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

“It is with great sadness to report that my client Kenneth Colley passed away Monday 30th June at around 5:30pm in hospital in Ashford, Kent. He was 87,” Owen wrote. “He had been admitted after a fall with an injured arm, however he quickly contracted Covid which developed into Pneumonia.”

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.