
Ian McDiarmid
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
The Emperor
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Sleepy Hollow
Dr. Lancaster
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Senator Palpatine
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Chancellor Palpatine
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Emperor Palpatine
The Lost City of Z
Sir George Goldie
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Arthur
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Filmography
Acting (62)
Movies (39)
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022as Self - Emperor Palpatine
The Skywalker Legacy
2020as Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019as Emperor Palpatine
The Lost City of Z
2017as Sir George Goldie
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015as Self
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015as Self
Margaret
2009as Denis Thatcher
The Odds
2009
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Our Hidden Lives
2005as B. Charles
Star Wars: A Musical Journey
2005as Host
The Story of Star Wars
2004as Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002as Chancellor Palpatine
Crime and Punishment
2002as Porfiry
The Beginning: Making Episode I
2001as Self
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000as Self
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999as Senator Palpatine
Sleepy Hollow
1999as Dr. Lancaster
All the King's Men
1999as Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
1999as Prof. Levi
Great Expectations
1999as Jaggers
Hillsborough
1996as Doctor Popper, Coroner
Restoration
1995as Ambrose
Annie: A Royal Adventure
1995as Dr. Eli Eon
Heart of Darkness
1993as Doctor
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
1991as Dr. Vatisenko
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988as Arthur
Pity in History
1985as Murgatroyd
Return of the Jedi
1983as The Emperor
Gorky Park
1983as Professor Andreev
Dragonslayer
1981as Brother Jacopus
Last Night Another Dissident...
1981as Fedka
The Awakening
1980as Dr. Richter
Richard's Things
1980as Burglar
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980as Reg Smeeton
Macbeth
1979as The Porter / Ross
Amazing Stories
1976as Blade
The Likely Lads
1976as Vicar
Television (23)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022as Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
2022as Darth Sidious (voice)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021as Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Britannia
2018as King Pellenor
Star Wars Rebels
2014as Emperor Palpatine
37 Days
2014as Sir Edward Grey
Utopia
2013as Anton
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008as Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)
City of Vice
2008as Henry Fielding
Elizabeth I
2005as Lord Burghley
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
2003as Sir Edward Hyde
Spooks
2002as Prof. Fred Roberts
Crime and Punishment
2002as Porfiry
Great Expectations
1999as Jaggers
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1997as Ronald Callender
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1997as Ronald Callender
Karaoke
1996as Oliver Morse
Karaoke
1996as Oliver Morse
Cold Lazarus
1996as Oliver Morse
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988as Dostoevsky
Inspector Morse
1987as Hugo De Vries
The Nation's Health
1983as Dr Vernon Davis
The Professionals
1977as Mickey Hamilton
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