The veteran British actor worked often with Ken Russell and members of Monty Python and played a Soviet colonel in Clint Eastwood's 'Firefox.'

Kenneth Colley, an actor known to "Star Wars" fans for his role as Admiral Piett in the original trilogy, has died. He was 87.

Kenneth Colley, the British actor who played Admiral Piett in the original Star Wars series and Jesus in Monty Python ’s Life of Brian, died June 30 at his home in Kent, England, after contracting Covid and developing pneumonia. He was 87. His death was announced by his agent Julian Owen in a statement first reported on by the BBC.