Ian McDiarmid
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1944-08-11
- Works
- 2
Top works
- The Looking Glass War
- Be near me
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland, UK
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
Known for
- Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return — Self - Emperor Palpatine2022
- Obi-Wan Kenobi — Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious2022
- Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — Darth Sidious (voice)2022
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice)2021
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — Emperor Palpatine (voice)2021
- The Skywalker Legacy — Self2020
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker — Emperor Palpatine2019
- Britannia — King Pellenor2018
- The Lost City of Z — Sir George Goldie2017
- Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal — Emperor Palpatine (voice)2015
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 94
- Total plays
- 702
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ian+McDiarmid">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,522x
- RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
· 2019 · cited 23,716x
- <i>PHENIX</i>: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution
· 2010 · cited 23,302x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,517x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,392x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “To have been chosen when you're in your thirties to play someone who's 120, and then to find when you were in your early fifties you were going to play the same character at your then-age, that is, in your early fifties, in fact I don't think I've come out of the trauma. But the interesting think about that it's an absolutely unique challenge for an actor; I can't think of anyone who's been asked to do that, or indeed been given the opportunity, and I'll always be grateful for that.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1944-08-11 ) 11 August 1944 (age 81) , Carnoustie , Angus, Scotland
- Alma mater
- University of St Andrews ( MA ) Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Occupations
- Actor director
- Years active
- 1972–present
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 11 August 1944
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ian
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Carnoustie
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
Article
Ian McDiarmid (/məkˈdɜːrmɪd/ mək-DUR-mid; born 11 August 1944) is a Scottish actor and director of stage and screen. Making his stage debut in Hamlet in 1972, McDiarmid joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1974, and has since starred in a number of William Shakespeare's plays. He has received an Olivier Award for Best Actor for Insignificance (1982) and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Faith Healer (2006).
He gained prominence for portraying Palpatine in the Star Wars franchise starting from Return of the Jedi (1983). He also acted in Gorky Park (1983), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), Restoration (1995), Sleepy Hollow (1999) and The Lost City of Z (2016).
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