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Kenneth Colley
Actor 1937 - 2025

Kenneth Colley

Manchester, England, UK

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... Read full bio →

Featured Characters

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18 roles
Shot from Firefox
Character Colonel Kontarsky

Firefox

1982

Shot from Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Character Firmus Piett
Shot from I Hired a Contract Killer
Character The Killer
Shot from The Rainbow
Character Mr. Brunt
Shot from Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Character Admiral Piett
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Character Jesus
Shadow Run No snapshots yet
Character Larcombe

Shadow Run

1998

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Character Greasley
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Character Nick
The Whistle Blower No snapshots yet
Character Bill Pickett
The Scarlet and the Black No snapshots yet
Character Capt. Hirsch
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Character 1st Fanatic
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Character Frederic Chopin
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Character Detective Brown

Juggernaut

1974

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Character Krenek

Mahler

1974

Hitler: The Last Ten Days No snapshots yet
Character Boldt
Title screen of The Triple Echo No snapshots yet
Character Provo Corporal
Title screen of The Boy Friend No snapshots yet
Character King in fantasy sequence (uncredited)

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

24 titles
Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out 2012
Shadow Run
Shadow Run 1998
Brassed Off
Brassed Off 1996
The Last Island
The Last Island 1990
I Hired a Contract Killer
I Hired a Contract Killer 1990
The Rainbow
The Rainbow 1989
The Whistle Blower
The Whistle Blower 1986
The Scarlet and the Black
The Scarlet and the Black 1983
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1983
Firefox
Firefox 1982
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1980
Life of Brian
Life of Brian 1979
Jabberwocky
Jabberwocky 1977
Lisztomania
Lisztomania 1975
Mahler
Mahler 1974
Juggernaut
Juggernaut 1974
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Hitler: The Last Ten Days 1973
The Triple Echo
The Triple Echo 1972
The Devils
The Devils 1971
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend 1971
The Music Lovers
The Music Lovers 1970
Performance
Performance 1970
The Blood Beast Terror
The Blood Beast Terror 1968
How I Won the War
How I Won the War 1967

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