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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

60

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-08-11 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

Иен Макдермид

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

Acting

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

2015

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

as

Emperor Palpatine (voice)

Dragonslayer

1981

Dragonslayer

as

Brother Jacopus

Return of the Jedi

1983

Return of the Jedi

as

The Emperor

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

as

Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious

Sleepy Hollow

1999

Sleepy Hollow

as

Dr. Lancaster

Macbeth

1979

Macbeth

as

The Porter / Ross

The Awakening

1980

The Awakening

as

Dr. Richter

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

2022

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

as

Self - Emperor Palpatine

Annie: A Royal Adventure

1995

Annie: A Royal Adventure

as

Dr. Eli Eon

The Odds

2009

The Odds

as

All the King's Men

1999

All the King's Men

as

Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards

Margaret

2009

Margaret

as

Denis Thatcher

Richard's Things

1980

Richard's Things

as

Burglar

Our Hidden Lives

2005

Our Hidden Lives

as

B. Charles

The Likely Lads

1976

The Likely Lads

as

Vicar

Hillsborough

1996

Hillsborough

as

Doctor Popper, Coroner

Restoration

1995

Restoration

as

Ambrose

Great Expectations

1999

Great Expectations

as

Jaggers

The Story of Star Wars

2004

The Story of Star Wars

as

Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)

The Lost City of Z

2017

The Lost City of Z

as

Sir George Goldie

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

1991

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

as

Dr. Vatisenko

Amazing Stories

1976

Amazing Stories

as

Blade

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

as

Emperor Palpatine

Gorky Park

1983

Gorky Park

as

Professor Andreev

Heart of Darkness

1993

Heart of Darkness

as

Doctor

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as

Hugo De Vries

Spooks

Spooks

as

Prof. Fred Roberts

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

as

Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice)

City of Vice

City of Vice

as

Henry Fielding

37 Days

37 Days

as

Sir Edward Grey

Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I

as

Lord Burghley

Britannia

Britannia

as

King Pellenor

The Nation's Health

The Nation's Health

as

Dr Vernon Davis

Karaoke

Karaoke

as

Oliver Morse

Star Wars Rebels

Star Wars Rebels

as

Emperor Palpatine

Utopia

Utopia

as

Anton

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Obi-Wan Kenobi

as

Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious

Star Wars Rebels

Star Wars Rebels

as

Emperor Palpatine (voice)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

as

Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

as

Emperor Palpatine (voice)

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

as

Darth Sidious (voice)

The Professionals

The Professionals

as

Mickey Hamilton

Cold Lazarus

Cold Lazarus

as

Oliver Morse

Production

Crew

Directing