Born in Manchester, England, UK — Dec 07 1937• Died Jun 30 2025

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 Tel…
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Vicente Changretta

Lloyd Kirby

Mathew Davenheim

Paddy

Ronald Devreux

Ron


Bruce Tetley

Clive Harris

Stanley Meredith

Stan Jordan

Yolinichev


Brian Jones

Sam Peploe

Noah Riley

Professor Lamenza

Hitler

Old Rudy


DCI Patrick Dawson

Bethold Florenberg

Foreman

Ancient Beau

Paddy

Admiral Piett

Devlin

Jessal

Farrish

Gate Guard #5

Chief Supt. Tattersall

Chief Inspector Heat

Private Bolt

Father Gapon

Self

Admiral Piett

Slater

Jesus

Robert Seymour

Joseph

Robber
Schultz


Colonel Kontarsky

Theodotus

Hammond

Legrand

King Vittorio Emmanuele

The Accordion Man

Edward Burne-Jones


Capt. Hirsch

Archie Burlington

Greasley

Detective Brown

Frederic Chopin

Police Prefect



De Winter

Jimmy

Boldt

1st Fanatic

Tony Farrell

Bernard Hussey

Krenek

Bill Pickett

Mr. Brunt

Adolf Eichmann

Ben Gunn

Le Duc

Provo Corporal

King in fantasy sequence (uncredited)

Tony Devlin

Jim

2nd Replacement

Larcombe

Street Sweeper

James

Wilhelm Keitel

Nick

The Killer

Admiral Piett (voice)

Nathan
ice-Adm. Horatio Viscount Nelson

Modeste Tchaikovsky

Archdale

Capt. Dreyfus

Martin

Weaver

Sergej

Robber

The Major

Duke Vincentio

Rawsthorne


Vice-Adm. Horatio Viscount Nelson

Inspector Gerry Reckless

Nick
Uncle Bob

Inspector Tennyson

John Ireland
Corbett

Covent Garden porter

The Traveller

Bruce Tetley
Edmund Bałuka

Frank Benyon

Ken
Dr. Emil Justin
