Ian McDiarmid

Ian McDiarmid

Ian McDiarmid 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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Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

As Emperor Palpatine (voice)

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

As Arthur

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Dragonslayer

As Brother Jacopus

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Return of the Jedi

As The Emperor

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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

As Senator Palpatine

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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

As Chancellor Palpatine

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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

As Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious

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Sleepy Hollow

As Dr. Lancaster

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Macbeth

As The Porter / Ross

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The Awakening

As Dr. Richter

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Star Wars: A Musical Journey

As Host

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Crime and Punishment

As Porfiry

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Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

As Self - Emperor Palpatine

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Annie: A Royal Adventure

As Dr. Eli Eon

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The Odds

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All the King's Men

As Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards

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Margaret

As Denis Thatcher

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Last Night Another Dissident...

As Fedka

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Richard's Things

As Burglar

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Our Hidden Lives

As B. Charles

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The Likely Lads

As Vicar

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Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

As Self

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Star Wars: Greatest Moments

As Self

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The Beginning: Making Episode I

As Self

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Hillsborough

As Doctor Popper, Coroner

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Restoration

As Ambrose

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Great Expectations

As Jaggers

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Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

As Reg Smeeton

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The Story of Star Wars

As Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)

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The Lost City of Z

As Sir George Goldie

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Chernobyl: The Final Warning

As Dr. Vatisenko

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception

As Prof. Levi

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Amazing Stories

As Blade

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

As Emperor Palpatine

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Gorky Park

As Prof. Andreev

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Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

As Self

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The Skywalker Legacy

As Self

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Heart of Darkness

As Doctor

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Inspector Morse

As Hugo De Vries

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Spooks

As Prof. Fred Roberts

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch

As Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice)

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City of Vice

As Henry Fielding

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Charles II: The Power and The Passion

As Sir Edward Hyde

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37 Days

As Sir Edward Grey

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Elizabeth I

As Lord Burghley

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Britannia

As King Pellenor

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The Nation's Health

As Dr Vernon Davis

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Karaoke

As Oliver Morse

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Star Wars Rebels

As Emperor Palpatine

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Utopia

As Anton

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Obi-Wan Kenobi

As Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars

As Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)

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Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

As Darth Sidious (voice)

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones

As Professor Jacques Levi

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Crime and Punishment

As Porfiry

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The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

As Dostoevsky

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The Professionals

As Mickey Hamilton