Ian McDiarmid

Actor Aug 11 (age 81) Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland, UK 1976–2022 (46 year career)

6.7 avg rating

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

Film

Return of the Jedi

The Emperor

Film

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious

Film

Sleepy Hollow

Dr. Lancaster

Film

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Senator Palpatine

Film

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Chancellor Palpatine

Film

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Emperor Palpatine

Film

The Lost City of Z

Sir George Goldie

Film

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Arthur

Filmography

Acting (62)

Movies (39)

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

2022

as Self - Emperor Palpatine

6.8

The Skywalker Legacy

2020

as Self

7.7

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

as Emperor Palpatine

The Lost City of Z

as Sir George Goldie

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

2015

as Emperor Palpatine (voice)

7.9

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

2015

as Self

7.0

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

as Self

Margaret

as Denis Thatcher

The Odds

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005

as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious

7.5

Our Hidden Lives

2005

as B. Charles

3.3

Star Wars: A Musical Journey

2005

as Host

7.0

The Story of Star Wars

2004

as Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)

7.2

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002

as Chancellor Palpatine

6.6

Crime and Punishment

2002

as Porfiry

6.6

The Beginning: Making Episode I

2001

as Self

7.1

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

2000

as Self

7.1

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

as Senator Palpatine

Sleepy Hollow

as Dr. Lancaster

All the King's Men

as Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards

6.2

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception

as Prof. Levi

Great Expectations

as Jaggers

Hillsborough

as Doctor Popper, Coroner

7.2

Restoration

1995

as Ambrose

6.0

Annie: A Royal Adventure

as Dr. Eli Eon

Heart of Darkness

as Doctor

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

1991

as Dr. Vatisenko

5.5

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988

as Arthur

7.1

Pity in History

1985

as Murgatroyd

Return of the Jedi

as The Emperor

Gorky Park

as Professor Andreev

Dragonslayer

as Brother Jacopus

Last Night Another Dissident...

1981

as Fedka

The Awakening

as Dr. Richter

Richard's Things

as Burglar

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

as Reg Smeeton

Macbeth

as The Porter / Ross

Amazing Stories

as Blade

The Likely Lads

1976

as Vicar

6.1

Television (23)

Obi-Wan Kenobi

2022

as Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious

7.0

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

2022

as Darth Sidious (voice)

8.0

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

2021

as Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice)

Britannia

as King Pellenor

Star Wars Rebels

as Emperor Palpatine

37 Days

as Sir Edward Grey

Utopia

as Anton

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008

as Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)

City of Vice

as Henry Fielding

Elizabeth I

as Lord Burghley

Charles II: The Power and The Passion

2003

as Sir Edward Hyde

6.2

Spooks

2002

as Prof. Fred Roberts

7.7

Crime and Punishment

2002

as Porfiry

Great Expectations

1999

as Jaggers

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

1997

as Ronald Callender

7.2

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

as Ronald Callender

Karaoke

as Oliver Morse

Karaoke

as Oliver Morse

Cold Lazarus

as Oliver Morse

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

1988

as Dostoevsky

Inspector Morse

1987

as Hugo De Vries

7.9

The Nation's Health

1983

as Dr Vernon Davis

The Professionals

1977

as Mickey Hamilton

7.5