Ian Abercrombie
Biographical information
Born	September 11, 1934[1]
Died	January 26, 2012[1]
Nationality	English
Career
Occupation	Actor
Star Wars work	Star Wars: The Clone Wars film Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series
Voice acting in	Star Wars: The Clone Wars film Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series

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Ian Abercrombie was a British actor who provided the voice of Palpatine in the the Star Wars: The Clone Wars film and TV series.

BiographyEdit

Abercrombie was born in Grays, Essex, England and is cousin to jazz guitarist John Abercrombie. He married Elizabeth Romano February 17, 1956. They divorced sometime later. He passed away on January 26, 2012.^[1]

The Season 5 episode "The Lawless" is dedicated to his memory.

CareerEdit

Abercrombie began his career in theater during the World War II Blitz, where he received medals in dance. His theatrical career spanned over 40 years. He made his silver screen debut in Von Ryan's Express, though he was uncredited for his role.

Star Wars voice workEdit

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Rising Malevolence" (Chancellor Palpatine)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Bombad Jedi" (Chancellor Palpatine)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Cloak of Darkness" (Darth Sidious)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Dooku Captured" (Chancellor Palpatine)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Gungan General" (Chancellor Palpatine)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Liberty on Ryloth" (Chancellor Palpatine)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Hostage Crisis" (Chancellor Palpatine)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Holocron Heist" (Darth Sidious)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Children of the Force" (Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Landing at Point Rain" (Chancellor Palpatine)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Voyage of Temptation" (Chancellor Palpatine)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Duchess of Mandalore" (Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Senate Murders" (Chancellor Palpatine)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Zillo Beast" (Chancellor Palpatine)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Zillo Beast Strikes Back" (Chancellor Palpatine)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Heroes on Both Sides" (Chancellor Palpatine)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Pursuit of Peace" (Chancellor Palpatine)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Nightsisters" (Darth Sidious/Pirate #2)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Ghosts of Mortis" (Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Shadow Warrior" (Darth Sidious)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Escape from Kadavo" (Darth Sidious)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Friends and Enemies" (Chancellor Palpatine)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Crisis on Naboo" (Chancellor Palpatine)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Revival" (Chancellor Palpatine)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Lawless" (Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious)

Notes and referencesEdit

External linksEdit

•  Performing Palpatine: The Other Ian on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
•  The True Architect of Evil Emerges on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
• Ian Abercrombie on Wikipedia
• Ian Abercrombie at the Internet Movie Database