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Filmography
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Known For
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (2005) -
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi The Emperor (1983) -
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Senator Palpatine (1999) -
Known For
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (2002) -
Actor
Star Wars Rebels Emperor Palpatine (2018) -
Britannia King Pellenor (2017-2018) -
The Lost City of Z Sir George Goldie (2016) -
Utopia Anton (2014) -
37 Days Edward Grey (2014) -
The Odds The Gambler (2009) -
Margaret Denis Thatcher (2009) -
City of Vice Henry Fielding (2008) -
Elizabeth I Lord Burghley (2005) -
Our Hidden Lives B. Charles (2005) -
![Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith]( "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith")
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (2005) -
![Star Wars: A Musical Journey]( "Star Wars: A Musical Journey")
Star Wars: A Musical Journey Host (2005) -
![MI-5]( "MI-5")
MI-5 Prof. Fred Roberts (2004) -
![The Last King]( "The Last King")
The Last King Sir Edward Hyde (2003) -
![Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones]( "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones")
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (2002) -
![Crime and Punishment]( "Crime and Punishment")
Crime and Punishment Porfiry (2002) -
![Sleepy Hollow]( "Sleepy Hollow")
Sleepy Hollow Doctor Lancaster (1999) -
![All the King's Men]( "All the King's Men")
All the King's Men Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards (1999) -
![Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace]( "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace")
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Senator Palpatine (1999) -
![Great Expectations]( "Great Expectations")
Great Expectations Jaggers (1999) -
![An Unsuitable Job for a Woman]( "An Unsuitable Job for a Woman")
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman Ronald Callender (1997) -
![Touching Evil]( "Touching Evil")
Touching Evil Ronald Hinks (1997) -
![Rebecca]( "Rebecca")
Rebecca Coroner (1997) -
![Hillsborough]( "Hillsborough")
Hillsborough Doctor Popper, Coroner (1996) -
![Cold Lazarus]( "Cold Lazarus")
Cold Lazarus Oliver Morse (1996) -
![Karaoke]( "Karaoke")
Karaoke Oliver Morse (1996) -
![Restoration]( "Restoration")
Restoration Ambrose (1995) -
![Annie: A Royal Adventure!]( "Annie: A Royal Adventure!")
Annie: A Royal Adventure! Dr. Eli Eon (1995) -
![Heart of Darkness]( "Heart of Darkness")
Heart of Darkness Doctor (1993) -
![Selected Exits]( "Selected Exits")
Selected Exits George Devine (1993) -
![The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]( "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles")
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Prof. Levi (1993) -
![Chernobyl: The Final Warning]( "Chernobyl: The Final Warning")
Chernobyl: The Final Warning Dr. Vatisenko (1991) -
![Inspector Morse]( "Inspector Morse")
Inspector Morse Hugo De Vries (1990) -
![Dirty Rotten Scoundrels]( "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels")
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Arthur (1988) -
![Ten Great Writers of the Modern World]( "Ten Great Writers of the Modern World")
Ten Great Writers of the Modern World Dostoevsky (1988) -
![Summer Season]( "Summer Season")
Summer Season Murgatroyd (1985) -
![Gorky Park]( "Gorky Park")
Gorky Park Prof. Andreev (1983) -
The Nation's Health Doctor Vernon Davis (1983)
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![Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi]( "Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi")
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi The Emperor (1983) -
![ITV Playhouse]( "ITV Playhouse")
ITV Playhouse Fedka (1981) -
![Dragonslayer]( "Dragonslayer")
Dragonslayer Brother Jacopus (1981) -
![Sir Henry at Rawlinson End]( "Sir Henry at Rawlinson End")
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End Reg Smeeton (1980) -
![Richard's Things]( "Richard's Things")
Richard's Things Burglar (1980) -
![The Awakening]( "The Awakening")
The Awakening Dr. Richter (1980) -
![Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back]( "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back")
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Emperor (2004 DVD version) (1980) -
![A Performance of Macbeth]( "A Performance of Macbeth")
A Performance of Macbeth The Porter / Ross (1979) -
![The Professionals]( "The Professionals")
The Professionals Mickey Hamilton (1979) -
![The Likely Lads]( "The Likely Lads")
The Likely Lads Vicar (1976) -
Actor
![Red Letter Day]( "Red Letter Day")
Red Letter Day Blade (1976) -
Archive footage
![The Drunken Peasants]( "The Drunken Peasants")
The Drunken Peasants (2015-2016) -
![Special Collector's Edition]( "Special Collector's Edition")
Special Collector's Edition (2014) -
![5 Second Movies]( "5 Second Movies")
5 Second Movies (2008) -
![Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga]( "Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga")
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![Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy]( "Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy")
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Archive footage
![Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith]( "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith")
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![The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception]( "The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception")
All Filmography
Awards
2 nominations.Did You Know
Trivia
Based his character Emperor Palpatine's unusual voice on the Japanese method of using your stomach to project yourself. The result was a strange, guttural croak that Lucas decided was perfect for the character of Palpatine. In an earlier draft of ...
Quotes
As an actor, you find yourself in many unusual places.
Trademark
Often uses a soft-spoken, accented voice
Star Sign
Leo
Personal Details
Born
Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland, UK
Height:
5' 10" (1.78 m)User Polls
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Movie Characters' Off-Screen Poses
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