Person
Ian McDiarmid
Born 11 August 1944 81 years old Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland, UK Who else is 81? → TMDB ↗
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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The numbers
23age in their first credit on record (1967)
55years on screen and counting
6credits in 1999, their busiest year
57dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 75 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019as Emperor Palpatine
Age: 72 The Lost City of Z
2017as Sir George Goldie
Age: 70 Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
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Age: 65 The Odds
2009
Age: 64 Margaret
2009as Denis Thatcher
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Age: 61 Our Hidden Lives
2005as B. Charles
Age: 60 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Age: 60 The Story of Star Wars
2004as Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)
Age: 57 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002as Chancellor Palpatine
Age: 57 Crime and Punishment
2002as Porfiry
Age: 55 Sleepy Hollow
1999as Dr. Lancaster
Age: 55 All the King's Men
1999as Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards
Age: 55 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
1999as Prof. Levi
Age: 54 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999as Senator Palpatine
Age: 54 Great Expectations
1999as Jaggers
Age: 52 Hillsborough
1996as Doctor Popper, Coroner
Age: 51 Restoration
1995as Ambrose
Age: 51 Annie: A Royal Adventure
1995as Dr. Eli Eon
Age: 49 Heart of Darkness
1993as Doctor
Age: 46 Chernobyl: The Final Warning
1991as Dr. Vatisenko
Age: 44 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988as Arthur
Age: 40 Pity in History
1985as Murgatroyd
Age: 39 Gorky Park
1983as Professor Andreev
Age: 38 Return of the Jedi
1983as The Emperor
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Age: 36 Last Night Another Dissident...
1981as Fedka
Age: 36 Dragonslayer
1981as Brother Jacopus
Age: 36 Richard's Things
1980as Burglar
Age: 36 Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980as Reg Smeeton
Age: 35 The Awakening
1980as Dr. Richter
Age: 34 Macbeth
1979as The Porter / Ross
Age: 31 The Likely Lads
1976as Vicar
Age: 31 Amazing Stories
1976as Blade
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TV credits
Age: 78 Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
2022as Darth Sidious (voice)
Age: 77 Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022as Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Age: 76 Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021as Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Age: 76 Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Age: 73 Britannia
2018as King Pellenor
Age: 70 Star Wars Rebels
2014as Emperor Palpatine
Age: 70 Star Wars Rebels
2014as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Age: 69 37 Days
2014as Sir Edward Grey
Age: 68 Utopia
2013as Anton
Age: 64 Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008as Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)
Age: 63 City of Vice
2008as Henry Fielding
Age: 61 Elizabeth I
2005as Lord Burghley
Age: 59 Charles II: The Power and The Passion
2003as Sir Edward Hyde
Age: 57 Spooks
2002as Prof. Fred Roberts
Age: 57 Crime and Punishment
2002as Porfiry
Age: 54 Great Expectations
1999as Jaggers
Age: 53 An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1997as Ronald Callender
Age: 52 Touching Evil
1997as Ronald Hinks
Age: 51 Karaoke
1996as Oliver Morse
Age: 43 The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988as Dostoevsky
Age: 42 Inspector Morse
1987as Hugo De Vries
Age: 39 The Nation's Health
1983as Dr Vernon Davis
Age: 33 The Professionals
1977as Mickey Hamilton
Age: 31 Red Letter Day
1976as Blade Fern
Age: 23 ITV Playhouse
1967as Fedka