- Films
- 9
- Avg rating
- 6.88
- Peak run
- 1983’99
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Ian by the numbers
Average
6.88
9 rated films
Vote weighted
6.99
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.96
rating spread
Career
37y
1980 to 2016
Total votes
4.56M
across every film
Best
8.3
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Worst
6.5
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Newest first
Filmography
| 2016 |  The Lost City of Z | Sir George Goldie | 6.6 | 107K |
| 2005 |  Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | Supreme Chancellor Palpatine | 7.7 | 936K |
| 2002 |  Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Supreme Chancellor Palpatine | 6.6 | 833K |
| 1999 |  Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Senator Palpatine | 6.5 | 941K |
| 1999 |  Sleepy Hollow | Doctor Lancaster | 7.3 | 417K |
| 1995 |  Restoration | Ambrose | 6.6 | 10,492 |
| 1988 |  Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Arthur | 7.4 | 87,668 |
| 1983 |  Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | The Emperor | 8.3 | 1.23M |
| 1980 | The Awakening | Dr. Richter | 4.9 | 3,352 |
Better together?
Ian McDiarmid's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Ian McDiarmid
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.