Portrait of Kenneth Colley

Acting

Kenneth Colley

Career

Active from 1963 to 2025, with a break from 2014 to 2024, busiest in 1990 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for John Silver's Return to Treasure Island
John Silver's Return to Treasure Island
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 67 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kenneth Colley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    4.0, average 4.8
  • Cringe Humor
    1.4, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Melancholy Tone 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • World War II 2
  • Espionage 2
  • Historical Biographical Drama 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

117
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 63
Dan Hawk Psychic Detective
Dan Hawk Psychic Detective (2025)

as Thaddeus Moncrief

The Institute
The Institute (2025)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Gate Guard #5

2010s

4 titles ยท average score 63
Peaky Blinders
Peaky Blinders (2013)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Vicente Changretta

Scar Tissue
Scar Tissue (2013)
GoodWatch score 39

as Weaver

LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out (2012)
GoodWatch score 67

as Admiral Piett (voice)

Vera
Vera (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Ronald Devreux

2000s

7 titles ยท average score 73
Misfits
Misfits (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Old Rudy

The Queen
The Queen (2009)

TV show

Greetings
Greetings (2007)

as Ken

Like Father Like Son
Like Father Like Son (2005)
GoodWatch score 66

as Rawsthorne

New Tricks
New Tricks (2004)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show

The Royal
The Royal (2003)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Bernard Hussey

Foyle's War
Foyle's War (2002)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Brian Jones

1990s

23 titles ยท average score 67
Relic Hunter
Relic Hunter (1999)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Professor Lamenza

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Lloyd Kirby

Robert Rylands' Last Journey
Robert Rylands' Last Journey (1996)
GoodWatch score 61

as Archdale

Solomon & Sheba
Solomon & Sheba (1995)
GoodWatch score 63

as Nathan

Moving Story
Moving Story (1994)

TV show ยท as Ken Uttley

Unnatural Causes
Unnatural Causes (1993)
GoodWatch score 66

as Inspector Gerry Reckless

Peak Practice
Peak Practice (1993)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Stan Jordan

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Clive Harris

Prisoner of Honor
Prisoner of Honor (1991)
GoodWatch score 71

as Capt. Dreyfus

I Hired a Contract Killer
I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
GoodWatch score 75

as The Killer

The Last Island
The Last Island (1990)
GoodWatch score 60

as Nick

The Plot to Kill Hitler
The Plot to Kill Hitler (1990)
GoodWatch score 62

as Wilhelm Keitel

1980s

25 titles ยท average score 70
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Mathew Davenheim

A Summer Story
A Summer Story (1988)
GoodWatch score 77

as Jim

John Silver's Return to Treasure Island
John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (1986)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Ben Gunn

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Clifford Watkins / Arthur Cobb

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Adolf Eichmann

Return to Waterloo
Return to Waterloo (1984)
GoodWatch score 55

as The Traveller

The Scarlet and the Black
The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
GoodWatch score 78

as Capt. Hirsch

Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi (1983)
GoodWatch score 77

as Admiral Piett

Firefox
Firefox (1982)
GoodWatch score 48

as Colonel Kontarsky

I Remember Nelson
I Remember Nelson (1982)

TV show ยท as ice-Adm. Horatio Viscount Nelson

Giro City
Giro City (1982)

as Martin

The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
GoodWatch score 88

as Admiral Piett

1970s

35 titles ยท average score 70
Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure (1979)
GoodWatch score 70

as Duke Vincentio

Life of Brian
Life of Brian (1979)
GoodWatch score 84

as Jesus

Minder
Minder (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Ron

Pennies from Heaven
Pennies from Heaven (1978)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as The Accordion Man

Jabberwocky
Jabberwocky (1977)
GoodWatch score 55

as 1st Fanatic

The Sweeney
The Sweeney (1975)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Noah Riley

Crown Court
Crown Court (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Stanley Meredith

The Triple Echo
The Triple Echo (1972)
GoodWatch score 61

as Provo Corporal

The Protectors
The Protectors (1972)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Devlin

The Music Lovers
The Music Lovers (1971)
GoodWatch score 64

as Modeste Tchaikovsky

The Devils
The Devils (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

as Legrand

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Bruce Tetley / Frank Benyon

1960s

19 titles ยท average score 62
The Expert
The Expert (1968)

TV show ยท as Munt / Foreman

The Blood Beast Terror
The Blood Beast Terror (1968)
GoodWatch score 43

as James

Omnibus
Omnibus (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Hitler

How I Won the War
How I Won the War (1967)
GoodWatch score 51

as 2nd Replacement

The Jokers
The Jokers (1967)
GoodWatch score 63

as De Winter

City '68
City '68 (1967)

TV show ยท as Corbett

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Yolinichev

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show ยท as Paddy / Charles I

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show ยท as Bethold Florenberg

Redcap
Redcap (1964)

TV show ยท as Private Bolt

Seventy Deadly Pills
Seventy Deadly Pills (1963)

as Covent Garden porter

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 68
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Jimmy