‘Star Wars’ actor was 87

Kenneth Collery, the British actor known for his role as Admiral Firmus Piett in the original Star Wars Trilogy, died on Monday. He was 87 years old.

The agent of Collene, Julian Owens, confirmed the death of the actor to Weekly entertainment Thursday, sharing that the actor died peacefully at his home on June 30 with friends at his bedside in Ashford, Kent. Collene had been admitted to the hospital with an injured arm after a fall, but quickly contracted a COVVID contraction, which turned into pneumonia.

“Ken Collee was one of our best character actors with a career spanning 60 years,” Owens said in a press release by email. “Ken has continuously worked on stage, film and television playing a wide range of characters, of Jesus Brian Monty Python’s life To the evil and eccentric characters of Ken Russell Films, and the Duke of Vienna in Shakespeare Measurement For the BBC. “”

The favorite part of Collene was estragon in the 2014 production of Samuel Beckett While waiting for Godot At the London Theater Cockpit, the statement added.

Owens also shared a tribute in honor of Collene from the Facebook page of the Agents Alliance.

“Ken liked to attend conventions and meet the fans,” said the tribute. “He traveled all over the world but could never understand why everyone wanted his autograph. He was a very humble man with an incredibly dry mind.”

He continued: “Ken loved his garden, his art, his cars and the occasional porn star Martini. His wife Mary died several years ago, since then, he was taken care of by his friend Lynn. Ken lived in Hythe in Kent.”

By concluding the tribute, Owens wrote: “It was a pleasure to represent Ken over the years. He was not only a customer, but also a friend.”

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While Collene is known for her role as Admiral Piett – which she picked up in the 2012 animated film Lego Star Wars: The Empire is out – He obtained an eclectic range of credits, including roles in Clint Eastwood Firefox, Aki Kaurismäki I hired a contract killerKen Russell The rainbowand the Second World War series War and memory.

Collene also portrayed Jesus Brian’s Monty Python’s life, Alongside John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Michael Palin.