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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 11, 1944
Place of Birth
Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland, UK
Also Known As
- Иен Макдермид
Ian McDiarmid
1.2 Popularity
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
8.0
Darth Sidious (voice)
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
2022
6.8
Self - Emperor Palpatine
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
7.0
Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
8.2
Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021
8.2
Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021
7.7
Self
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
6.3
Emperor Palpatine
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
6.9
King Pellenor
Britannia
2018
6.4
Sir George Goldie
The Lost City of Z
2017
7.0
Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
Credits
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
as Darth Sidious (voice)
2022
8.0
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
as Self - Emperor Palpatine
2022
6.8
Obi-Wan Kenobi
as Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
2022
7.0
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
as Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice)
2021
8.2
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
2021
8.2
The Skywalker Legacy
as Self
2020
7.7
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Emperor Palpatine
2019
6.3
Britannia
as King Pellenor
2018
6.9
The Lost City of Z
as Sir George Goldie
2017
6.4
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
as Self
2015
7.0
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
as Self
2015
6.3
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
2015
7.9
Star Wars Rebels
as Emperor Palpatine
2014
7.7
Star Wars Rebels
as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
2014
7.7
37 Days
as Sir Edward Grey
2014
7.4
Utopia
as Anton
2013
8.0
🎬
The Odds
2009
8.0
Margaret
as Denis Thatcher
2009
5.8
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)
2008
8.5
City of Vice
as Henry Fielding
2008
2.7
🎬
Our Hidden Lives
as B. Charles
2005
3.3
Elizabeth I
as Lord Burghley
2005
7.2
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
2005
7.5
Star Wars: A Musical Journey
as Host
2005
7.0
The Story of Star Wars
as Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)
2004
7.2
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
as Sir Edward Hyde
2003
6.2
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Chancellor Palpatine
2002
6.6
Spooks
as Prof. Fred Roberts
2002
7.7
Crime and Punishment
as Porfiry
2002
6.6
Crime and Punishment
as Porfiry
2002
0.0
The Beginning: Making Episode I
as Self
2001
7.1
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
as Self
2000
7.1
Sleepy Hollow
as Dr. Lancaster
1999
7.2
All the King's Men
as Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards
1999
6.2
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
as Prof. Levi
1999
5.5
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Senator Palpatine
1999
6.6
Great Expectations
as Jaggers
1999
6.3
Great Expectations
as Jaggers
1999
0.0
Hillsborough
as Doctor Popper, Coroner
1996
7.0
Cold Lazarus
as Oliver Morse
1996
6.8
Karaoke
as Oliver Morse
1996
6.6
Restoration
as Ambrose
1995
6.0
Annie: A Royal Adventure
as Dr. Eli Eon
1995
6.0
Heart of Darkness
as Doctor
1993
5.7
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
as Dr. Vatisenko
1991
5.5
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
as Arthur
1988
7.1
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Dostoevsky
1988
0.0
Inspector Morse
as Hugo De Vries
1987
7.8
Pity in History
as Murgatroyd
1985
0.0
Gorky Park
as Professor Andreev
1983
6.3
The Nation's Health
as Dr Vernon Davis
1983
0.0
Return of the Jedi
as The Emperor
1983
7.9
🎬
Last Night Another Dissident...
as Fedka
1981
0.0
Dragonslayer
as Brother Jacopus
1981
6.5
Richard's Things
as Burglar
1980
4.6
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
as Reg Smeeton
1980
6.8
The Awakening
as Dr. Richter
1980
5.5
The Empire Strikes Back
as Emperor (Special Edition)
1980
8.4
Macbeth
as The Porter / Ross
1979
7.3
The Professionals
as Mickey Hamilton
1977
7.5
Amazing Stories
as Blade
1976
0.0
The Likely Lads
as Vicar
1976
6.1