Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/7/1937
Place of Birth
Manchester, England, UK
Also Known As
Kenneth CooleyKen Colley
Kenneth Colley
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
The Devils
as Legrand
The Empire Strikes Back
as Admiral Piett
Return of the Jedi
as Admiral Piett
Les Misérables
as Police Prefect
Shadow Run
as Larcombe
Solomon & Sheba
as Nathan
Life of Brian
as Jesus
The Jokers
as De Winter
The Rainbow
as Mr. Brunt
Juggernaut
as Detective Brown
Giro City
as Martin
Firefox
as Colonel Kontarsky
Jabberwocky
as 1st Fanatic
Lisztomania
as Frederic Chopin
La Vie de Bohème
as Street Sweeper
Mahler
as Krenek
Unnatural Causes
as Inspector Gerry Reckless
Brassed Off
as Greasley
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
as Admiral Piett (voice)
I Hired a Contract Killer
as The Killer