Ian McDiarmid
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 11, 1944 (age 82)
- Birthplace
- Carnoustie, 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
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Sleepy Hollow
The Lost City of Z
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Star Wars Rebels
Photos
Filmography
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Movie · as Self - Emperor Palpatine
Obi-Wan Kenobi
TV · as Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious · 1 ep
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
TV · as Darth Sidious (voice) · 1 ep
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
TV · as Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice) · 2 eps
The Skywalker Legacy
Movie · as Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Movie · as Emperor Palpatine
Britannia
TV · as King Pellenor · 27 eps
The Lost City of Z
Movie · as Sir George Goldie
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Movie · as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Movie · as Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Movie · as Self
37 Days
TV · as Sir Edward Grey · 3 eps
Star Wars Rebels
TV · as Emperor Palpatine, Emperor Palpatine (voice) · 1 ep
Utopia
TV · as Anton · 5 eps
The Odds
Movie
Margaret
Movie · as Denis Thatcher
City of Vice
TV · as Henry Fielding · 5 eps
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
TV · as Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound) · 1 ep
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Movie · as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Star Wars: A Musical Journey
Movie · as Host
Our Hidden Lives
Movie · as B. Charles
Elizabeth I
TV · as Lord Burghley · 2 eps
The Story of Star Wars
Movie · as Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
TV · as Sir Edward Hyde · 2 eps
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Movie · as Chancellor Palpatine
Crime and Punishment
Movie · as Porfiry
Spooks
TV · as Prof. Fred Roberts · 1 ep
Crime and Punishment
TV · as Porfiry · 2 eps
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
Movie · as Self
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Movie · as Self
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Movie · as Senator Palpatine
Sleepy Hollow
Movie · as Dr. Lancaster
All the King's Men
Movie · as Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards
Great Expectations
Movie · as Jaggers
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
Movie · as Prof. Levi
Great Expectations
TV · as Jaggers · 2 eps
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
TV · as Ronald Callender · 1 ep
Touching Evil
TV · as Ronald Hinks · 2 eps
Hillsborough
Movie · as Doctor Popper, Coroner
Karaoke
TV · as Oliver Morse · 3 eps
Annie: A Royal Adventure
Movie · as Dr. Eli Eon
Restoration
Movie · as Ambrose
Heart of Darkness
Movie · as Doctor
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Movie · as Dr. Vatisenko
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Movie · as Arthur
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
TV · as Dostoevsky · 1 ep
Inspector Morse
TV · as Hugo De Vries · 1 ep
Pity in History
Movie · as Murgatroyd
Summer Season
TV · as Murgatroyd · 1 ep
Return of the Jedi
Movie · as The Emperor
Gorky Park
Movie · as Professor Andreev
The Nation's Health
TV · as Dr Vernon Davis · 4 eps
Dragonslayer
Movie · as Brother Jacopus
Last Night Another Dissident...
Movie · as Fedka
The Awakening
Movie · as Dr. Richter
Richard's Things
Movie · as Burglar
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
Movie · as Reg Smeeton
Macbeth
Movie · as The Porter / Ross
The Professionals
TV · as Mickey Hamilton · 1 ep
The Likely Lads
Movie · as Vicar
Amazing Stories
Movie · as Blade
Red Letter Day
TV · as Blade Fern · 1 ep
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Fedka · 1 ep