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Kenneth Colley

Bio: 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

Born: Tue, Dec 07 1937

Birthplace: Manchester, England, UK

Kenneth Colley is 87 years old

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Scar Tissue

Kenneth Colley was

75 in Scar Tissue

as 'Weaver'.

Thu, Sep 12 2013

LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out

Kenneth Colley was

74 in LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out

as 'Admiral Piett (voice)'.

Mon, Sep 24 2012

Greetings

Kenneth Colley was

69 in Greetings

as 'Ken'.

Tue, Oct 23 2007

Like Father Like Son

Kenneth Colley was

67 in Like Father Like Son

as 'Rawsthorne'.

Mon, Jan 24 2005

Hold Back the Night

Kenneth Colley was

61 in Hold Back the Night

as 'Uncle Bob'.

Thu, Jun 10 1999

Shadow Run

Kenneth Colley was

60 in Shadow Run

as 'Larcombe'.

Thu, Jan 01 1998

Brassed Off

Kenneth Colley was

58 in Brassed Off

as 'Greasley'.

Fri, Nov 01 1996

Robert Rylands' Last Journey

Kenneth Colley was

58 in Robert Rylands' Last Journey

as 'Archdale'.

Fri, Oct 18 1996

Solomon & Sheba

Kenneth Colley was

57 in Solomon & Sheba

as 'Nathan'.

Sun, Feb 26 1995

Unnatural Causes

Kenneth Colley was

55 in Unnatural Causes

as 'Inspector Gerry Reckless'.

Sat, Jan 02 1993

The Secret Life of Arnold Bax

Kenneth Colley was

54 in The Secret Life of Arnold Bax

as 'John Ireland'.

Sun, Nov 22 1992

La Vie de Bohème

Kenneth Colley was

54 in La Vie de Bohème

as 'Street Sweeper'.

Thu, Feb 27 1992

Prisoner of Honor

Kenneth Colley was

53 in Prisoner of Honor

as 'Capt. Dreyfus'.

Sat, Nov 02 1991

The Last Island

Kenneth Colley was

52 in The Last Island

as 'Nick'.

Fri, Nov 16 1990

I Hired a Contract Killer

Kenneth Colley was

52 in I Hired a Contract Killer

as 'The Killer'.

Fri, Oct 12 1990

Kremlin Farewell

Kenneth Colley was

52 in Kremlin Farewell

as 'Sergej'.

Sun, Apr 01 1990

The Plot to Kill Hitler

Kenneth Colley was

52 in The Plot to Kill Hitler

as 'Wilhelm Keitel'.

Tue, Jan 30 1990

The Rainbow

Kenneth Colley was

51 in The Rainbow

as 'Mr. Brunt'.

Fri, May 05 1989

A Master of the Marionettes

Kenneth Colley was

51 in A Master of the Marionettes

as 'Inspector Tennyson'.

Tue, Apr 18 1989

A Summer Story

Kenneth Colley was

50 in A Summer Story

as 'Jim'.

Thu, Aug 11 1988

Casanova

Kenneth Colley was

49 in Casanova

as 'Le Duc'.

Sun, Mar 01 1987

The Whistle Blower

Kenneth Colley was

48 in The Whistle Blower

as 'Bill Pickett'.

Fri, Nov 21 1986

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

Kenneth Colley was

47 in Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

as 'Adolph Eichmann'.

Sun, Apr 07 1985

Return to Waterloo

Kenneth Colley was

46 in Return to Waterloo

as 'The Traveller'.

Thu, Nov 01 1984

Return of the Jedi

Kenneth Colley was

45 in Return of the Jedi

as 'Admiral Piett'.

Wed, May 25 1983

The Scarlet and the Black

Kenneth Colley was

45 in The Scarlet and the Black

as 'Capt. Hirsch'.

Wed, Feb 02 1983

Giro City

Kenneth Colley was

44 in Giro City

as 'Martin'.

Mon, Nov 01 1982

Firefox

Kenneth Colley was

44 in Firefox

as 'Colonel Kontarsky'.

Fri, Jun 18 1982

I Remember Nelson

Kenneth Colley was

44 in I Remember Nelson

as 'Vice-Adm. Horatio Viscount Nelson'.

Wed, Apr 14 1982

The Empire Strikes Back

Kenneth Colley was

42 in The Empire Strikes Back

as 'Admiral Piett'.

Tue, May 20 1980

Life of Brian

Kenneth Colley was

41 in Life of Brian

as 'Jesus'.

