Ian McDiarmid
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
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Movies (39)

Obi-Wan Kenobi: El regreso del Jedi
2022 · Self - Emperor Palpatine

The Skywalker Legacy
2020 · Self

Star Wars: El ascenso de Skywalker
2019 · Emperor Palpatine

Z, la ciudad perdida
2017 · Sir George Goldie

Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015 · Self

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015 · Self

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015 · Emperor Palpatine (voice)
The Odds
2009

Margaret
2009 · Denis Thatcher
Our Hidden Lives
2005 · B. Charles

Star Wars: Episodio III - La Venganza de los Sith
2005 · Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious

Star Wars: A Musical Journey
2005 · Host

The Story of Star Wars
2004 · Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)

Star Wars: Episodio II: El Ataque de los Clones
2002 · Chancellor Palpatine

Crime and Punishment
2002 · Porfiry

The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
2001 · Self

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000 · Self

Sleepy Hollow
1999 · Dr. Lancaster

All the King's Men
1999 · Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
1999 · Prof. Levi

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999 · Senator Palpatine

Great Expectations
1999 · Jaggers

Hillsborough
1996 · Doctor Popper, Coroner

Restoration
1995 · Ambrose

Annie: A Royal Adventure
1995 · Dr. Eli Eon

Heart of Darkness
1994 · Doctor

Chernobyl: The Final Warning
1991 · Dr. Vatisenko

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988 · Arthur

Pity in History
1985 · Murgatroyd

Gorky Park
1983 · Professor Andreev

Return of the Jedi
1983 · The Emperor
Last Night Another Dissident...
1981 · Fedka

Dragonslayer
1981 · Brother Jacopus

Richard's Things
1980 · Burglar

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980 · Reg Smeeton

The Awakening
1980 · Dr. Richter

Macbeth
1979 · The Porter / Ross

The Likely Lads
1976 · Vicar

Amazing Stories
1976 · Blade
TV shows (24)

Star Wars: Historias de los Jedi
2022 · Darth Sidious (voice)

Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022 · Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious

Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021 · Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice), Emperor Palpatine (voice)

Britannia
2018 · King Pellenor

Star Wars Rebels
2014 · Emperor Palpatine, Emperor Palpatine (voice)

37 Days
2014 · Sir Edward Grey

Utopía
2013 · Anton

Star Wars: La Guerra de los Clones
2008 · Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)

City of Vice
2008 · Henry Fielding

Elizabeth I
2005 · Lord Burghley

Charles II: The Power and The Passion
2003 · Sir Edward Hyde

Spooks
2002 · Prof. Fred Roberts

Crime and Punishment
2002 · Porfiry

Great Expectations
1999 · Jaggers

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1997 · Ronald Callender

Touching Evil
1997 · Ronald Hinks

Karaoke
1996 · Oliver Morse

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988 · Dostoevsky

Inspector Morse
1987 · Hugo De Vries
Summer Season
1985 · Murgatroyd

The Nation's Health
1983 · Dr Vernon Davis

The Professionals
1977 · Mickey Hamilton

Red Letter Day
1976 · Blade Fern

ITV Playhouse
1967 · Fedka




