'Star Wars' Actor Kenneth Colley Dies At 87
The British actor died at his home in Kent, England, after contracting Covid and developing pneumonia, according to multipleoutlets.
'Ken Colley was one of our finest character actors with a career spanning 60 years,' Colley's agent, Julian Owen, said in a statement to People on Thursday. 'Ken continually worked on stage, film and television playing a vast array of characters, from Jesus in 'Monty Python's Life of Brian' to evil and eccentric characters in Ken Russell films, and the Duke of Vienna in Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure' for the BBC.'
Colley was initially admitted to a hospital after he injured his arm after suffering a fall. He then rapidly contracted COVID that developed into a pneumonia diagnosis, according to Owen.
Owen said Colley 'passed away peacefully with friends at his bedside.'
Social media users on X, formerly Twitter, mourned Colley's death.
Kenneth Colley, who played Admiral Piett in ESB and ROTJ and enjoyed an acting career that spanned 60 years, has sadly passed away at the age of 87.You are immortalized in a galaxy far, far away, and in the hearts of Star Wars fans everywhere. May the Force Be With You. pic.twitter.com/No6VrnIeFT
— MaceAhWindu 🇵🇸 (@MaceAhWindu) July 3, 2025
I was sad to learn today of the passing of actor Kenneth Colley. Wonderful in his Star Wars appearances, but it's in the chilling Inspector Morse episode Second Time Around that he excels! I'm watching it tonight in tribute! (Also features a young Christopher Eccleston!) pic.twitter.com/tiaLU9Sjij
— Mestor The Magnificent (@TheMestor) July 3, 2025
RIP Kenneth Colley.Yes he was in Star Wars, but better than that, he was JESUS in Life of Brian. pic.twitter.com/e1wo4LEZzY
— King Stephen I 👑 (@IcarFaem) July 3, 2025
Colley, who first kicked off his Hollywood career in 1961, most recently appeared in the 2024 film 'Dan Hawk Psychic Detective' and as a voice actor in the 2023 short film 'I Am Tree.'
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