Kenneth Colley
Age: 86 | From: Manchester, England
Person Details
Birthday: 1937-12-07 16:12:29
Aliases: Kenneth Cooley , Ken Colley
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Manchester, England
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Movie Involvements: 44
TV Involvements: 24
Most Famous Work
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenneth Colley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Midsomer Murders
(1997) Lloyd Kirby
Peaky Blinders
(2013) Vicente Changretta
Agatha Christie's Poirot
(1989) Mathew Davenheim
Vera
(2011) Ronald Devreux
Relic Hunter
(1999) Professor Lamenza
Heartbeat
(1992) Clive Harris
Peak Practice
(1993) Stan Jordan
Inspector Morse
(1987) DCI Patrick DawsonActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Vicente Changretta | |
| Weaver | ||
| 2012 | Admiral Piett (voice) | |
| 2011 | Ronald Devreux | |
| 2009 | N/A | |
| 2007 | Ken | |
| 2005 | Rawsthorne | |
| 2004 | N/A | |
| 2003 | Bernard Hussey | |
| 2002 | N/A | |
| 1999 | Professor Lamenza | |
| Uncle Bob | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1998 | Larcombe | |
| 1997 | Lloyd Kirby | |
| 1996 | Greasley | |
| Archdale | ||
| 1995 | Nathan | |
| 1994 | Sam Peploe | |
| 1993 | Stan Jordan | |
| Inspector Gerry Reckless | ||
| 1992 | John Ireland | |
| Clive Harris | ||
| Street Sweeper | ||
| 1991 | Capt. Dreyfus | |
| 1990 | Nick | |
| The Killer | ||
| Sergej | ||
| Wilhelm Keitel | ||
| 1989 | Mr. Brunt | |
| Inspector Tennyson | ||
| Mathew Davenheim | ||
| 1988 | Jim | |
| 1987 | Le Duc | |
| DCI Patrick Dawson | ||
| 1986 | Bill Pickett | |
| Paddy | ||
| Clifford Watkins | ||
| Arthur Cobb | ||
| Ben Gunn | ||
| 1985 | King Vittorio Emmanuele | |
| Adolph Eichmann | ||
| 1984 | The Traveller | |
| 1983 | Admiral Piett | |
| Capt. Hirsch | ||
| 1982 | Martin | |
| Colonel Kontarsky | ||
| Vice-Adm. Horatio Viscount Nelson | ||
| Self | ||
| 1981 | Theodotus | |
| 1980 | Admiral Piett | |
| 1979 | Ron | |
| Jesus | ||
| Duke Vincentio | ||
| 1978 | Police Prefect | |
| Frank Benyon | ||
| N/A | ||
| The Accordion Man | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1977 | Bruce Tetley | |
| 1st Fanatic | ||
| 1976 | Robber | |
| 1975 | Frederic Chopin | |
| Tony Devlin | ||
| Noah Riley | ||
| 1974 | Detective Brown | |
| Krenek | ||
| Father Gapon | ||
| 1973 | Boldt | |
| 1972 | Stanley Meredith | |
| Devlin | ||
| Provo Corporal | ||
| 1971 | Farrish | |
| Legrand | ||
| Modeste Tchaikovsky | ||
| 1970 | N/A | |
| Tony Farrell (as Ken Colley) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1969 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1968 | Foreman | |
| Munt | ||
| James | ||
| 1967 | 2nd Replacement | |
| De Winter | ||
| 1965 | N/A | |
| Nick | ||
| 1963 | Covent Garden porter | |
| 1961 | N/A | |
| 1959 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |