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Star Wars actor Kenneth Colley died on Thursday after contracting Covid. He was 87. Colley was best known for playing Admiral Piett.
Kenneth Colley has died. Although Colley appeared in more than 150 film and television projects over a 70-year career, ...
Kenneth Colley, the British actor who appeared in seven features for director Ken Russell and portrayed the Darth Vader underling Admiral Piett in the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back and ...
“It is with great sadness to report that my client Kenneth Colley passed away Monday 30th June at around 5:30pm in hospital ...
Veteran actor Kenneth Colley, known for playing Admiral Piett in the Star Wars franchise, recently passed away at the age of 87 at his home in Ashford, Kent, on Monday, with family members and friends ...
Kenneth Colley, who played Admiral Piett in Star Wars, has died at age 87. Here's what caused his death and a look back at his most iconic roles in film and TV ...
With a film and TV career spanning six decades, Kenneth Colley's body of work speaks for itself. The 87-year-old actor passed away on June 30, 2025, due to complications from COVID and pneumonia, but ...
Kenneth Colley, who played Admiral Piett in 'Star Wars,' has died at the age of 87. Image: Lucasfilm In the original Star Wars trilogy, only one Imperial officer had the cunning and savvy to ...
In addition to his Star Wars fame, Colley notably appeared in Firefox (1982) and episodes of The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, Special Branch, The Sweeney and Pennies from Heaven. His last acting credit ...
Kenneth Colley, the British actor known for his role as Admiral Firmus Piett in the original Star Wars trilogy, died on Monday. He was 87.
Actor Kenneth Colley has died aged 87 after contracting Covid as tributes pour in for the Star Wars icon who played Admiral Piett in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi ...