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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 (born 7 December 1937) is 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 The Life of Brian, having also appeared in the earlier Monty 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 in 1979. Colley also held an important role in the Clint Eastwood movie Firefox, where he played a Soviet Colonel tasked with the protection of the Firefox and its secrets. Colley went on to play 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 1978 BBC television drama, Pennies from Heaven. He has also recently starred in BBC's HolbyBlue as a drunk and violent father, grandfather and father-in-law. He currently lives at Hythe in Kent. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenneth Colley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

7.759

Life of Brian
1979-08-17

The Empire Strikes Back

8.4

The Empire Strikes Back
1980-05-20

6.038

Firefox
1982-06-18

I Hired a Contract Killer

6.9

I Hired a Contract Killer
1990-10-12

7.005

Brassed Off
1996-11-01

The Scarlet and the Black

7

The Scarlet and the Black
1983-02-02

7.172

Les Misérables
1978-12-27

A Master of the Marionettes

0

A Master of the Marionettes
1989-04-18

The Blood Beast Terror

5.5

The Blood Beast Terror
1968-02-01

6

The Jokers
1967-05-15

Solomon & Sheba

7.9

Solomon & Sheba
1995-02-26

Hold Back the Night

5.2

Hold Back the Night
1999-06-10

Return to Waterloo

6.7

Return to Waterloo
1984-11-01

Kremlin Farewell

0

Kremlin Farewell
1990-04-01

6

Lisztomania
1975-10-10

The Music Lovers

6.6

The Music Lovers
1971-02-12

Robert Rylands' Last Journey

6.1

Robert Rylands' Last Journey
1996-10-18

Unnatural Causes

0

Unnatural Causes
1993-01-02

5.717

The Rainbow
1989-05-05

5.5

Scar Tissue
2013-09-12

6

Jabberwocky
1977-03-28

The Plot to Kill Hitler

6.042

The Plot to Kill Hitler
1990-01-30

LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out

6.4

LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
2012-09-24

Return of the Jedi

7.9

Return of the Jedi
1983-05-25

4.167

Casanova
1987-03-01

6.643

The Boy Friend
1971-12-16

6.2

A Summer Story
1988-08-11

0

Who Pays?
1968-01-19

Like Father Like Son

6.7

Like Father Like Son
2005-01-24

5

Giro City
1982-11-01

Dance of the Seven Veils

8

Dance of the Seven Veils
1970-02-15

7.2

Flame
1975-02-13

The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

7

The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
1977-09-22

The Danedyke Mystery

0

The Danedyke Mystery
1979-06-03

6.173

Juggernaut
1974-09-25

The Triple Echo

5.971

The Triple Echo
1972-11-16

Three Clear Sundays

5

Three Clear Sundays
1965-04-07

The Whistle Blower

5.841

The Whistle Blower
1986-11-21

6.728

Performance
1970-08-03

6.7

Mahler
1974-04-04

3.818

Shadow Run
1998-01-01

I Remember Nelson

0

I Remember Nelson
1982-04-14

7.5

The Devils
1971-07-16

Seventy Deadly Pills

6

Seventy Deadly Pills
1963-01-01

How I Won the War

5.5

How I Won the War
1967-10-18

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

6.1

Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973-04-19

La Vie de Bohème

7.496

La Vie de Bohème
1992-02-27

1

Greetings
2007-10-23

The Last Island

5.7

The Last Island
1990-11-16

Prisoner of Honor

6.2

Prisoner of Honor
1991-11-02

Measure for Measure

6

Measure for Measure
1979-02-18

The Secret Life of Arnold Bax

6

The Secret Life of Arnold Bax
1992-11-22

One Bummer News Day

0

One Bummer News Day
1978-12-12

Come the Revolution

0

Come the Revolution
1977-10-25

Dan Hawk Psychic Detective

0

Dan Hawk Psychic Detective
2024-01-21

Midsomer Murders

7.5

Midsomer Murders
1997-03-23

6

Wycliffe
1994-07-24

7.3

The Last Train
1999-04-07

7.7

The Avengers
1961-01-07

7.7

The Sweeney
1975-01-02

7

Heartbeat
1992-04-10

6.7

Relic Hunter
1999-09-25

Inspector Morse

7.8

Inspector Morse
1987-01-06

5.3

Hazell
1978-01-16

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

7.3

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971-09-20

No Hiding Place

3.7

No Hiding Place
1959-09-16

7.357

New Tricks
2004-01-01

6.333

Play for Today
1970-10-15

Pennies from Heaven

7.6

Pennies from Heaven
1978-03-07

6.8

Fall of Eagles
1974-03-15

10

The Expert
1968-07-05

10

The Expert
1968-07-05

5

Judge Dee
1969-04-08

5.4

Crown Court
1972-10-11

The BBC Television Shakespeare

6

The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978-12-03

7.863

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

7

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

The Kenny Everett Television Show

7

The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982-02-25

6.1

Peak Practice
1993-05-10

7.6

The Royal
2003-01-19

6.8

Minder
1979-10-29

6.1

Casualty
1986-09-06

7.4

Ripping Yarns
1976-01-07

7.436

Vera
2011-05-01

6.1

Casualty
1986-09-06

6.1

Casualty
1986-09-06

7

The Queen
2009-11-29

Agatha Christie's Poirot

8.1

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989-01-08

Mussolini: The Untold Story

5.3

Mussolini: The Untold Story
1985-11-24

The Wednesday Play

4.5

The Wednesday Play
1964-09-30

The Love School

0

The Love School
1975-01-22

I Remember Nelson

4

I Remember Nelson
1982-04-07

7

Peter and Paul
1981-04-12

Between the Lines

5.6

Between the Lines
1992-09-04

7.63

Misfits
2009-11-12

6.333

Play for Today
1970-10-15

The Mrs Bradley Mysteries

6.889

The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
1998-08-31

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

0

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

8.531

Peaky Blinders
2013-09-12

A for Andromeda

5

A for Andromeda
1961-10-03

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

6

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

5.6

The Protectors
1972-09-29

7.2

Omnibus
1967-10-13

Thirty-Minute Theatre

3.8

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965-10-07

Always and Everyone

0

Always and Everyone
1999-06-07