Kenneth Colley

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Kenneth Colley (born 7 December 1937) is a British actor, best known for 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 Jabbberwocky 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 resight the lines perfectly.

Colley currently resides in Hythe, Kent.

[edit] Selected Filmography

• Jabberwocky (1977)
• The Life of Brian (1979)
• The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Firefox (1982)
• Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Brassed Off (1996)

[edit] External links

• Kenneth Colley at the Internet Movie Database