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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
Filmography

Scar Tissue

2015
as Weaver

LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out

2012
as Admiral Piett (voice)

Like Father Like Son

2005
as Rawsthorne

Shadow Run

1998
as Larcombe

Brassed Off

1996
as Greasley

Robert Rylands' Last Journey

1996
as Archdale

Solomon & Sheba

1995

Unnatural Causes

1993
as Inspector Gerry Reckless

La Vie de Bohème

1992
as Street Sweeper

The Secret Life of Arnold Bax

1992
as John Ireland

I Hired a Contract Killer

1990
as Killer

The Last Island

1990
as Nick

The Plot to Kill Hitler

1990
as Wilhelm Keitel

The Rainbow

1989
as Mr. Brunt

A Summer Story

1988
as Jim

Casanova

1987
as Le Duc

The Whistle Blower

1986
as Bill Pickett

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

1985
as Adolph Eichmann

Return To Waterloo

1984
as The Traveller

The Scarlet and the Black

1983
as Capt. Hirsch

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

1983
as Admiral Piett

Giro City

1982
as Martin

Firefox

1982
as Colonel Kontarsky

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

1980
as Admiral Piett

Life of Brian

1979
as Jesus

Jabberwocky

1977
as 1st Fanatic

The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

1977
as Robber

Lisztomania

1975
as Frederic Chopin

Flame

1975

Mahler

1974
as Krenek

Juggernaut

1974
as Detective Brown

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973
as Boldt

The Triple Echo

1972
as Provo Corporal

The Devils

1971
as Legrand

The Music Lovers

1970
as Modeste Tchaikovsky

Performance

1970
as Tony Farrell

The Blood Beast Terror

1968
as James

The Jokers

1967
as De Winter (chauffeur)

How I Won the War

1967
as 2nd Replacement

Seventy Deadly Pills

1964
as Covent Garden porter