Ian McDiarmid
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Spooks
Prof. Fred Roberts
The Professionals
Mickey Hamilton
Star Wars Rebels
Emperor Palpatine
Star Wars Rebels
Emperor Palpatine (voice)
ITV Playhouse
Fedka
Filmography
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
as Self - Emperor Palpatine
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
as Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
2022
as Darth Sidious (voice)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021
as Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021
as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
as Self
STAR WARS: Revenge of the Sith Extended Edition
2020
as Sheev Palpatine
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Emperor Palpatine
Britannia
2018
as King Pellenor
The Lost City of Z
2017
as Sir George Goldie
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015
as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015
as Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
as Self
37 Days
2014
as Sir Edward Grey
Star Wars Rebels
2014
as Emperor Palpatine
Star Wars Rebels
2014
as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Utopia
2013
as Anton
The Odds
2009
Margaret
2009
as Denis Thatcher
City of Vice
2008
as Henry Fielding
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
as Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Star Wars: A Musical Journey
2005
as Host
Our Hidden Lives
2005
as B. Charles
Elizabeth I
2005
as Lord Burghley
The Story of Star Wars
2004
as Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
2003
as Sir Edward Hyde
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
as Chancellor Palpatine
Crime and Punishment
2002
as Porfiry
Spooks
2002
as Prof. Fred Roberts
Crime and Punishment
2002
as Porfiry
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
2001
as Self
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000
as Self
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
as Senator Palpatine
Sleepy Hollow
1999
as Dr. Lancaster
All the King's Men
1999
as Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards
Great Expectations
1999
as Jaggers
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
1999
as Prof. Levi
Great Expectations
1999
as Jaggers
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1997
as Ronald Callender
Touching Evil
1997
as Ronald Hinks
Hillsborough
1996
as Doctor Popper, Coroner
Karaoke
1996
as Oliver Morse
Annie: A Royal Adventure
1995
as Dr. Eli Eon
Restoration
1995
as Ambrose
Heart of Darkness
1994
as Doctor
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
1991
as Dr. Vatisenko
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988
as Arthur
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Dostoevsky
Inspector Morse
1987
as Hugo De Vries
Pity in History
1985
as Murgatroyd
Return of the Jedi
1983
as The Emperor
Gorky Park
1983
as Professor Andreev
The Nation's Health
1983
as Dr Vernon Davis
Dragonslayer
1981
as Brother Jacopus
Last Night Another Dissident...
1981
as Fedka
The Awakening
1980
as Dr. Richter
Richard's Things
1980
as Burglar
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980
as Reg Smeeton
Macbeth
1979
as The Porter / Ross
The Professionals
1977
as Mickey Hamilton
The Likely Lads
1976
as Vicar
Amazing Stories
1976
as Blade
Red Letter Day
1976
as Blade Fern
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Fedka