His voice can be heard for only a minute in “The Empire Strikes Back,” but it provided the first draft of a character that ...

Clive Revill, the actor who first gave voice to one of Star Wars' most infamous villains, Emperor Palpatine, has died at the ...

New Zealand native Clive Revill, a London theatre actor and known as the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in “The Empire Strikes Back,” died on March 11. He was 94. Revill’s daughter ...

It’s the absolute, innermost line within your life and your spirit.’” In addition to Emperor Palpatine, he played other Star Wars characters in video games and was Alfred the butler on ...

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the prequels was a direct analogy to Hitler’s ascendency in 1930s Germany.

So I looked back and, sure enough, back in May 2024 I preordered an Emperor Palpatine Star Wars Black Series figure. Ugh. Why did I do that? Did I even still want it? It’s been almost a year.

The veteran actor, recognized for voicing “The Empire Strikes Back” sequel, died at a care facility in Sherman Oaks, Calif., after a battle with dementia.

Clive Revill, the Star Wars icon who originally voiced Emporer Palpatine in The Empire Strikes Back, has died at age 94. The ...

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in the prequels was a direct analogy to Hitler’s ascendency in 1930s Germany.

Clive Revill, the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in “Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back,” has passed away. He was 94 years old. His daughter, Kate Revill, told The Hollywood Reporter ...