Deceased

How Did Kenneth Colley Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 87

Also known asKenneth Cooley, Ken ColleyGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn07/12/1937Born inManchester, England, UKDied30/06/2025Died inAshfordCauseCOVID-19WikidataQ367017 ↗TMDb#10734 ↗

Kenneth Colley was a British film and television actor whose career spanned over 60 years. He came to wider prominence through his role as Admiral Piett in the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983), as well as his roles in the films of Ken Russell and as Jesus in Monty Python's Life of Brian.

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Filmography67 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	The InstituteSeries	Gate Guard #5	88
2013	Peaky BlindersSeries	Vicente Changretta	76
2011	VeraSeries	Ronald Devreux	74
2004	New TricksSeries	—	67
2003	The RoyalSeries	Bernard Hussey	66
2002	Foyle's WarSeries	Brian Jones	65
1999	Relic HunterSeries	Professor Lamenza	62
1999	Hold Back the NightMovie	Uncle Bob	62
1999	Always and EveryoneSeries	Joseph	62
1998	Shadow RunMovie	Larcombe	61
1997	Midsomer MurdersSeries	Lloyd Kirby	60
1994	WycliffeSeries	Sam Peploe	57
1993	Peak PracticeSeries	Stan Jordan	56
1992	HeartbeatSeries	Clive Harris	55
1992	Between the LinesSeries	Chief Supt. Tattersall	55
1991	Prisoner of HonorMovie	Capt. Dreyfus	54
1990	I Hired a Contract KillerMovie	The Killer	53
1990	Kremlin FarewellMovie	Sergej	53
1990	The Plot to Kill HitlerMovie	Wilhelm Keitel	53
1989	Agatha Christie's PoirotSeries	Mathew Davenheim	52
1989	A Master of the MarionettesMovie	Inspector Tennyson	52
1988	The Play on OneSeries	DI Tennyson	51
1988	War and RemembranceSeries	Paul Blobel	51
1988	The Modern World: Ten Great WritersSeries	Chief Inspector Heat	51
1987	Inspector MorseSeries	DCI Patrick Dawson	50
1987	CasanovaMovie	Le Duc	50
1986	CasualtySeries	Arthur Cobb	49
1986	CasualtySeries	Paddy	49
1985	Mussolini: The Untold StorySeries	King Vittorio Emmanuele	48
1983	Return of the JediMovie	Admiral Piett	46
1983	The Scarlet and the BlackMovie	Capt. Hirsch	46
1982	FirefoxMovie	Colonel Kontarsky	45
1980	The Empire Strikes BackMovie	Admiral Piett	43
1979	MinderSeries	Ron	42
1978	Les MisérablesMovie	Police Prefect	41
1978	The BBC Television ShakespeareSeries	Duke Vincentio	41
1978	Pennies from HeavenSeries	The Accordion Man	41
1977	TargetSeries	Jessal	40
1977	Come the RevolutionMovie	Bruce Tetley	40
1976	Ripping YarnsSeries	Robber	39
1975	The SweeneySeries	Noah Riley	38
1975	The Love SchoolSeries	Edward Burne-Jones	38
1975	FlameMovie	Tony Devlin	38
1974	Fall of EaglesSeries	Father Gapon	37
1974	Churchill's PeopleSeries	Ancient Beau	37
1974	JuggernautMovie	Detective Brown	37
1973	Hitler: The Last Ten DaysMovie	Boldt	36
1973	Black and BlueSeries	Schultz	36
1972	Crown CourtSeries	Stanley Meredith	35
1972	The ProtectorsSeries	Devlin	35
1972	New Scotland YardSeries	Peter Elliot	35
1971	The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesSeries	Farrish	34
1970	Play for TodaySeries	Bruce Tetley	33
1968	The ExpertSeries	Munt	31
1967	OmnibusSeries	Hitler	30
1967	City '68Series	Corbett	30
1967	The JokersMovie	De Winter	30
1966	The InformerSeries	Slater	29
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	Yolinichev	28
1965	Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries	Paddy	28
1964	The Wednesday PlaySeries	Bethold Florenberg	27
1964	RedcapSeries	Private Bolt	27
1964	It's Dark OutsideSeries	Hammond	27
1963	Seventy Deadly PillsMovie	Covent Garden porter	26
1961	The AvengersSeries	—	24
1959	No Hiding PlaceSeries	—	22
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	Jimmy	19