersall

tv
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
as Clive Harris

movie
La Vie de Bohème
La Vie de Bohème
as Street Sweeper

movie
Prisoner of Honor
Prisoner of Honor
as Capt. Dreyfus

movie
The Last Island
The Last Island
as Nick

movie
I Hired a Contract Killer
I Hired a Contract Killer
as The Killer

movie
Kremlin Farewell
Kremlin Farewell
as Sergej

movie
The Plot to Kill Hitler
The Plot to Kill Hitler
as Wilhelm Keitel

movie
The Rainbow
The Rainbow
as Mr. Brunt

movie
A Master of the Marionettes
A Master of the Marionettes
as Inspector Tennyson

tv
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Mathew Davenheim

tv
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance
as Paul Blobel

movie
A Summer Story
A Summer Story
as Jim

tv
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Chief Inspector Heat

movie
Casanova
Casanova
as Le Duc

tv
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
as DCI Patrick Dawson

movie
The Whistle Blower
The Whistle Blower
as Bill Pickett

tv
Casualty
Casualty
as Paddy

tv
Casualty
Casualty
as Clifford Watkins

tv
Casualty
Casualty
as Arthur Cobb

tv
John Silver's Return to Treasure Island
John Silver's Return to Treasure Island
as Ben Gunn

tv
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Mussolini: The Untold Story
as King Vittorio Emmanuele

tv
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
as Adolf Eichmann

movie
Return to Waterloo
Return to Waterloo
as The Traveller

movie
Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi
as Admiral Piett

movie
The Scarlet and the Black
The Scarlet and the Black
as Capt. Hirsch

movie
Giro City
Giro City
as Martin

movie
Firefox
Firefox
as Colonel Kontarsky

movie
I Remember Nelson
I Remember Nelson
as Vice-Adm. Horatio Viscount Nelson

tv
I Remember Nelson
I Remember Nelson
as ice-Adm. Horatio Viscount Nelson

tv
The Kenny Everett Television Show
The Kenny Everett Television Show
as Self

tv
Peter and Paul
Peter and Paul
as Theodotus

movie
The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back
as Admiral Piett

tv
Minder
Minder
as Ron

movie
Life of Brian
Life of Brian
as Jesus

movie
The Danedyke Mystery
The Danedyke Mystery
as The Major

movie
Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure
as Duke Vincentio

movie
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
as Police Prefect

movie
One Bummer News Day
One Bummer News Day
as Frank Benyon

tv
Pennies from Heaven
Pennies from Heaven
as The Accordion Man

movie
Come the Revolution
Come the Revolution
as Bruce Tetley

movie
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
as Robber

tv
Target
Target
as Jessal

movie
Jabberwocky
Jabberwocky
as 1st Fanatic

tv
Dickens of London
Dickens of London
as Robert Seymour

movie
Three Days in Szczecin
Three Days in Szczecin
as Edmund Bałuka

movie
The Chester Mystery Plays
The Chester Mystery Plays

tv
Ripping Yarns
Ripping Yarns
as Robber

movie
Lisztomania
Lisztomania
as Frederic Chopin

movie
Flame
Flame
as Tony Devlin

tv
The Love School
The Love School
as Edward Burne-Jones

tv
The Sweeney
The Sweeney
as Noah Riley

tv
Churchill's People
Churchill's People
as Ancient Beau

movie
Juggernaut
Juggernaut
as Detective Brown

movie
Mahler
Mahler
as Krenek

tv
Fall of Eagles
Fall of Eagles
as Father Gapon

tv
Black and Blue
Black and Blue
as Schultz

movie
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
as Boldt

movie
The Triple Echo
The Triple Echo
as Provo Corporal

tv
Crown Court
Crown Court
as Stanley Meredith

tv
The Protectors
The Protectors
as Devlin

movie
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
as King in fantasy sequence (uncredited)

tv
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Farrish

movie
The Devils
The Devils
as Legrand

movie
The Music Lovers
The Music Lovers
as Modeste Tchaikovsky

tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Bruce Tetley

tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Frank Benyon

movie
Performance
Performance
as Tony Farrell

movie
Dance of the Seven Veils
Dance of the Seven Veils

tv
Dear Mother... ...Love Albert
Dear Mother... ...Love Albert

tv
Judge Dee
Judge Dee

movie
Cause of Death
Cause of Death
as Dr. Emil Justin

tv
The Expert
The Expert
as Foreman

tv
The Expert
The Expert
as Munt

movie
The Blood Beast Terror
The Blood Beast Terror
as James

movie
Who Pays?
Who Pays?
as Corbett

movie
How I Won the War
How I Won the War
as 2nd Replacement

tv
Omnibus
Omnibus
as Hitler

movie
The Jokers
The Jokers
as De Winter

tv
The Informer
The Informer
as Slater

tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Yolinichev

tv
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Paddy

movie
Three Clear Sundays
Three Clear Sundays
as Nick

tv
Redcap
Redcap
as Private Bolt

tv
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
as Bethold Florenberg

tv
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
as Jock

tv
It's Dark Outside
It's Dark Outside
as Hammond

movie
Seventy Deadly Pills
Seventy Deadly Pills
as Covent Garden porter

tv
The Avengers
The Avengers

tv
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Jimmy