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My Take
Kenneth Colley is the kind of character actor I have enormous respect for, the sort whose face you know even if the name takes a second. Born in Manchester in 1937, he worked steadily for over sixty years before his death in 2025. To most people he'll always be Admiral Piett, the one Imperial officer in Star Wars who somehow survived Vader's wrath in both The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. But his work with Ken Russell and his unnervingly serene Jesus in Monty Python's Life of Brian show real range. A quietly indispensable craftsman who never needed top billing.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kenneth Colley
- Name (Japanese)
- ケネス・コリー
- Reading
- けねす・こりー
- Born
- December 7, 1937 (age 88)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Ox
- Origin
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / film director / screenwriter / film producer
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Kenneth Colley born?
Born December 7, 1937 (age 88).
Where is Kenneth Colley from?
Kenneth Colley is from Manchester, United Kingdom.
What does Kenneth Colley do?
Kenneth Colley works as actor, film actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.