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

But several deleted scenes explored this consolidation of power by Chancellor Palpatine even more. One deleted scene even has Palpatine explain to Anakin how he would take direct control of the ...

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.

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 ...

Clive Revill, the actor who originally voiced Emperor Palpatine in "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back," has died. He was 94.

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, who provided the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars, has died at the age of 94. Best known for his work as the Emperor in 1980’s Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire ...

The original voice of “Star Wars” villain Emperor Palpatine is gone. Veteran actor Clive Revill, recognized for his ...

The original voice of “Star Wars” villain Emperor Palpatine is gone. Veteran actor Clive Revill, recognized for his voice-only role in “The Empire Strikes Back” sequel, died on March 11 at ...