Ian McDiarmid (born August 11, 1944) is a Scotland actor born in Carnoustie in Tayside. He was educated at St Andrews University and The Royal Scottish Academy in Glasgow. ==''Star Wars''== McDiarmid is mostly a stage actor, but in recent years has probably become best known for his appearances in ''Star Wars'' as Palpatine, the cunning politician who eventually becomes ruler of Galactic Empire (Star Wars). First playing the Emperor in ''Return of the Jedi'', and then as a younger Senator and Chancellor Palpatine in Episodes I-III, he is one of the few actors who has depicted the same character in both of the ''Star Wars'' trilogies. In the List of changes in Star Wars re-releases#2004 Star Wars trilogy of ''Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'', a brief scene between Darth Vader and a hologram of Emperor Palpatine was updated to have him depicted by McDiarmid (the Emperor was originally voiced by Clive Revill for that scene and the face on the projector was that of a woman). With this addition to ''The Empire Strikes Back'', Palpatine is now exclusively depicted by McDiarmid in the films. He was a relatively unknown charisma stage actor in his thirties when he was cast as the most powerful being in the ''Star Wars'' universe. He has achieved little recognition for his role, which may have a lot to do with the mysterious absence of his character from ''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi''’s advertising, except from ''Star Wars'' fans with whom he has a kind of cult following. While some fans complained about the addition of Hayden Christensen to ''Return of the Jedi'', hardly a word was said about McDiarmid being added to ''The Empire Strikes Back''. ==Theatrical Work== From 1990 until 2001, he and Jonathan_Kent_director served as the artistic directors of the Almeida Theater, located in the Islington district of London. ==Filmography== ===Theatrical movies=== *''The Likely Lads'' (1976) as vicar *''Richard's Things'' (1980) as burglar *''The Awakening'' (1980) as Dr. Richter *''Sir Henry at Rawlinson End'' (1980) as Reg Smeeton *''Dragonslayer'' (1981) as Brother Jacobus *''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' (1983) as the Emperor *''Gorky Park (movie)'' (1983) as Prof. Andreev *''Dirty Rotten Scoundrels''(1988) as Arthur *''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'' (1999) as Senator Palpatine *''Sleepy Hollow (movie)'' (1999) as Dr. Thomas Lancaster *''Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones'' (2002) as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine *''Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'' (2005) as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine ===TV movies=== *''Macbeth'' (1979) as the Ross & the Porter *''Chernobyl: The Final Warning'' (1991) as Dr. Vatisenko *''Heart of Darkness'' (1994) as doctor *''Annie: A Royal Adventure!'' (1995) as Dr. Eli Eon *''Hillsborough'' (1996) as Dr. Popper *''Rebecca'' (1997) as a coroner *''Great Expectations (movie)'' (1999) as Jaggers *''All the King's Men'' (1999) as Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards *''Charles II: The Power & the Passion'' (2003) as Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon ==External links== *[http://www.ianmcdiarmid.de/ Unofficial fansite, created by Marion, a German fan] *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001519/ IMDb page on McDiarmid] *[http://www.ianmcdiarmid.com/ A fan's website] Scottish actors British actors Stage actors Cinema actors Television actors 1944 births Star Wars actors
McDiarmid is primarily a very successful stage actor and director (he was joint artistic director of London's Almeida theatre for 11 years). The article doesn't mention the theatre at all - it should really be rewritten. :Why don't you add it yourself?
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Ian McDiarmid (born August 11, 1944) is a Scotland actor born in Carnoustie in Tayside. He was educated at St Andrews University and The Royal Scottish Academy in Glasgow. ==''Star Wars''== McDiarmid is mostly a stage actor, but in recent years has probably become best known for his appearances in ''Star Wars'' as Palpatine, the cunning politician who eventually becomes ruler of Galactic Empire (Star Wars). First playing the Emperor in ''Return of the Jedi'', and then as a younger Senator and Chancellor Palpatine in Episodes I-III, he is one of the few actors who has depicted the same character in both of the ''Star Wars'' trilogies. In the List of changes in Star Wars re-releases#2004 Star Wars trilogy of ''Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'', a brief scene between Darth Vader and a hologram of Emperor Palpatine was updated to have him depicted by McDiarmid (the Emperor was originally voiced by Clive Revill for that scene and the face on the projector was that of a woman). With this addition to ''The Empire Strikes Back'', Palpatine is now exclusively depicted by McDiarmid in the films. He was a relatively unknown charisma stage actor in his thirties when he was cast as the most powerful being in the ''Star Wars'' universe. He has achieved little recognition for his role, which may have a lot to do with the mysterious absence of his character from ''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi''’s advertising, except from ''Star Wars'' fans with whom he has a kind of cult following. While some fans complained about the addition of Hayden Christensen to ''Return of the Jedi'', hardly a word was said about McDiarmid being added to ''The Empire Strikes Back''. ==Theatrical Work== From 1990 until 2001, he and Jonathan_Kent_director served as the artistic directors of the Almeida Theater, located in the Islington district of London. ==Filmography== ===Theatrical movies=== *''The Likely Lads'' (1976) as vicar *''Richard's Things'' (1980) as burglar *''The Awakening'' (1980) as Dr. Richter *''Sir Henry at Rawlinson End'' (1980) as Reg Smeeton *''Dragonslayer'' (1981) as Brother Jacobus *''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' (1983) as the Emperor *''Gorky Park (movie)'' (1983) as Prof. Andreev *''Dirty Rotten Scoundrels''(1988) as Arthur *''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'' (1999) as Senator Palpatine *''Sleepy Hollow (movie)'' (1999) as Dr. Thomas Lancaster *''Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones'' (2002) as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine *''Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'' (2005) as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine ===TV movies=== *''Macbeth'' (1979) as the Ross & the Porter *''Chernobyl: The Final Warning'' (1991) as Dr. Vatisenko *''Heart of Darkness'' (1994) as doctor *''Annie: A Royal Adventure!'' (1995) as Dr. Eli Eon *''Hillsborough'' (1996) as Dr. Popper *''Rebecca'' (1997) as a coroner *''Great Expectations (movie)'' (1999) as Jaggers *''All the King's Men'' (1999) as Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards *''Charles II: The Power & the Passion'' (2003) as Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon ==External links== *[http://www.ianmcdiarmid.de/ Unofficial fansite, created by Marion, a German fan] *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001519/ IMDb page on McDiarmid] *[http://www.ianmcdiarmid.com/ A fan's website] Scottish actors British actors Stage actors Cinema actors Television actors 1944 births Star Wars actors
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McDiarmid is primarily a very successful stage actor and director (he was joint artistic director of London's Almeida theatre for 11 years). The article doesn't mention the theatre at all - it should really be rewritten. :Why don't you add it yourself?
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