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