Fri, Aug 17 1979

The Danedyke Mystery

Kenneth Colley was

41 in The Danedyke Mystery

as 'The Major'.

Sun, Jun 03 1979

Measure for Measure

Kenneth Colley was

41 in Measure for Measure

as 'Duke Vincentio'.

Sun, Feb 18 1979

Les Misérables

Kenneth Colley was

41 in Les Misérables

as 'Police Prefect'.

Wed, Dec 27 1978

One Bummer News Day

Kenneth Colley was

41 in One Bummer News Day

as 'Frank Benyon'.

Tue, Dec 12 1978

Come the Revolution

Kenneth Colley was

39 in Come the Revolution

as 'Bruce Tetley'.

Tue, Oct 25 1977

The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

Kenneth Colley was

39 in The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

as 'Robber'.

Thu, Sep 22 1977

Jabberwocky

Kenneth Colley was

39 in Jabberwocky

as '1st Fanatic'.

Mon, Mar 28 1977

Lisztomania

Kenneth Colley was

37 in Lisztomania

as 'Frederic Chopin'.

Fri, Oct 10 1975

Flame

Kenneth Colley was

37 in Flame

as 'Tony Devlin'.

Thu, Feb 13 1975

Juggernaut

Kenneth Colley was

36 in Juggernaut

as 'Detective Brown'.

Wed, Sep 25 1974

Mahler

Kenneth Colley was

36 in Mahler

as 'Krenek'.

Thu, Apr 04 1974

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Kenneth Colley was

35 in Hitler: The Last Ten Days

as 'Boldt'.

Thu, Apr 19 1973

The Triple Echo

Kenneth Colley was

34 in The Triple Echo

as 'Provo Corporal'.

Thu, Nov 16 1972

The Boy Friend

Kenneth Colley was

34 in The Boy Friend

as 'King in fantasy sequence (uncredited)'.

Thu, Dec 16 1971

The Devils

Kenneth Colley was

33 in The Devils

as 'Legrand'.

Fri, Jul 16 1971

The Music Lovers

Kenneth Colley was

33 in The Music Lovers

as 'Modeste Tchaikovsky'.

Fri, Feb 12 1971

Performance

Kenneth Colley was

32 in Performance

as 'Tony Farrell (as Ken Colley)'.

Mon, Aug 03 1970

Dance of the Seven Veils

Kenneth Colley was

32 in Dance of the Seven Veils

Sun, Feb 15 1970

The Blood Beast Terror

Kenneth Colley was

30 in The Blood Beast Terror

as 'James'.

Thu, Feb 01 1968

Who Pays?

Kenneth Colley was

30 in Who Pays?

as 'Corbett'.

Fri, Jan 19 1968

How I Won the War

Kenneth Colley was

29 in How I Won the War

as '2nd Replacement'.

Wed, Oct 18 1967

The Jokers

Kenneth Colley was

29 in The Jokers

as 'De Winter'.

Mon, May 15 1967

Three Clear Sundays

Kenneth Colley was

27 in Three Clear Sundays

as 'Nick'.

Wed, Apr 07 1965

Seventy Deadly Pills

Kenneth Colley was

25 in Seventy Deadly Pills

as 'Covent Garden porter'.

Tue, Jan 01 1963

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Peaky Blinders

Kenneth Colley was

75+ in Peaky Blinders

as 'Vicente Changretta'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 12 2013

Vera

Kenneth Colley was

73+ in Vera

as 'Ronald Devreux'.

First Air Date
Sun, May 01 2011

The Queen

Kenneth Colley was

71+ in The Queen

First Air Date
Sun, Nov 29 2009

Misfits

Kenneth Colley was

71+ in Misfits

as 'Old Rudy'.

First Air Date
Thu, Nov 12 2009

New Tricks

Kenneth Colley was

66+ in New Tricks

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 01 2004

The Royal

Kenneth Colley was

65+ in The Royal

as 'Bernard Hussey'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 19 2003

Foyle's War

Kenneth Colley was

64+ in Foyle's War

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 27 2002

Relic Hunter

Kenneth Colley was

61+ in Relic Hunter

as 'Professor Lamenza'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 25 1999

The Last Train

Kenneth Colley was

61+ in The Last Train

First Air Date
Wed, Apr 07 1999

The Mrs Bradley Mysteries

Kenneth Colley was

60+ in The Mrs Bradley Mysteries

as 'Archie Burlington'.

First Air Date
Mon, Aug 31 1998

Midsomer Murders

Kenneth Colley was

59+ in Midsomer Murders

as 'Lloyd Kirby'.

