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

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, best known for starring as Admiral Piett in the original “Star Wars” series and “Jesus in Monty Python’s Life of Brian,” died on June 30. He was 87. The British actor died at his home in Kent,