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

A "Star Wars" actor who played a key role in "The Empire Strikes Back" in 1980 died in a care facility in California.

The Phantom Menace, a veiled figure shadows all galactic happenings, exercising control over political systems and personal destinies.

The difference here is that The Rise of Skywalker was seemingly trying to do the same thing as Return of the Jedi in regard to Palpatine, while Dark Empire was trying to be completely different ...

Rey was the main hero of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, but the franchise just explored the opposite possibility, revealing ...

In addition, Palpatine recognizes Luke Skywalker as a true threat ... starting with “Return of the Jedi” in 1983. But in various iterations of Palpatine since the original — including ...

Clive Revill, a prolific stage and screen actor known to "Star Wars" fans as the original voice of the iconic villain Emperor Palpatine ... dead' 'Star Wars' villain returns in 'Rise of Skywalker ...

But there was one influence Lucas wasn’t remotely subtle about and that’s how much Palpatine’s rise to Emperor in ... the personal collapse of Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader.

Palpatine is elected Chancellor of the Republic, while Anakin starts his Jedi training ... (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) While what comes next in the Star Wars timeline remains unconfirmed ...

The series is set between the events of The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker ... s past from Emperor Palpatine, who manipulated the events that led to Anakin Skywalker’s downfall.