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