Kenneth Colley

Kenneth Colley

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenneth Colley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Manchester, England, UK
    Birthday
    12/7/1937
Return to Waterloo
Return to Waterloo
6.7
I Remember Nelson
I Remember Nelson
0
Greetings
1
Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure
7.2
Robert Rylands' Last Journey
Robert Rylands' Last Journey
6.1
Kremlin Farewell
Kremlin Farewell
0
A Master of the Marionettes
A Master of the Marionettes
0
I Hired a Contract Killer
I Hired a Contract Killer
6.833
Unnatural Causes
Unnatural Causes
0
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
3
Giro City
Giro City
5
Dance of the Seven Veils
Dance of the Seven Veils
6
Solomon & Sheba
Solomon & Sheba
9.3
A Summer Story
A Summer Story
6.2
The Plot to Kill Hitler
The Plot to Kill Hitler
6
Shadow Run
Shadow Run
4.1
The Last Island
The Last Island
5.5
The Secret Life of Arnold Bax
The Secret Life of Arnold Bax
4
The Scarlet and the Black
The Scarlet and the Black
6.789
The Music Lovers
The Music Lovers
6.354
One Bummer News Day
One Bummer News Day
0
Firefox
Firefox
6
Hold Back the Night
5.2
Scar Tissue
Scar Tissue
5.5
Like Father Like Son
Like Father Like Son
8.1
The Triple Echo
The Triple Echo
6.4
Seventy Deadly Pills
Seventy Deadly Pills
6
Prisoner of Honor
Prisoner of Honor
6.1
Flame
Flame
7.4
The Whistle Blower
The Whistle Blower
5.938
Life of Brian
Life of Brian
7.749
Casanova
Casanova
4.3
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
6.1
Come the Revolution
Come the Revolution
0
The Rainbow
The Rainbow
5.6
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
6.5
Jabberwocky
Jabberwocky
5.987
Performance
Performance
6.756
Mahler
Mahler
6.758
Brassed Off
Brassed Off
7
The Devils
The Devils
7.4
Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi
7.891
Juggernaut
Juggernaut
5.974
How I Won the War
How I Won the War
5.387
The Blood Beast Terror
The Blood Beast Terror
5.552
Lisztomania
Lisztomania
5.833
The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back
8.391
La Vie de Bohème
La Vie de Bohème
7.559
The Jokers
The Jokers
6.1
Three Clear Sundays
Three Clear Sundays
5
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
6.8
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