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Ian McDiarmid

Actor

Ian McDiarmid

Born August 11, 1944Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland, UK

Biography

Ian McDiarmid (born 11 August 1944) is a Scottish actor and director best known for portraying Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars film series. He has received an Olivier Award for Best Actor and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performances. Wikipedia

Known for

Return of the Jedi

1983 · 91 · Movie

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999 · 49 · Movie

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005 · 83 · Movie

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002 · 52 · Movie

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019 · 42 · Movie

Sleepy Hollow

1999 · 74 · Movie

The Lost City of Z

2017 · 58 · Movie

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008 · 94 · Series

Obi-Wan Kenobi

2022 · 45 · Series

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

2021 · 76 · Series

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988 · 76 · Movie

Star Wars Rebels

2014 · 69 · Series

Filmography

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

2022 · Darth Sidious (voice)

Obi-Wan Kenobi

2022 · Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

2021 · Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice), Emperor Palpatine (voice)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019 · Emperor Palpatine

Britannia

2018 · King Pellenor

The Lost City of Z

2017 · Sir George Goldie

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

2015 · Emperor Palpatine (voice)

Star Wars Rebels

2014 · Emperor Palpatine, Emperor Palpatine (voice)

37 Days

2014 · Sir Edward Grey

Utopia

2013 · Anton

The Odds

2009

Margaret

2009 · Denis Thatcher

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008 · Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)

City of Vice

2008 · Henry Fielding

Our Hidden Lives

2005 · B. Charles

Elizabeth I

2005 · Lord Burghley

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005 · Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious

Star Wars: A Musical Journey

2005 · Host

The Story of Star Wars

2004 · Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)

Charles II: The Power and The Passion

2003 · Sir Edward Hyde

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002 · Chancellor Palpatine

Spooks

2002 · Prof. Fred Roberts

Crime and Punishment

2002 · Porfiry

Crime and Punishment

2002 · Porfiry

Sleepy Hollow

1999 · Dr. Lancaster

All the King's Men

1999 · Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception

1999 · Prof. Levi

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999 · Senator Palpatine

Great Expectations

1999 · Jaggers

Great Expectations

1999 · Jaggers

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

1997 · Ronald Callender

Touching Evil

1997 · Ronald Hinks

Hillsborough

1996 · Doctor Popper, Coroner

Karaoke

1996 · Oliver Morse

Restoration

1995 · Ambrose

Annie: A Royal Adventure

1995 · Dr. Eli Eon