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Ian McDiarmid
Acting
11 Aug 1944 (81 years)
Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland, UK
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
Also Known As
Иен Макдермид
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Ian McDiarmid's Movies
79%
Return of the Jedi
25 May 1983
66%
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
19 May 1999
75%
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
17 May 2005
66%
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
15 May 2002
63%
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
18 Dec 2019
72%
Sleepy Hollow
19 Nov 1999
64%
The Lost City of Z
15 Mar 2017
68%
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
07 Sept 2022
71%
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
14 Dec 1988
63%
Gorky Park
15 Dec 1983
65%
Dragonslayer
26 Jun 1981
61%
Restoration
29 Dec 1995
79%
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
18 Apr 2015
55%
The Awakening
09 Jul 1980
60%
Annie: A Royal Adventure
18 Nov 1995
77%
The Skywalker Legacy
18 Mar 2020
57%
Heart of Darkness
01 Oct 1993
71%
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
23 May 2000
70%
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
26 Dec 2015
73%
The Beginning: Making Episode I
16 Oct 2001
Ian McDiarmid's TV Shows
85%
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
03 Oct 2008
70%
Obi-Wan Kenobi
26 May 2022
82%
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
04 May 2021
82%
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
04 May 2021
77%
Star Wars Rebels
13 Oct 2014
77%
Star Wars Rebels
13 Oct 2014
80%
Utopia
15 Jan 2013
80%
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
26 Oct 2022
69%
Britannia
18 Jan 2018
79%
Inspector Morse
06 Jan 1987
77%
Spooks
13 May 2002
72%
Elizabeth I
29 Sept 2005
75%
The Professionals
30 Dec 1977
66%
Karaoke
28 Apr 1996
74%
37 Days
06 Mar 2014
62%
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
16 Nov 2003
72%
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
24 Oct 1997
27%
City of Vice
14 Jan 2008
0%
The Nation's Health
06 Oct 1983
0%
Crime and Punishment
12 Feb 2002