Ian McDiarmid

Born: August 11, 1944 in Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland, UK

[on digitally replacing Clive Revill in the DVD release of Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)] George felt that it was just and proper. When he made Empire, we hadn’t met, and he didn’t have a particular idea of who would play the Emperor or how the character would develop. And he had no notion that he would do the backstory – Episodes I, II, and III. So whoever played the Emperor in a mask and added to Revill’s voice wouldn’t seem authentic to the people who are going to watch the entire saga in the right order. It wouldn’t make any sense. Since I was the Emperor [in the other Star Wars films], it felt appropriate that I should be inserted into Empire, and that’s what George did.

THE PHANTOM MENACE 3D dir. George Lucas Stars: Ewan McGregor Liam Neeson

Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace 1999 dir. Lucas Starring Liam Neeson Ewan McGregor

Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones 2002 dir. Lucas Starring Natalie Portman

Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith 2005 dir. Lucas

The Empire Strikes Back 1980 dir. Irvin Kershner Starring Carrie Fisher Billy Dee Williams Return of the Jedi 1983 dir. Richard Marquand Starring Mark Hamill Harrison Ford