First Air Date
Sun, Mar 23 1997

Wycliffe

Kenneth Colley was

56+ in Wycliffe

as 'Sam Peploe'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jul 24 1994

Peak Practice

Kenneth Colley was

55+ in Peak Practice

as 'Stan Jordan'.

First Air Date
Mon, May 10 1993

Between the Lines

Kenneth Colley was

54+ in Between the Lines

as 'Chief Supt. Tattersall'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 04 1992

Heartbeat

Kenneth Colley was

54+ in Heartbeat

as 'Clive Harris'.

First Air Date
Fri, Apr 10 1992

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Kenneth Colley was

51+ in Agatha Christie's Poirot

as 'Mathew Davenheim'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 08 1989

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

Kenneth Colley was

50+ in The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

as 'Chief Inspector Heat'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 10 1988

Inspector Morse

Kenneth Colley was

49+ in Inspector Morse

as 'DCI Patrick Dawson'.

First Air Date
Tue, Jan 06 1987

Casualty

Kenneth Colley was

48+ in Casualty

as 'Paddy, Clifford Watkins, Arthur Cobb'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 06 1986

John Silver's Return to Treasure Island

Kenneth Colley was

48+ in John Silver's Return to Treasure Island

as 'Ben Gunn'.

First Air Date
Sat, Apr 05 1986

Mussolini: The Untold Story

Kenneth Colley was

47+ in Mussolini: The Untold Story

as 'King Vittorio Emmanuele'.

First Air Date
Sun, Nov 24 1985

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

Kenneth Colley was

47+ in Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

as 'Adolf Eichmann'.

First Air Date
Mon, Apr 08 1985

I Remember Nelson

Kenneth Colley was

44+ in I Remember Nelson

as 'ice-Adm. Horatio Viscount Nelson'.

First Air Date
Wed, Apr 07 1982

The Kenny Everett Television Show

Kenneth Colley was

44+ in The Kenny Everett Television Show

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Thu, Feb 25 1982

Peter and Paul

Kenneth Colley was

43+ in Peter and Paul

as 'Theodotus'.

First Air Date
Sun, Apr 12 1981

Minder

Kenneth Colley was

41+ in Minder

as 'Ron'.

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 29 1979

BBC Television Shakespeare

Kenneth Colley was

40+ in BBC Television Shakespeare

First Air Date
Sun, Dec 03 1978

Pennies from Heaven

Kenneth Colley was

40+ in Pennies from Heaven

as 'The Accordion Man'.

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 07 1978

Hazell

Kenneth Colley was

40+ in Hazell

First Air Date
Mon, Jan 16 1978

Ripping Yarns

Kenneth Colley was

38+ in Ripping Yarns

as 'Robber'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 07 1976

The Love School

Kenneth Colley was

37+ in The Love School

as 'Edward Burne-Jones'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 22 1975

The Sweeney

Kenneth Colley was

37+ in The Sweeney

as 'Noah Riley'.

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 02 1975

Fall of Eagles

Kenneth Colley was

36+ in Fall of Eagles

as 'Father Gapon'.

First Air Date
Fri, Mar 15 1974

Crown Court

Kenneth Colley was

34+ in Crown Court

as 'Stanley Meredith'.

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 11 1972

The Protectors

Kenneth Colley was

34+ in The Protectors

as 'Devlin'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 29 1972

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Kenneth Colley was

33+ in The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as 'Farrish'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 20 1971

Play for Today

Kenneth Colley was

32+ in Play for Today

as 'Bruce Tetley, Frank Benyon'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 15 1970

Dear Mother... ...Love Albert

Kenneth Colley was

31+ in Dear Mother... ...Love Albert

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 15 1969

Judge Dee

Kenneth Colley was

31+ in Judge Dee

First Air Date
Tue, Apr 08 1969

The Expert

Kenneth Colley was

30+ in The Expert

as 'Foreman, Munt'.

First Air Date
Fri, Jul 05 1968

Omnibus

Kenneth Colley was

29+ in Omnibus

as 'Hitler'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 13 1967

The Wednesday Play

Kenneth Colley was

26+ in The Wednesday Play

as 'Bethold Florenberg'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 30 1964

A for Andromeda

Kenneth Colley was

23+ in A for Andromeda

as 'Dead Body (uncredited)'.

First Air Date
Tue, Oct 03 1961

The Avengers

Kenneth Colley was

23+ in The Avengers

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 07 1961

No Hiding Place

Kenneth Colley was

21+ in No Hiding Place

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 16 1959