Casting can be counterintuitive. Studios often hire male actors for female characters and vice versa. Such decisions aren’t ...

Clive Revill, the virtuoso New Zealand actor known for his iconic role as the voice of Emperor Palpatine in "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back," has passed away at the age of 94. His ...

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 ...

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.

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

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

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

Clive Revill, who voiced Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars, has died. He was 94. Revill’s death was confirmed by his daughter, who told TMZ he had been battling dementia prior to his March 11 death at a ...

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

Actor Clive Revill, who performed the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars movie franchise has died.

Clive Revill, best known as the voice of the villainous Emperor Palpatine in “Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back,” died March 11 at the age of 94. Revill’s daughter, Kate Revill, confirmed ...