Ian McDiarmid

Actor | Soundtrack

Ian McDiarmid was born on August 11, 1944 in Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland. He studied for a ...

Born: August 11, 1944

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Filmography

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: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker Emperor Palpatine (2019)
Star Wars Rebels Emperor Palpatine (2015-2018)
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 Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (2005)
Star Wars: A Musical Journey Host (2005)
Spooks Prof. Fred Roberts (2004)
The Last King Sir Edward Hyde (2003)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones: Deleted Scenes Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (2002)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (2002)
Crime and Punishment Porfiry (2002)
Sleepy Hollow Doctor Lancaster (1999)
All the King's Men Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards (1999)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Senator Palpatine (1999)
Great Expectations Jaggers (1999)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman Ronald Callender (1997)
Touching Evil Ronald Hinks (1997)
Rebecca Coroner (1997)
Hillsborough Doctor Popper, Coroner (1996)
Cold Lazarus Oliver Morse (1996)
Karaoke Oliver Morse (1996)
Restoration Ambrose (1995)
Annie: A Royal Adventure! Dr. Eli Eon (1995)
Heart of Darkness Doctor (1993)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Prof. Levi (1993)
Chernobyl: The Final Warning Dr. Vatisenko (1991)
Inspector Morse Hugo De Vries (1990)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Arthur (1988)
Ten Great Writers of the Modern World Dostoevsky (1988)
Summer Season Murgatroyd (1985)
Gorky Park Professor Andreev (1983)
The Nation's Health Doctor Vernon Davis (1983)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi The Emperor (1983)
ITV Playhouse Fedka (1981)
Dragonslayer Brother Jacopus (1981)
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End Reg Smeeton (1980)
Richard's Things Burglar (1980)
The Awakening Dr. Richter (1980)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Emperor (2004 DVD version) (1980)
A Performance of Macbeth The Porter / Ross (1979)
The Professionals Mickey Hamilton (1979)
Once Upon a Union Seton of Pitmeddon (1977)
The Likely Lads Vicar (1976)
Actor

Red Letter Day Blade (1976)
Soundtrack

Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001)
Archive footage

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2020)
The Drunken Peasants (2015-2016)
Special Collector's Edition (2014)
5 Second Movies (2008)
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (2007)
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (2006)
Archive footage

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception (1999)

Videos

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations.

Did You Know

In 1982, he played Harry Hackamore, a Howard Hughes-type character, in the play, "Seduced", by Sam Shepard. This showed his ability to convincingly play, in close-up, a character much older than himself. This is what attracted the attention of ...

Quotes

That's a pattern I'm very happy with. I mean I take theater seriously and I am primarily a stage actor and every now and again a movie comes along and I'm happy to do it if the part's good.