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On 2025-07-05 07:13:53 +0000, Hornplayer9599 said:
> On 7/4/2025 17:33, Your Name wrote:
>> 
>> Actor Kenneth Colley (aka Kenneth Cooley) died on 30 June, 2025 from 
>> complications from COVID-19 and pneumonia. He voiced the character of 
>> Christophe Zarodnix in "The Eighth Doctor Adventures" audio stories. He 
>> also played Admiral Piett in "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" and 
>> briefly on-screen as Jesus in Monthy Python's "The Life of Brian", 
>> among many other mainly bit-part roles.
>> 
>> <https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1998636-kenneth-colley-death- 
>> star-wars-actor-age-87>
> 
> I think he was Piett in "Empire Strikes Back" as well.  I liked how he 
> was trying to listen to Darth Vader's instructions while also looking 
> at Admiral Ozzell getting choked out.

Yep, he played the role in both of those Original Trilogy movies. He 
also voiced the same character in the animated parody "Lego Star Wars: 
The Empire Strikes Out".

Among many other roles, he also appeared in the UK medical soap/drama 
"Casualty" on three times, playing a different character on each 
occasion.