Kenneth Colley

Kenneth Colley

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1937-12-07 (86 years old)

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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.


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Filmography

all 94

Movies 53

TV Shows 41

self 1

Graham
Mum

Mum (2017)

Movie
Weaver
Scar Tissue

Scar Tissue (2013)

Movie
Vicente Changretta
Peaky Blinders

Peaky Blinders (2013)

TV
7.73
Admiral Piett
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out

LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out (2012)

Movie
4.78
Ronald Devreux
Vera

Vera (2011)

TV
4.72
The Queen

The Queen (2009)

TV
Ken
Greetings

Greetings (2007)

Movie
Rawsthorne
Like Father Like Son

Like Father Like Son (2005)

Movie
New Tricks

New Tricks (2004)

TV
Bernard Hussey
The Royal

The Royal (2003)

TV
Foyle's War

Foyle's War (2002)

TV
6
Professor Lamenza
Relic Hunter

Relic Hunter (1999)

TV
6
Uncle Bob
Hold Back the Night

Hold Back the Night (1999)

Movie
The Last Train

The Last Train (1999)

TV
Larcombe
Shadow Run

Shadow Run (1998)

Movie
Lloyd Kirby
Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders (1997)

TV
6
Greasley
Brassed Off

Brassed Off (1996)

Movie
Archdale
Robert Rylands' Last Journey

Robert Rylands' Last Journey (1996)

Movie
Nathan
Solomon & Sheba

Solomon & Sheba (1995)

Movie
Sam Peploe
Wycliffe

Wycliffe (1994)

TV
Ken Uttley
Moving Story

Moving Story (1994)

TV
Stan Jordan
Peak Practice

Peak Practice (1993)

TV
Inspector Gerry Reckless
Unnatural Causes

Unnatural Causes (1993)

Movie
John Ireland
The Secret Life of Arnold Bax

The Secret Life of Arnold Bax (1992)

Movie
Clive Harris
Heartbeat

Heartbeat (1992)

TV
9
Street Sweeper
La Vie de Bohème

La Vie de Bohème (1992)

Movie
Capt. Dreyfus
Prisoner of Honor

Prisoner of Honor (1991)

Movie
Nick
The Last Island

The Last Island (1990)

Movie
The Killer
I Hired a Contract Killer

I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)

Movie
Sergej
Kremlin Farewell

Kremlin Farewell (1990)

Movie
Wilhelm Keitel
The Plot to Kill Hitler

The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990)

Movie
Mr. Brunt
The Rainbow

The Rainbow (1989)

Movie
Inspector Tennyson
A Master of the Marionettes

A Master of the Marionettes (1989)

Movie
Mathew Davenheim
Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)

TV
6.24
Jim
A Summer Story

A Summer Story (1988)

Movie
Le Duc
Casanova

Casanova (1987)

Movie
DCI Patrick Dawson
Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse (1987)

TV
4.83
Bill Pickett
The Whistle Blower

The Whistle Blower (1986)

Movie
Paddy / Arthur Cobb / Clifford Watkins
Casualty

Casualty (1986)

TV
Ben Gunn
John Silver's Return to Treasure Island

John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (1986)

TV
King Vittorio Emmanuele
Mussolini: The Untold Story

Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985)

TV
Adolf Eichmann
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)

TV
Adolf Eichmann
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)

Movie
The Traveller
Return to Waterloo

Return to Waterloo (1984)

Movie
Admiral Piett
Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi (1983)

Movie
6.06
Capt. Hirsch
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black (1983)

Movie
Martin
Giro City

Giro City (1982)

Movie
Colonel Kontarsky
Firefox

Firefox (1982)

Movie
5.78
Vice-Adm. Horatio Viscount Nelson
I Remember Nelson

I Remember Nelson (1982)

Movie
Self
The Kenny Everett Television Show

The Kenny Everett Television Show (1982)

TV
4
Theodotus
Peter and Paul

Peter and Paul (1981)

TV
Admiral Piett
The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Movie
6.02
Ron
Minder

Minder (1979)

TV
6
Jesus
Life of Brian

Life of Brian (1979)

Movie
5
Duke Vincentio
Measure for Measure

Measure for Measure (1979)

Movie
Police Prefect
Les Misérables

Les Misérables (1978)

Movie
Frank Benyon
One Bummer News Day

One Bummer News Day (1978)

Movie
BBC Television Shakespeare

BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)

TV
Accordion Man / The Accordion Man
Pennies from Heaven

Pennies from Heaven (1978)

TV
Hazell

Hazell (1978)

TV
Bruce Tetley
Come the Revolution

Come the Revolution (1977)

Movie
1st Fanatic
Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky (1977)

Movie
4.33
Robber
Ripping Yarns

Ripping Yarns (1976)

TV
6
Frederic Chopin
Lisztomania

Lisztomania (1975)

Movie
Tony Devlin
Flame

Flame (1975)

Movie
Edward Burne-Jones
The Love School

The Love School (1975)

TV
Noah Riley
The Sweeney

The Sweeney (1975)

TV
Detective Brown
Juggernaut

Juggernaut (1974)

Movie
Krenek
Mahler

Mahler (1974)

Movie
Father Gapon
Fall of Eagles

Fall of Eagles (1974)

TV
Boldt
Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)

Movie
Provo Corporal
The Triple Echo

The Triple Echo (1972)

Movie
Stanley Meredith
Crown Court

Crown Court (1972)

TV
Devlin
The Protectors

The Protectors (1972)

TV
Farrish
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)

TV
Legrand
The Devils

The Devils (1971)

Movie
4
Modeste Tchaikovsky
The Music Lovers

The Music Lovers (1971)

Movie
Play for Today

Play for Today (1970)

TV
Tony Farrell (as Ken Colley)
Performance

Performance (1970)

Movie
6
Hitler
Dance of the Seven Veils

Dance of the Seven Veils (1970)

Movie
Dear Mother...Love Albert

Dear Mother...Love Albert (1969)

TV
Judge Dee

Judge Dee (1969)

TV
Foreman / Munt
The Expert

The Expert (1968)

TV
James
The Blood Beast Terror

The Blood Beast Terror (1968)

Movie
2nd Replacement
How I Won the War

How I Won the War (1967)

Movie
De Winter
The Jokers

The Jokers (1967)

Movie
Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV
Nick
Three Clear Sundays

Three Clear Sundays (1965)

Movie
Bethold Florenberg
The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV
Covent Garden porter
Seventy Deadly Pills

Seventy Deadly Pills (1963)

Movie
The Avengers

The Avengers (1961)

TV
6
No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place (1959)

TV
Vice-Adm. Horatio Viscount Nelson
I Remember Nelson

I Remember Nelson

TV
Malcolm
Infernal Creations

Infernal Creations

Movie

Ratings

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Kenneth ColleyKenneth Colley

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1937-12-07 (86 years old)

Birth Place
Manchester, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
Kenneth Cooley, Ken Colley


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