How old was Ian McDiarmid in the movie Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith?

Ian McDiarmid was 59 in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith when he played the character 'Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious'.

That was over 19 years ago in 2005.

Today he is 79, and has starred in 36 movies in total, 9 of those since Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, I think Ian McDiarmid looks:

Did you know?

  • Director George Lucas has worked with Ian McDiarmid a total of 6 times in his career.
  • Ian McDiarmid's first movie was as 'Blade' in Amazing Stories, released in 1976 when he was 30
  • Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith scores 7.4 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Ian McDiarmid's other movies