Star Wars' special editions are highly controversial among the fanbase. In 1977, both to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ...

While Marjorie Eaton portrayed a holographic Emperor in the original release of The Empire Strikes Back, Lucas replaced Eaton with McDiarmid for the 2004 Special Edition of the movie.

Clive Revill provided the original voice of Star Wars' Emperor Palpatine in 1980's 'The Empire Strikes Back'; Ian McDiarmid portrayed the character in later films Clive Revill, the New Zealand ...

Remarkably, Scottish actor Ian McDiarmid has inhabited the role for 42 years; ... somebody else was cast as the Emperor in “The Empire Strikes Back,” and they couldn’t do it for some reason.

Ian McDiarmid revealed that Disney was planning a Star Wars series focusing on Palpatine's ... While the late Clive Revill initially played the Emperor in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back, ...

As 'Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith" turns 20, Ian McDiarmid talks playing the Emperor for four decades and 'Rise of Skywalker' backlash.

A "Star Wars" actor who played a key role in "The Empire Strikes Back" in 1980 died in a care facility in California. Skip to Article. ... Scottish actor Ian McDiarmid was cast to play the villain.

Darth Vader might be the face of the Empire in the “Star Wars” saga — but even he has a boss. The Emperor has existed as long as the franchise itself, from a passing mention in “A New Hope” to his ...

Revill started acting for the screen in the 1955 television movie Strike.He worked consistently through the latter half of the 20th century and notably voiced Emperor Palpatine in 1980's The Empire ...

Revill started acting for the screen in the 1955 television movie Strike.He worked consistently through the latter half of the 20th century and notably voiced Emperor Palpatine in 1980's The Empire ...