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Kenneth Colley
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Kenneth Colley
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1937-12-07,Manchester, England, UK
Gender
Male
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 Measure for Measure (also 1979). Colley also held an important role in the Clint Eastwood film Firefox, as a Soviet Colonel tasked with the protection of the Firefox and its secrets. Colley portrayed SS-Standartenführer Paul Blobel in the World War II drama War and Remembrance. His character was charged with hiding the evidence of the Holocaust, and putting dead victims through "Economic Processing". According to comments Terry Gilliam (who directed him in Jabberwocky and co-starred with him in Life of Brian) made in the DVD audio commentaries for both films, Colley is a terrible stutterer in real life. When he had a role in a film, however, he could recite the lines perfectly. Stuttering is a character trait, however, in his role as the "Accordion Man" in the BBC television drama Pennies from Heaven (1978). He has also recently starred in BBC's HolbyBlue as a drunk and violent father, grandfather and father-in-law. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenneth Colley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

7.763

Life of Brian
1979-08-17

The Empire Strikes Back

8.392

The Empire Strikes Back
1980-05-20

6.1

Firefox
1982-06-18

I Hired a Contract Killer

6.832

I Hired a Contract Killer
1990-10-12

7

Brassed Off
1996-11-01

The Scarlet and the Black

7.032

The Scarlet and the Black
1983-02-02

7.226

Les Misérables
1978-12-27

A Master of the Marionettes

0

A Master of the Marionettes
1989-04-18

The Blood Beast Terror

5.46

The Blood Beast Terror
1968-02-01

6.25

The Jokers
1967-05-15

Solomon & Sheba

7.05

Solomon & Sheba
1995-02-26

Hold Back the Night

5.045

Hold Back the Night
1999-06-10

Return to Waterloo

6.813

Return to Waterloo
1984-11-01

Kremlin Farewell

8

Kremlin Farewell
1990-04-01

5.838

Lisztomania
1975-10-10

The Music Lovers

6.518

The Music Lovers
1971-02-12

Robert Rylands' Last Journey

6.278

Robert Rylands' Last Journey
1996-10-18

Unnatural Causes

6.75

Unnatural Causes
1993-01-02

5.625

The Rainbow
1989-05-05

5.2

Scar Tissue
2013-09-12

6.027

Jabberwocky
1977-03-28

The Plot to Kill Hitler

6.154

The Plot to Kill Hitler
1990-01-30

LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out

6.4

LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
2012-09-26

Return of the Jedi

7.909

Return of the Jedi
1983-05-25

4.125

Casanova
1987-03-01

6.526

The Boy Friend
1971-12-16

6.136

A Summer Story
1988-08-11

0

Who Pays?
1968-01-19

Like Father Like Son

6.375

Like Father Like Son
2005-01-24

5.6

Giro City
1982-11-01

Dance of the Seven Veils

8.333

Dance of the Seven Veils
1970-02-15

7.308

Flame
1975-02-13

The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

8.5

The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
1977-09-22

The Danedyke Mystery

0

The Danedyke Mystery
1979-06-03

6.236

Juggernaut
1974-09-25

The Triple Echo

5.813

The Triple Echo
1972-11-16

Three Clear Sundays

5.667

Three Clear Sundays
1965-04-07

The Whistle Blower

5.9

The Whistle Blower
1986-11-21

6.766

Performance
1970-08-03

6.777

Mahler
1974-04-04

4.167

Shadow Run
1998-01-01

I Remember Nelson

0

I Remember Nelson
1982-04-14

7.4

The Devils
1971-07-16

Seventy Deadly Pills

7.5

Seventy Deadly Pills
1963-01-01

How I Won the War

5.579

How I Won the War
1967-10-18

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

6.2

Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973-04-19

La Vie de Bohème

7.5

La Vie de Bohème
1992-02-27

1

Greetings
2007-10-23

The Last Island

5.857

The Last Island
1990-11-16

Prisoner of Honor

6.267

Prisoner of Honor
1991-11-02

Measure for Measure

5.857

Measure for Measure
1979-02-18

The Secret Life of Arnold Bax

6.333

The Secret Life of Arnold Bax
1992-11-22

One Bummer News Day

0

One Bummer News Day
1978-12-12

Come the Revolution

10

Come the Revolution
1977-10-25

Three Days in Szczecin

0

Three Days in Szczecin
1976-09-21

0

Cause of Death
1968-11-11

The Chester Mystery Plays

0

The Chester Mystery Plays
1976-04-18

Midsomer Murders

7.487

Midsomer Murders
1997-03-23

6

Wycliffe
1994-07-24

7.353

The Last Train
1999-04-07

7.8

The Avengers
1961-01-07

8

The Sweeney
1975-01-02

7.2

Heartbeat
1992-04-10

6.741

Relic Hunter
1999-09-25

Inspector Morse

7.9

Inspector Morse
1987-01-06

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

7.545

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971-09-20

No Hiding Place

4.75

No Hiding Place
1959-09-16

7.349

New Tricks
2004-01-01

6.6

Play for Today
1970-10-15

Pennies from Heaven

7.625

Pennies from Heaven
1978-03-07

7

Fall of Eagles
1974-03-15

9

The Expert
1968-07-05

9

The Expert
1968-07-05

5

Judge Dee
1969-04-08

5.667

Crown Court
1972-10-11

7.8

Foyle's War
2002-10-27

Dear Mother... ...Love Albert

5.5

Dear Mother... ...Love Albert
1969-09-15

John Silver's Return to Treasure Island

8.75

John Silver's Return to Treasure Island
1986-04-05

The Kenny Everett Television Show

7.091

The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982-02-25

6.5

Peak Practice
1993-05-10

7.8

The Royal
2003-01-19

7.1

Minder
1979-10-29

6.238

Casualty
1986-09-06

7.688

Ripping Yarns
1976-01-07

7.4

Vera
2011-05-01

6.238

Casualty
1986-09-06

6.238

Casualty
1986-09-06

7

The Queen
2009-11-29

Agatha Christie's Poirot

8.18

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989-01-08

Mussolini: The Untold Story

5.273

Mussolini: The Untold Story
1985-11-24

The Wednesday Play

5.2

The Wednesday Play
1964-09-30

I Remember Nelson

4.6

I Remember Nelson
1982-04-07

7.167

Peter and Paul
1981-04-12

Between the Lines

5.462

Between the Lines
1992-09-04

7.602

Misfits
2009-11-12

6.6

Play for Today
1970-10-15

The Mrs Bradley Mysteries

7.2

The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
1998-08-31

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

8

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988-01-10

8.525

Peaky Blinders
2013-09-12

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

6.444

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
1985-04-08

6.077

The Protectors
1972-09-29

7.2

Omnibus
1967-10-13

Thirty-Minute Theatre

4.25

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965-10-07

Always and Everyone

9.5

Always and Everyone
1999-06-07

BBC Play of the Month

5.25

BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19

Dickens of London

7.333

Dickens of London
1976-09-28

7

Target
1977-09-09

The Love School

0

The Love School
1975-01-22

6.5

Black and Blue
1973-08-14

7.609

The Institute
2025-07-13

It's Dark Outside

0

It's Dark Outside
1964-01-03

0

The Informer
1966-08-03

Churchill's People

5

Churchill's People
1974-12-30

8

Redcap
1964-10-17

Armchair Theatre

6

Armchair Theatre
1956-07-08

War and Remembrance

7.865

War and Remembrance
1988-11-13

The Play on One

6

The Play on One
1988-01-19

New Scotland Yard

6.3

New Scotland Yard
1972-04-22

7.143

Screen Two
1985-01-06