Ian McDiarmid

Born: 1944-08-11

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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Sleepy Hollow

as Dr. Lancaster
Released: 1999-11-19

Skeptical young detective Ichabod Crane gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New...

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as Emperor Palpatine
Released: 2019-12-18

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe...

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as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Released: 2005-05-17

The evil Darth Sidious enacts his final plan for unlimited power -- and the heroic Jedi Anakin...

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as The Emperor
Released: 1983-05-25

Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the...

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as Senator Palpatine
Released: 1999-05-19

Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the...

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as Chancellor Palpatine
Released: 2002-05-15

Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and...

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

as Arthur
Released: 1988-12-14

Con artist Lawrence Jamieson is a longtime resident of a luxurious coastal resort, where he...

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The Lost City of Z

as Sir George Goldie
Released: 2017-03-15

A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered...

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Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Released: 2015-04-18

The Ghost crew and their allies face Darth Vader for the first time and Ahsoka Tano discovers...

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Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

as Self - Emperor Palpatine
Released: 2022-09-07

This special explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the screen, as well...

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Dragonslayer

as Brother Jacopus
Released: 1981-06-26

The sorcerer and his apprentice Galen are on a mission to kill an evil dragon to save the King’s...

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Gorky Park

as Prof. Andreev
Released: 1983-12-15

Police Inspector Renko tries to solve the case of three bodies found in Moscow's Gorky Park but...

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Restoration

as Ambrose
Released: 1995-12-29

An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and...

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The Awakening

as Dr. Richter
Released: 1980-07-09

When a British archaeologist violates an Egyptian queen's tomb, her evil spirit enters his daughter.

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Macbeth

as The Porter / Ross
Released: 1979-02-02

Macbeth is a 1978 videotaped version of Trevor Nunn's Royal Shakespeare Company production of...

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Heart of Darkness

as Doctor
Released: 1993-10-01

A trading company manager travels up an African river to find a missing outpost head and...

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Crime and Punishment

as Porfiry
Released: 2002-02-12

John Simm stars in this adaptation of Dostoyevsky's tragic masterpiece - a profound drama of...

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The Story of Star Wars

as Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)
Released: 2004-08-18

The Skywalker family is at the heart of the Star Wars saga. Now hear the inside story of Luke...

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The Skywalker Legacy

as Self
Released: 2020-03-18

The story lives forever in this feature-length documentary that charts the making of Star Wars:...

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Annie: A Royal Adventure

as Dr. Eli Eon
Released: 1995-11-18

Annie is back! Along with her friends Molly, Hannah, her dog Sandy, and her wealthy father...

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Richard's Things

as Burglar
Released: 1980-12-26

Following her husband's death, a wife discovers and confronts her husband's lover. Their mutual...

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Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

as Self
Released: 2000-05-23

A behind the scenes look at the making of Sleepy Hollow.

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Hillsborough

as Doctor Popper, Coroner
Released: 1996-09-11

Drama based on the real life events of April 1989, when ninety-six Liverpool supporters were...

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Margaret

as Denis Thatcher
Released: 2009-03-26

A detailed and compelling portrait of one of the most formidable characters in British politics...

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Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

as Self
Released: 2015-12-15

Though lightsabers have been a force in the Star Wars galaxy since George Lucas’ original film,...

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Star Wars: Greatest Moments

as Self
Released: 2015-12-26

Alex Zane counts down the top 20 Star Wars moments as voted by the public. Includes...

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All the King's Men

as Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards
Released: 1999-11-14

Feature-length drama about the mystery of Sandringham Company, which disappeared in action at...

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Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

as Reg Smeeton
Released: 1980-11-07

Sir Henry Rawlinson attempts to exorcise the ghost of his brother Humbert, who was accidentally...

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The Likely Lads

as Vicar
Released: 1976-02-01

With the destruction of their previous neighbourhood has inevitably come the destruction of the...

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Great Expectations

as Jaggers
Released: 1999-04-12

A young boy called Pip stumbles upon a hunted criminal who threatens him and demands food. A few...

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The Beginning: Making Episode I

as Self
Released: 2001-10-16

The entire process of making Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) is shown here in...

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Chernobyl: The Final Warning

as Dr. Vatisenko
Released: 1991-04-22

True story about the tragic nuclear power plant accident in Chernobyl.

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception

as Prof. Levi
Released: 1999-10-31

Indy's work with the Belgian Army takes him to the front lines of Verdun in 1916, where...

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Star Wars: A Musical Journey

as Host
Released: 2005-05-03

Star Wars: In Concert, originally called Star Wars: A Musical Journey, was a worldwide series of...

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Amazing Stories

as Blade
Released: 1976-02-01

Weird tale of a sci fi convention and a family who are apparently being taken over by vegetables.

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars

as Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)
First aired: 2008-10-03

Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu and other Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of...

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Inspector Morse

as Hugo De Vries
First aired: 1987-01-06

Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse...

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Spooks

as Prof. Fred Roberts
First aired: 2002-05-13

Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they...

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Star Wars Rebels

as Emperor Palpatine
First aired: 2014-10-13

Set between the events of Star Wars: Episodes III and IV, the story unfolds during a dark time...

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Star Wars Rebels

as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
First aired: 2014-10-13

Set between the events of Star Wars: Episodes III and IV, the story unfolds during a dark time...

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The Professionals

as Mickey Hamilton
First aired: 1977-12-30

The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their...

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch

as Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice)
First aired: 2021-05-04

The 'Bad Batch' of elite and experimental clones make their way through an ever-changing galaxy...

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch

as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
First aired: 2021-05-04

The 'Bad Batch' of elite and experimental clones make their way through an ever-changing galaxy...

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Britannia

as King Pellenor
First aired: 2018-01-18

An epic drama set in 43AD as the Roman Imperial Army – determined and terrified in equal measure...

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Obi-Wan Kenobi

as Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
First aired: 2022-05-26

During the reign of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, embarks on a...

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Utopia

as Anton
First aired: 2013-01-15

The Utopia Experiments is a legendary graphic novel shrouded in mystery. When a group of...

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Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

as Darth Sidious (voice)
First aired: 2022-10-26

Journey into the lives of two distinctly different Jedi from the prequel era – Ahsoka Tano and...

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones

as Professor Jacques Levi
First aired: 2002-01-13

The boyhood adventures of the greatest action hero of all time: Indiana Jones. Young Indy...

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Elizabeth I

as Lord Burghley
First aired: 2005-09-29

Elizabeth I is a two-part 2005 British historical drama television miniseries directed by Tom...

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Charles II: The Power and The Passion

as Sir Edward Hyde
First aired: 2003-11-16

Charles II: The Power and the Passion is an award-winning British television mini-series,...

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The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

as Dostoevsky
First aired: 1988-01-10

This documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph...

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37 Days

as Sir Edward Grey
First aired: 2014-03-06

This three-part political thriller follows the catastrophic chain of events leading up to World...

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Karaoke

as Oliver Morse
First aired: 1996-04-28

Daniel Feeld, writer of the film Karaoke, starts to believe that his characters are coming alive.

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City of Vice

as Henry Fielding
First aired: 2008-01-14

In the 1750s London’s perilous streets were run by armed gangs, corrupt night watchmen and thief...

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Crime and Punishment

as Porfiry
First aired: 2002-02-12

John Simm stars in this adaptation of Dostoyevsky's tragic masterpiece - a profound drama of...

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The Nation's Health

as Dr Vernon Davis
First aired: 1983-10-06

The Nation's Health is a 4 episode series written by G.F.Newman based on his book of the same...

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