McDiarmid gives Palpatine the charm and warmth real manipulation requires to really work, as if he's a blanket of comfort that slowly reveals itself to be a constricting snake.

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The Scrapped Palpatine Show Was Probably the Last Chance for One Star Wars Character’s Return A Palpatine show would’ve been the perfect place to bring back an iconic Star Wars character.

Variety spoke to Emperor Palpatine actor Ian McDiarmid for the Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith re-release. The topic turned to Palpatine’s TV show, where McDiarmid was asked if he was given any ...

McDiarmid also portrayed Palpatine in Obi-Wan Kenobi and voiced the villain in select episodes of Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, and Tales of the Jedi.

Though he is one of few characters to figure into the whole saga, 'Star Wars' actor Ian McDiarmid says Palpatine 'wasn't mapped out' when he started.

But Palpatine’s voice — cool, crisp and commanding — belonged to Clive Revill, who in about 60 seconds set the stage for one of the most feared and infamous characters in science fiction.

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the prequels was a direct analogy to Hitler’s ascendency in 1930s Germany.

Does this mean Palpatine, you know… does the deed? McDiarmid seemed to not want to discuss Sith sex too much, saying, “Please don’t pursue that line too vigorously. But yes, he does [have sex].

Here’s the thing about Emperor Palpatine: somehow, he always returns. First, Ian McDiarmid donned old-age makeup to play the role of Star Wars ’ arch-villain in 1983’s Return Of The Jedi.