Changes: Ian McDiarmid

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Palpatine's death (The Rise of Skywalker) — Ian McDiarmid's death in *Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker*

Ian McDiarmid (1944 - )

Film Deaths

Dragonslayer (1981) [Brother Jacopus]: Burned to death by the dragon's breath.

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) [Emperor Palpatine a.k.a. Darth Sidious]: Explodes from being thrown down a long shaft into a live reactor on the Death Star by Darth Vader (David Prowse/James Earl Jones), while Ian unleashes a barrage of energy. (He reappears in Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, having been brought back to life via cloning, as according to the novelization)

Sleepy Hollow (1999) [Dr. Thomas Lancaster]: Bludgeoned to death with a wooden cross by Jeffrey Jones in the church. (as Michael Gambon holds him and Jeffrey at gunpoint and Ian tries to reason with Michael).

The Lost City of Z (2016) [Sir George Goldie]: Dies (off-screen) during the passing of time after his final scene; his death is mentioned to Charlie Hunnam.

Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) [Emperor Palpatine a.k.a. Darth Sidious]: Vaporized by Daisy Ridley when she uses Mark Hamill's and Carrie Fisher's lightsabers to deflect his own Force lightning back at him.

TV Deaths

None known.

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-[[File:Palpatine's_death.png|thumb|350px|Ian McDiarmid's death in ''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'']]
 [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001519/ Ian McDiarmid] (1944 - )
 ==Film Deaths==
 *'''''Dragonslayer''''' '''(1981)''' [''Brother Jacopus'']: Burned to death by the dragon's breath.
-*'''''[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)|Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi ]]''[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)|(1983)]]''' [''[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Palpatine Emperor Palpatine a.k.a. Darth Sidious]'']: Explodes from being thrown down a long shaft into a live reactor on the Death Star by [[David Prowse]]/[[James Earl Jones]], while Ian unleashes a barrage of energy. (Ian was behind heavy make-up for this role) (Note: Ian would reprise the role as a younger version of the same character in the 3 prequels).
+*'''''[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)|Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi ]]''[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)|(1983)]]''' [''[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Palpatine Emperor Palpatine a.k.a. Darth Sidious]'']: Explodes from being thrown down a long shaft into a live reactor on the Death Star by Darth Vader ([[David Prowse]]/[[James Earl Jones]]), while Ian unleashes a barrage of energy. (He reappears in '''''Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker''''', having been brought back to life via cloning, as according to the novelization)
-*'''''[[Sleepy Hollow (1999)|Sleepy Hollow]]'''''[[Sleepy Hollow (1999)| '''(1999)''']] [''Dr. Thomas Lancaster'']: Bludgeoned to death with a wooden cross by [[Jeffrey Jones]] in the church.
+*'''''[[Sleepy Hollow (1999)|Sleepy Hollow]]'''''[[Sleepy Hollow (1999)| '''(1999)''']] [''Dr. Thomas Lancaster'']: Bludgeoned to death with a wooden cross by [[Jeffrey Jones]] in the church. (as [[Michael Gambon]] holds him and Jeffrey at gunpoint and Ian tries to reason with Michael).
 *'''''[[The Lost City of Z (2016)|The Lost City of Z ]]''[[The Lost City of Z (2016)|(2016)]] '''[''Sir George Goldie'']: Dies (off-screen) during the passing of time after his final scene; his death is mentioned to [[Charlie Hunnam]].
+*[https://cinemorgue.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Wars_Episode_IX:_The_Rise_of_Skywalker_(2019) '''''Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019)'''] [''[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Palpatine Emperor Palpatine a.k.a. Darth Sidious]'']: Vaporized by [[Daisy Ridley]] when she uses [[Mark Hamill]]'s and [[Carrie Fisher]]'s lightsabers to deflect his own Force lightning back at him.
+==TV Deaths==
+None known.
+==Gallery==
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