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Mar 7, 2024 · The original Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back was a combination of actress Marjorie Eaton, voice actor Clive Revill, and special effects makeup. Ian...
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With this addition to The Empire Strikes Back, McDiarmid has now appeared in every live-action film version in which Sidious appears. He has also worked with the Star Wars expanded universe as the voice of Darth Sidious in the video game adaptations of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi : Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and ...
May 27, 2022 · McDiarmid has said in the past that George Lucas and director Richard Marquand initially wanted him to imitate Clive Revill, who had voiced the Emperor in "The Empire Strikes Back" with a...
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Jul 9, 2020 · Why Star Wars Recast The Original Palpatine After Empire Strikes Back. Ian McDiarmid's return to the role of Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker makes him one of the few actors to appear in all three Star Wars trilogies, but he was not the first person to play Darth Sidious.
Aug 3, 2022 · By Witney Seibold / Aug. 3, 2022 5:18 pm EST. The character of Emperor Palpatine first appeared in Irvin Kershner's 1980 sci-fi film " The Empire Strikes Back ." In that film, it was revealed...
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He first appears on screen in The Empire Strikes Back (1980), in which he is credited as The Emperor, and is the overarching antagonist of the three film trilogies in the Skywalker Saga, in which he is portrayed by Ian McDiarmid.
He is one of the three actors to have appeared in all three Star Wars trilogies along with Kenny Baker ( R2-D2) and Anthony Daniels ( C-3PO ). He did not play the Emperor in the original release of The Empire Strikes Back, but was edited in for the 2004 DVD release of the original trilogy and subsequent releases.
