Clive Revill, a prolific stage and screen actor known to "Star Wars" fans as the original voice of the iconic villain Emperor Palpatine, has died, according to reports. He was 94. The actor's ...

Clive Revill, the actor known for voicing Emperor Palpatine in “The Empire Strikes Back” (1980), died March 11 in Sherman Oaks, Calif. He was 94. Revill’s death after a long battle with ...

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, 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 ...

Veteran actor Clive Revill, who voiced Emperor Palpatine in the second Star Wars movie, The Empire Strikes Back, has died.He was 94. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Revill passed away on ...

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.

Star Wars just clarified how Darth Vader viewed his relationship with Emperor Palpatine, and honestly, it makes the entire franchise way more tragic.

Clive Revill, the versatile New Zealand-born actor who provided the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, died March 11th at a care facility in Sherman Oaks ...