Ian McDiarmid

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Ian McDiarmid

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1944-08-11 (81)

Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland, UK

Biography

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Biography

Best known for:

Filmography:

ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse(1967)

Fedka

The Likely Lads poster

The Likely Lads(1976)

Vicar

Amazing Stories poster

Amazing Stories(1976)

Blade

The Professionals poster

The Professionals(1977)

Mickey Hamilton

Macbeth poster

Macbeth(1979)

The Porter / Ross

The Awakening poster

The Awakening(1980)

Dr. Richter

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End poster

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End(1980)

Reg Smeeton

Richard's Things poster

Richard's Things(1980)

Burglar

Dragonslayer poster

Dragonslayer(1981)

Brother Jacopus

Return of the Jedi poster

Return of the Jedi(1983)

The Emperor

Gorky Park poster

Gorky Park(1983)

Professor Andreev

The Nation's Health poster

The Nation's Health(1983)

Dr Vernon Davis

Pity in History poster

Pity in History(1985)

Murgatroyd

Inspector Morse poster

Inspector Morse(1987)

Hugo De Vries

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels poster

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels(1988)

Arthur

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers poster

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers(1988)

Dostoevsky

Chernobyl: The Final Warning poster

Chernobyl: The Final Warning(1991)

Dr. Vatisenko

Heart of Darkness poster

Heart of Darkness(1993)

Doctor

Annie: A Royal Adventure poster

Annie: A Royal Adventure(1995)

Dr. Eli Eon

Restoration poster

Restoration(1995)

Ambrose

Karaoke poster

Karaoke(1996)

Oliver Morse

Hillsborough poster

Hillsborough(1996)

Doctor Popper, Coroner

Touching Evil poster

Touching Evil(1997)

Ronald Hinks

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman poster

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman(1997)

Ronald Callender

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace poster

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace(1999)

Senator Palpatine

Sleepy Hollow poster

Sleepy Hollow(1999)

Dr. Lancaster

Great Expectations poster

Great Expectations(1999)

Jaggers

All the King's Men poster

All the King's Men(1999)

Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception poster

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception(1999)

Prof. Levi

Great Expectations poster

Great Expectations(1999)

Jaggers

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones poster

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones(2002)

Chancellor Palpatine

Spooks poster

Spooks(2002)

Prof. Fred Roberts

Crime and Punishment poster

Crime and Punishment(2002)

Porfiry

Crime and Punishment poster

Crime and Punishment(2002)

Porfiry

Charles II: The Power and The Passion poster

Charles II: The Power and The Passion(2003)

Sir Edward Hyde

The Story of Star Wars poster

The Story of Star Wars(2004)

Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith poster

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith(2005)

Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious

Elizabeth I poster

Elizabeth I(2005)

Lord Burghley

Star Wars: A Musical Journey poster

Star Wars: A Musical Journey(2005)

Host

Star Wars: The Clone Wars poster

Star Wars: The Clone Wars(2008)

Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)

City of Vice poster

City of Vice(2008)

Henry Fielding

Margaret poster

Margaret(2009)

Denis Thatcher

Utopia poster

Utopia(2013)

Anton

Star Wars Rebels poster

Star Wars Rebels(2014)

Emperor Palpatine, Emperor Palpatine (voice)

37 Days poster

37 Days(2014)

Sir Edward Grey

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal poster

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal(2015)

Emperor Palpatine (voice)

The Lost City of Z poster

The Lost City of Z(2017)

Sir George Goldie

Britannia poster

Britannia(2018)

King Pellenor

Star Wars Rebels: Family Reunion and Farewell poster

Star Wars Rebels: Family Reunion and Farewell(2018)

Emperor Palpatine

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker poster

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker(2019)

Emperor Palpatine

Star Wars: The Bad Batch poster

Star Wars: The Bad Batch(2021)

Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice), Emperor Palpatine (voice)

Obi-Wan Kenobi poster

Obi-Wan Kenobi(2022)

Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi poster

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi(2022)

Darth Sidious (voice)