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

Sheev Palpatine, also known as Darth Sidious, was one of the smartest and most powerful villains in Star Wars. He was a ...

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

Several deleted scenes from Revenge of the Sith further explain how Palpatine took control, and how the Rebellion was formed ...

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

Recruited to be an actor by Laurence Olivier, he was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, earned two Tony nominations ...

Clive Revill, an acclaimed actor from film and Broadway who was the original voice for the evil Emperor Palpatine in the "Star Wars" saga, has died. He was 94.

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

When 'The Empire Strikes Back' was released in 1980, it fundamentally altered the trajectory of the 'Star Wars' series. Within the movie, the audience was introduced to Emperor Palpatine for the first ...

The original voice of “Star Wars” villain Emperor Palpatine is gone ... Revill’s voice was featured in a key Darth Vader scene where Palpatine speaks via hologram. His voice would later ...

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

Meanwhile, Marjorie Eaton and Elaine Baker acted as the Emperor under heavy makeup. Revill’s lines happen during a short scene where Darth Vader speaks to Palpatine, who appears as a hologram. Revill ...