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Ian McDiarmid

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Ian McDiarmid

Born Aug 11, 1944 · 81 years62 titles 39 movies · 23 TV
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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

Born

Aug 11, 1944

Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland, UK

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

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Career timeline

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1967 1 title(s)

1976 3 title(s)

1977 1 title(s)

1979 1 title(s)

1980 3 title(s)

1981 2 title(s)

1983 3 title(s)

1985 1 title(s)

1987 1 title(s)

1988 2 title(s)

1991 1 title(s)

1994 1 title(s)

1995 2 title(s)

1996 2 title(s)

1997 2 title(s)

1999 6 title(s)

2000 1 title(s)

2001 1 title(s)

2002 4 title(s)

2003 1 title(s)

2004 1 title(s)

2005 4 title(s)

2008 2 title(s)

2009 2 title(s)

2013 1 title(s)

2014 2 title(s)

2015 3 title(s)

2017 1 title(s)

2018 1 title(s)

2019 1 title(s)

2020 1 title(s)

2021 1 title(s)

2022 3 title(s)