Ian McDiarmid
Birthday
1944/08/11 (80 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland, UK
Also know as
Иен Макдермид
Biography
Ian McDiarmid 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
Acting
(2015) Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
(1988) Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
as Arthur
(1981) Dragonslayer
as Brother Jacopus
(1983) Return of the Jedi
as The Emperor
(1999) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Senator Palpatine
(2002) Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Chancellor Palpatine
(2005) Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
(1999) Sleepy Hollow
as Dr. Lancaster
(1979) Macbeth
as The Porter / Ross
(1980) The Awakening
as Dr. Richter
(2005) Star Wars: A Musical Journey
as Host
(2002) Crime and Punishment
as Porfiry
(2022) Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
as Self - Emperor Palpatine
(1995) Annie: A Royal Adventure
as Dr. Eli Eon
(2009) The Odds
as ---
(1999) All the King's Men
as Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards
(2009) Margaret
as Denis Thatcher
(1981) Last Night Another Dissident...
as Fedka
(1980) Richard's Things
as Burglar
(2005) Our Hidden Lives
as B. Charles
(1976) The Likely Lads
as Vicar
(2015) Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
as Self
(2015) Star Wars: Greatest Moments
as Self
(2001) The Beginning: Making Episode I
as Self
(1996) Hillsborough
as Doctor Popper, Coroner
(1995) Restoration
as Ambrose
(1999) Great Expectations
as Jaggers
(1980) Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
as Reg Smeeton
(2004) The Story of Star Wars
as Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)
(2017) The Lost City of Z
as Sir George Goldie
(1991) Chernobyl: The Final Warning
as Dr. Vatisenko
(1999) The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
as Prof. Levi
(1976) Amazing Stories
as Blade
(2019) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Emperor Palpatine
(1983) Gorky Park
as Prof. Andreev
(2000) Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
as Self
(2020) The Skywalker Legacy
as Self
(1993) Heart of Darkness
as Doctor
(1987) Inspector Morse
as Hugo De Vries
(2002) Spooks
as Prof. Fred Roberts
(2021) Star Wars: The Bad Batch
as Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice)
(2008) City of Vice
as Henry Fielding
(2003) Charles II: The Power and The Passion
as Sir Edward Hyde
(2014) 37 Days
as Sir Edward Grey
(2005) Elizabeth I
as Lord Burghley
(2018) Britannia
as King Pellenor
(1983) The Nation's Health
as Dr Vernon Davis
(1996) Karaoke
as Oliver Morse
(2014) Star Wars Rebels
as Emperor Palpatine
(2013) Utopia
as Anton
(2022) Obi-Wan Kenobi
as Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
(2014) Star Wars Rebels
as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
(2008) Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)
(2021) Star Wars: The Bad Batch
as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
(2022) Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
as Darth Sidious (voice)
(2002) The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones
as Professor Jacques Levi
(2002) Crime and Punishment
as Porfiry
(1988) The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Dostoevsky
(1977) The Professionals
as Mickey Hamilton
(1996) Cold Lazarus
as Oliver Morse