Home People Ian McDiarmid Ian McDiarmid movies Ian McDiarmid movies Ian McDiarmid Movies (34) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) As Darth Sidious / Palpatine. He was 75 years old The Lost City of Z (2017) As Sir George Goldie. He was 72 years old Star Wars: Greatest Moments (2015) As Himself. He was 71 years old Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel (2015) As Himself. He was 71 years old The Odds (2009) He was 65 years old Margaret (2009) As Denis Thatcher. He was 64 years old Our Hidden Lives (2005) As B. Charles. He was 61 years old Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) As Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious. He was 60 years old Star Wars: In Concert (2005) As Host. He was 60 years old The Story of Star Wars (2004) As Palpatine/The Emperor. He was 60 years old Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) As Chancellor Palpatine. He was 57 years old Crime and Punishment (2002) As Porfiry. He was 57 years old The Beginning: Making 'Episode I' (2001) As Himself. He was 56 years old Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (2000) He was 55 years old Sleepy Hollow (1999) As Dr. Lancaster. He was 55 years old All the King's Men (2000) As Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards. He was 55 years old The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception (2007) As Prof. Levi. He was 63 years old Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) As Senator Palpatine. He was 54 years old Great Expectations (1999) As Jaggers. He was 54 years old Hillsborough (1996) As Doctor Popper, Coroner. He was 52 years old Restoration (1995) As Ambrose. He was 51 years old Annie: A Royal Adventure (1995) As Dr. Eli Eon. He was 51 years old Chernobyl: The Final Warning (1991) As Dr. Vatisenko. He was 46 years old Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) As Arthur. He was 44 years old Gorky Park (1983) As Prof. Andreev. He was 39 years old The Nation's Health (1983) He was 39 years old Return of the Jedi (1983) As The Emperor. He was 38 years old Dragonslayer (1981) As Brother Jacopus. He was 36 years old Richard's Things (1981) As Burglar. He was 36 years old Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (1980) As Reg Smeeton. He was 36 years old The Awakening (1980) As Dr. Richter. He was 36 years old Macbeth (1979) As The Porter / Ross. He was 34 years old Amazing Stories (1976) As Blade. He was 31 years old The Likely Lads (1976) He was 31 years old