Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 11, 1944
Place of Birth
Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland, UK
Credits
62 titles
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
Filmography
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
Darth Sidious (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Self - Emperor Palpatine
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice)
The Skywalker Legacy
Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Emperor Palpatine
Britannia
King Pellenor
The Lost City of Z
Sir George Goldie
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Self
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Self
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Star Wars Rebels
Emperor Palpatine
37 Days
Sir Edward Grey
Utopia
Anton
The Odds
Margaret
Denis Thatcher
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)
City of Vice
Henry Fielding
Our Hidden Lives
B. Charles
Elizabeth I
Lord Burghley
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Star Wars: A Musical Journey
Host
The Story of Star Wars
Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
Sir Edward Hyde
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Chancellor Palpatine
Spooks
Prof. Fred Roberts
Crime and Punishment
Porfiry
Crime and Punishment
Porfiry
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
Self
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Self
Sleepy Hollow
Dr. Lancaster
All the King's Men
Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
Prof. Levi
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Senator Palpatine
Great Expectations
Jaggers
Great Expectations
Jaggers
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Ronald Callender
Touching Evil
Ronald Hinks
Hillsborough
Doctor Popper, Coroner
Karaoke
Oliver Morse
Restoration
Ambrose
Annie: A Royal Adventure
Dr. Eli Eon
Heart of Darkness
Doctor
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Dr. Vatisenko
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Arthur
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Dostoevsky
Inspector Morse
Hugo De Vries
Pity in History
Murgatroyd
Gorky Park
Professor Andreev
The Nation's Health
Dr Vernon Davis