Ian McDiarmid
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Ian McDiarmid
Ian McDiarmidis a Olivier and Tony award-winning Scottish character actor and director. He has appeared in 47 films since 1976. Internationally, he is most famous for his role as Palpatine in the Star Wars film series...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth11 August 1944
CityCarnoustie, Scotland
evil knew until yes
Yes I was, and again, I didn't know how evil he was going to be - I knew he was going to be pretty evil - until I got the script.
nice long rooms
When George asked me to be the prequels, it was the same kind of meeting - it was very short and to the point. It was nice to see him after a long time, and we met in a hotel room.