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Kenneth Colley

Kenneth Colley is an English film and television actor whose career spans 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).

English

The Empire Strikes Back

1980
as Admiral Piett

Return of the Jedi

1983
as Admiral Piett

Life of Brian

1979
as Jesus

The Devils

1971
as Legrand

The Jokers

1967
as De Winter (chauffeur)

Unnatural Causes

1993
as Inspector Gerry Reckless

Brassed Off

1996
as Greasley

Shadow Run

1998
as Larcombe

Mahler

1974
as Krenek

Juggernaut

1974
as Detective Brown

Performance

1970
as Tony Farrell

Giro City

1982
as Martin

Seventy Deadly Pills

1964
as Covent Garden porter

Casanova

1987
as Le Duc

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

1985
as Adolph Eichmann

The Triple Echo

1972
as Provo Corporal

Lisztomania

1975
as Frederic Chopin

Moving Story

1994
as Ken Uttley

The Rainbow

1989
as Mr. Brunt

How I Won the War

1967
as 2nd Replacement

LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out

2012
as Admiral Piett (voice)

The Plot to Kill Hitler

1990
as Wilhelm Keitel

The Whistle Blower

1986
as Bill Pickett

Firefox

1982
as Colonel Kontarsky

Like Father Like Son

2005
as Rawsthorne

La Vie de Bohème

1992
as Street Sweeper

The Danedyke Mystery

1979
as The Major

Scar Tissue

2015
as Weaver

Jabberwocky

1977
as 1st Fanatic

Return To Waterloo

1984
as The Traveller

The Music Lovers

1970
as Modeste Tchaikovsky

Guest Star

Episode Look and Read
A Job in the Docks
1968
Episode The Last Train
Episode 5
1999
Episode The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
The Rising of the Moon
2000
Episode Midsomer Murders
Electric Vendetta
2001
Episode Look and Read
The Missing Crate
1968
Episode Look and Read
The Big Job
1968
Episode Look and Read
Captain Grenko
1968
Episode The Nine Tailors
Part Three
1975
Episode Look and Read
This Way Up
1968
Episode Look and Read
Tied and Gagged
1968
Episode Black and Blue
High Kampf
1973
Episode Relic Hunter
Faux Fox
2002
Episode Look and Read
Find The S.S. Samba
1968
Episode Agatha Christie's Poirot
The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim
1990
Episode Look and Read
After Them!
1968