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Kenneth Colley
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Kenneth Colley (born 7 December 1937) is a British actor. A long-time character actor, he came to wider prominence through his role as Admiral Piett in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
Colley was born in Manchester. He played Jesus in The Life of Brian, having also appeared in the earlier Ripping Yarns episode "The Testing of Eric Olthwaite" alongside Michael Palin.
Colley also held important roles 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, Ken is a terrible stutterer in real life. When he had a role in a film, however he could recite the lines perfectly.
Colley currently resides in Hythe, Kent.
- Fall of Eagles (1974) ... Father Gapon
- Jabberwocky (1977)
- The Life of Brian (1979) ... Jesus Christ
- The Empire Strikes Back (1980) ... Admiral Piett
- Firefox (1982)
- Return of the Jedi (1983) ... Admiral Piett
- Brassed Off (1996)
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