Official movie poster for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

How old was Ian McDiarmid in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones?

Ian McDiarmid was 56 in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones when he played the character 'Chancellor Palpatine'.

That was over 18 years ago in 2002.

Today he is 75, and has starred in 31 movies in total, 10 since Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones scores 6.4 out of 10 on The Movie Database.

Ian McDiarmid's first acting role was as 'Senator Palpatine' in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, released in 1999 when he was 54.

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