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Star Wars and Monty Python star dies aged 87 - Liverpool Echo
- On June 30, veteran actor Kenneth Colley died peacefully at 87 in Ashford, Kent, after contracting Covid following a fall with an injured arm.
- Kenneth Colley's death followed a fall with an injured arm, leading to Covid contraction and subsequent pneumonia, as confirmed by his agent Julian Owen.
- Kenneth Colley's 60-year career included iconic roles as Admiral Piett in Star Wars and Jesus in Monty Python's Life of Brian.
- Fans paid tribute on social media, noting he was 'immortalized in a galaxy far, far away,' following James Earl Jones’s death less than a year earlier.
- Kenneth Colley's death comes less than a year after James Earl Jones's passing, exemplifying emerging AI voice technology used to recreate his role in 2022's Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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Kenneth Colley, a renowned British actor known for playing Admiral Piett in the iconic Star Wars series, died on June 30 at age 87, after suffering from health complications. The news was confirmed to international media by his representative, Julian Owen, who reported that the actor died peacefully in Ashford, Kent, southeast of England. On the cause of his death, Owen detailed: “He was admitted to the hospital after a fall in which he fracture…
Kenneth Colley, an actor known for playing Admiral Piett, one of Darth Vader's men, in the original Star Wars trilogy, died at the age of 87.
Kenneth Colley, 'Star Wars' and 'Monty Python' Actor, Dies at 87
Kenneth Colley, who appeared in such films as “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” and “Monty Python’s Life of Brian,” is dead at the age of 87, TheWrap has learned. Colley’s agent, Julian Owen, said the actor contracted COVID after landing in the hospital for an arm injury. He then fell ill with pneumonia before he “passed away peacefully with friends at his bedside” on Monday. “It is with great sadness to report that my client Kenneth Colley p…
'Star Wars' Actor Kenneth Colley Dies at 87 After Contracting COVID and Pneumonia
Kenneth Colley, an actor best recognized as the 'Star Wars' character Admiral Piett, died at 87 on Sunday, June 30, after contracting COVID and pneumonia, as his agent Julian Owen confirmed in a statement shared with PEOPLE on Thursday, July 3.
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