Kenneth Colley

Acting

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...

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8.5

Peaky Blinders

Vicente Changretta

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7.5

Midsomer Murders

Lloyd Kirby

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8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Mathew Davenheim

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6.2

Casualty

Paddy

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6.2

Casualty

Clifford Watkins

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6.2

Casualty

Arthur Cobb

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7.5

Vera

Ronald Devreux

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7.0

Minder

Ron

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7.1

Heartbeat

Clive Harris

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7.7

The Avengers

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Kenneth Colley

Biography

Known For

Peaky Blinders

Midsomer Murders

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Casualty

Casualty

Casualty

Vera

Minder

Heartbeat

The Avengers

The Institute

Peaky Blinders

Scar Tissue

LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out

Vera

The Queen

Misfits

Greetings

Like Father Like Son

New Tricks

The Royal

Foyle's War

Relic Hunter

Hold Back the Night

Always and Everyone

The Last Train

The Mrs Bradley Mysteries

Shadow Run

Midsomer Murders

Brassed Off