Kenneth Colley, Star Wars Actor Best Known For Playing Admiral Piett, Dies At 87 From Covid

Star Wars actor Kenneth Colley died on Thursday after contracting Covid. He was 87. Colley was best known for playing Admiral Piett.

Kenneth Colley played Admiral Piett in ESB and ROTJ and enjoyed an acting career that spanned 60 years, died peacefully at his home, his manager said in a post.

According to his manager, Kenneth Colley was suffering from Covid and had developed pneumonia.

A user on social media platform while expressing condolences for the late actor said, “You are immortalised in a galaxy far, far away, and in the hearts of Star Wars fans everywhere. May the Force Be With You.”

Another user wrote on X saying, “Man… I’m gutted today. Learned Ken Colley passed way. Admiral Piett is one of my favourite SW characters and favourite officer along with Veers. Really bummed.”

One more user expressed his tribute to the late actor saying, “RIP StarWars actor Kenneth Colley died at the age of 87 after contracting Covid 19 and developing pneumonia. The English actor is most famous for starring in The Empire Strikes Back & Return Of The Jedi as Admiral Piett, an imperial official in command of Darth Vader's flagship.”

Kenneth Colley manager Julian Owen shares heartfelt note on Colley's death   

Kenneth Colley's manager and long time agent Julian Owen shared a heartfelt note on his demise saying he was one of our finest character actors with a career spanning 60 years.

Owen informed that Colley was hospitalised after a fall and injured arm, but quickly contracted Covid-19, which developed into pneumonia.

In a statement, Colley said, “He passed away peacefully with friends at his bedside.”

In another statement, Kenneth Colley remarked, “Ken continually worked on stage, film, and television, playing a vast array of characters from Jesus in Monty Python’s Life of Brian to eccentric roles in Ken Russell films, and the Duke of Vienna in Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure for the BBC.”