“There is a great disturbance in the Force,” Revill said as Palpatine. “We have a new enemy: Luke Skywalker.” By the end of the scene, the two Sith conspire to recruit Vader’s son to ...

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.

In “The Empire Strikes Back,” the now-celebrated 1980 sequel, audiences were treated to the first on-camera sighting of Emperor Palpatine. After receiving only a glancing mention in the first ...

He is best known for being the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in “Star Wars Episode V,” which premiered in 1980. Meanwhile, Marjorie Eaton and Elaine Baker acted as the Emperor under heavy makeup ...

Clive Revill, the New Zealand actor moviegoers may best recognize as the man who originally voiced Star Wars villain Emperor Palpatine, has died. He was 94. Revill died on March 11 at a care ...

Actor Clive Revill, who performed the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars movie franchise has died. According to TMZ, Revill died earlier this month at the age of 94, following a ...

Actor Clive Revill, who performed the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars movie franchise has died. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Revill died this month at the age of 94 ...

‘There is a great disturbance in the Force,’ says the evil hologram of Darth Sidious or Emperor Palpatine to Darth Vader in a pivotal scene. This line was still much quoted to Revill, despite ...

After Kershner gave him “a crash course on the events in the Star Wars universe,” he recorded three takes for that scene, in which Palpatine appears via hologram to communicate with Darth Vader.