Ian McDiarmid
Scottish actor and director
Ian McDiarmid is a Scottish actor and director of stage and screen. Making his stage debut in Hamlet in 1972, McDiarmid joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1974, and has since starred in a number of Shakespeare's plays. Wikipedia
Born: 1944 (age 79 years), Carnoustie, United Kingdom
Height: 5′ 10″
Alma mater: University of St Andrews (MA); Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Known for: Palpatine in Star Wars
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