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

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LOS ANGELES – Clive Revill, who gave the evil Emperor Palpatine his voice in the “Star Wars” saga, has died. He was 94. Revill spoke only a few words in “The Empire Strikes Back,” 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.

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

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.