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Kenneth Colley (7 December 1937 – 30 June 2025) was an English film and television actor whose career spanned over 60 years. He came to wider prominence through his role as Admiral Piett in the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983), as well as his roles in the films of Ken Russell and as Jesus in Monty Python's Life of Brian.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 1964 | Seventy Deadly Pills | Covent Garden Porter | ||
| 1967 | The Jokers | De Winter | ||
| How I Won the War | 2nd Replacement | |||
| 1968 | The Blood Beast Terror | James | ||
| 1970 | Performance | Tony Farrell | credited as Ken Colley | |
| 1971 | The Music Lovers | Modest Tchaikovsky | ||
| The Devils | Legrand | |||
| 1972 | The Triple Echo | Provo Corporal | credited as Ken Colley | |
| 1973 | Hitler: The Last Ten Days | Boldt | Uncredited | |
| 1974 | Mahler | Krenek | credited as Ken Colley | |
| Juggernaut | Detective Brown | |||
| 1975 | Slade in Flame | Tony Devlin | ||
| Lisztomania | Frédéric Chopin | credited as Ken Colley | ||
| 1977 | Jabberwocky | 1st Fanatic | ||
| 1979 | Monty Python's Life of Brian | Jesus | ||
| 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Admiral Piett | ||
| 1981 | Peter and Paul | Theodotus | ||
| 1982 | Firefox | Colonel Kontarsky | ||
| Giro City | Martin Osborne | |||
| 1983 | The Scarlet and the Black | Captain Hirsch | credited as Ken Colley | |
| Return of the Jedi | Admiral Piett | |||
| 1984 | Return to Waterloo | The Traveller | ||
| 1986 | The Whistle Blower | Bill Pickett | ||
| 1988 | A Summer Story | Jim | credited as Ken Colley | |
| 1989 | The Rainbow | Mr. Brunt | credited as Ken Colley | |
| 1990 | The Plot to Kill Hitler | Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel | ||
| I Hired a Contract Killer | The Killer | |||
| The Last Island | Nick | |||
| 1992 | La Vie de bohème | Street Sweeper | ||
| 1996 | El último viaje de Robert Rylands | Archdale | ||
| Brassed Off | Greasley | credited as Ken Colley | ||
| 1997 | Shadow Run | Larcombe | ||
| 1999 | Hold Back the Night | Uncle Bob | ||
| Holding On | Phil | |||
| 2007 | Greetings | Ken | Also director and writer | |
| 2013 | Scar Tissue | Weaver |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 1963 | The Avengers | Young Man | Episode: "Don't Look Behind You" | |
| Thorndyke | Ellis | 1 episode | ||
| 1964 | The Other Man | Colin | Part of the Play of the Week series | |
| 1970 | Dance of the Seven Veils | Hitler | TV film | |
| 1970–1972 | A Family at War | Sergeant Jago | ||
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Farrish | 2 episodes | |
| 1974 | The Nine Tailors | "Potty" Peake | TV mini-series (part of Lord Peter Wimsey), Series 1 Episode 3 | |
| Special Branch | Oliver | TV series, Series 4 Episode 9, "Date of Birth" | ||
| Fall of Eagles | Father Gapon | Episode: "Dearest Nicky" | ||
| 1975 | The Sweeney | Noah Riley | TV series, Series 2 Episode 6, "Trap" | |
| 1977 | Ripping Yarns | Arthur, The Robber | Episode: "The Testing of Eric Outhwaite" | |
| 1978 | Les Misérables | Police Prefect | TV film | |
| Pennies from Heaven | The Accordion Man | 6 episodes, TV mini-series | ||
| 1979 | Measure for Measure | Duke | TV film, part of the BBC Television Shakespeare series | |
| The Danedyke Mystery | Major | 6 episodes, TV series | ||
| 1982 | I Remember Nelson | Admiral Lord Nelson | TV mini-series | |
| 1985 | Wallenberg: A Hero's Story | Adolf Eichmann | TV film | |
| Mussolini: The Untold Story | King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy | TV mini-series | ||
| 1986 | Return to Treasure Island | Ben Gunn | 10 episodes, credited as Ken Colley | |
| 1987 | Casanova | Le Duc | TV film | |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance | SS Standartenführer Paul Blobel | 2 episodes, TV mini-series | |
| 1990 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Mathew Davenheim | Episode: "The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim" | |
| 1991 | Minder | Ron the Burglar | Episode: "Him Indoors" | |
| Inspector Morse | DCI Patrick Dawson | Episode: "Second Time Around" | ||
| Prisoner of Honor | Captain Alfred Dreyfus | TV film | ||
| 1992 | The Secret Life of Arnold Bax | John Ireland | TV film | |
| 1993 | Unnatural Causes | Inspector Gerry Reckless | TV film | |
| Between the Lines | Chief Supt. Tattersall | Episode: "Manoeuvre 11" | ||
| 1994–1995 | Moving Story | Ken Uttley | 13 episodes | |
| 1995 | Solomon & Sheba | Nathan | TV film | |
| 1996 | Wycliffe | Sam Peploe | Episode: "Number of the Beast" | |
| 1995–1999 | The Bill | Various characters | 3 episodes, credited as Ken Colley in 1999 | |
| 1999 | The Last Train | Mark | Episode Five, credited as Ken Colley | |
| 2000 | Casualty | Clifford Watkins | Episode: "The Turning of the Scrooge" | |
| 2001 | Midsomer Murders | Lloyd Kirby | Episode: "The Electric Vendetta" | |
| 2002 | Relic Hunter | Professor Lamenza | Episode: "Faux Fox" | |
| 2003 | EastEnders | Brian | 3 episodes | |
| 2005 | Like Father Like Son | Rawsthorne | 2 episodes | |
| 2006 | Foyle's War | Brian Jones | Episode: "Bad Blood" | |
| New Tricks | Frank Benson | Episode: "Dockers" | ||
| 2009 | Casualty 1909 | Dr. Frederick Smith | 3 episodes | |
| 2012 | Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out | Admiral Piett (voice) | TV film, credited as Kenneth Cooley | |
| 2013 | Vera | Ronald Devreux | Series 3, Episode 3 Young Gods | |
| Misfits | Old Rudy | Series 5, Episode 4 | ||
| 2016 | Peaky Blinders | Vicente Changretta | Series 3, Episodes 2 & 3 |