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Ian McDiarmid

Acting

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

Filmography

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

as Darth Sidious (voice)

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

as Self - Emperor Palpatine

Obi-Wan Kenobi

as Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

as Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice)

The Skywalker Legacy

as Self

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

as Emperor Palpatine

Britannia

as King Pellenor

The Lost City of Z

as Sir George Goldie

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

as Self

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

as Self

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

as Emperor Palpatine (voice)

Star Wars Rebels

as Emperor Palpatine

37 Days

as Sir Edward Grey

Utopia

as Anton

The Odds

Cast

Margaret

as Denis Thatcher

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

as Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)

City of Vice

as Henry Fielding

Our Hidden Lives

as B. Charles

Elizabeth I

as Lord Burghley

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious

Star Wars: A Musical Journey

as Host

The Story of Star Wars

as Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)

Charles II: The Power and The Passion

as Sir Edward Hyde

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

as Chancellor Palpatine

Spooks

as Prof. Fred Roberts

Crime and Punishment

as Porfiry

Crime and Punishment

as Porfiry

The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I

as Self

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

as Self

Sleepy Hollow

as Dr. Lancaster

All the King's Men

as Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception

as Prof. Levi

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

as Senator Palpatine

Great Expectations

as Jaggers

Great Expectations

as Jaggers

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

as Ronald Callender

Touching Evil

as Ronald Hinks

Hillsborough

as Doctor Popper, Coroner

Karaoke

as Oliver Morse

Restoration

as Ambrose

Annie: A Royal Adventure

as Dr. Eli Eon

Heart of Darkness

as Doctor

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

as Dr. Vatisenko

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

as Arthur

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

as Dostoevsky

Inspector Morse

as Hugo De Vries

Pity in History

as Murgatroyd

Gorky Park

as Professor Andreev

The Nation's Health

as Dr Vernon Davis

Return of the Jedi

as The Emperor

Last Night Another Dissident...

as Fedka

Dragonslayer

as Brother Jacopus

Richard's Things

as Burglar

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

as Reg Smeeton

The Awakening

as Dr. Richter

Macbeth

as The Porter / Ross

The Professionals

as Mickey Hamilton

The Likely Lads

as Vicar

Amazing Stories

as Blade

Red Letter Day

as Blade Fern

ITV Playhouse

as Fedka