Ian McDiarmid
Acting • Born 1944-08-11
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
Filmography
60 credits
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
Movie • 2015
Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Movie • 1988
Arthur
Dragonslayer
Movie • 1981
Brother Jacopus
Return of the Jedi
Movie • 1983
The Emperor
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Movie • 1999
Senator Palpatine
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Movie • 2002
Chancellor Palpatine
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Movie • 2005
Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Sleepy Hollow
Movie • 1999
Dr. Lancaster
Macbeth
Movie • 1979
The Porter / Ross
The Awakening
Movie • 1980
Dr. Richter
Star Wars: A Musical Journey
Movie • 2005
Host
Crime and Punishment
Movie • 2002
Porfiry
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Movie • 2022
Self - Emperor Palpatine
Annie: A Royal Adventure
Movie • 1995
Dr. Eli Eon
The Odds
Movie • 2009
All the King's Men
Movie • 1999
Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards
Margaret
Movie • 2009
Denis Thatcher
Last Night Another Dissident...
Movie • 1981
Fedka
Richard's Things
Movie • 1980
Burglar
Our Hidden Lives
Movie • 2005
B. Charles
The Likely Lads
Movie • 1976
Vicar
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Movie • 2015
Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Movie • 2015
Self
The Beginning: Making Episode I
Movie • 2001
Self
Hillsborough
Movie • 1996
Doctor Popper, Coroner
Restoration
Movie • 1995
Ambrose
Great Expectations
Movie • 1999
Jaggers
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
Movie • 1980
Reg Smeeton
The Story of Star Wars
Movie • 2004
Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)
The Lost City of Z
Movie • 2017
Sir George Goldie
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Movie • 1991
Dr. Vatisenko
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
Movie • 1999
Prof. Levi
Amazing Stories
Movie • 1976
Blade
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Movie • 2019
Emperor Palpatine
Gorky Park
Movie • 1983
Professor Andreev
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Movie • 2000
Self
The Skywalker Legacy
Movie • 2020
Self
Heart of Darkness
Movie • 1993
Doctor
Pity in History
Movie • 1985
Murgatroyd
Inspector Morse
TV • 1987
Hugo De Vries
Spooks
TV • 2002
Prof. Fred Roberts
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
TV • 2021
Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice)
City of Vice
TV • 2008
Henry Fielding
37 Days
TV • 2014
Sir Edward Grey
Elizabeth I
TV • 2005
Lord Burghley
Britannia
TV • 2018
King Pellenor
The Nation's Health
TV • 1983
Dr Vernon Davis
Star Wars Rebels
TV • 2014
Emperor Palpatine
Utopia
TV • 2013
Anton
Obi-Wan Kenobi
TV • 2022
Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Star Wars Rebels
TV • 2014
Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
TV • 2008
Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
TV • 2021
Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
TV • 2022
Darth Sidious (voice)
Crime and Punishment
TV • 2002
Porfiry
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
TV • 1988
Dostoevsky
The Professionals
TV • 1977
Mickey Hamilton
Great Expectations
TV • 1999
Jaggers
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
TV • 2003
Sir Edward Hyde
Karaoke
TV • 1996
Oliver Morse