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

He is best known for being the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in “Star Wars Episode V,” which premiered in 1980. Meanwhile, Marjorie Eaton and Elaine Baker acted as the Emperor under heavy makeup ...

Of the many earth-shattering changes that Anakin discovers upon reawakening as Vader is the first version of his infamous mechanical suit.

Genndy Tartakovsky's Clone Wars is how to do a franchise tie-in. It provided a thrilling lead-in to 'Revenge of the Sith' ...

It can be a lot of to keep track of, especially with so many important events scattered across the hundreds (yes, hundreds) of years that make up the saga ... apparent death. Palpatine is elected ...

In “The Empire Strikes Back,” the now-celebrated 1980 sequel, audiences were treated to the first on-camera sighting of Emperor Palpatine. After receiving only a glancing mention in the first ...

But several deleted scenes explored this consolidation of power by Chancellor Palpatine even more. One deleted scene even has Palpatine explain to Anakin how he would take direct control of the ...