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.'

Owen said in his statement that Colley was admitted to a hospital after he injured his arm in a fall and quickly contracted COVID, which developed into a pneumonia diagnosis. The actor "passed away peacefully with friends at his bedside," Owen said.