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

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 dementia was ...

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.

But Palpatine’s voice — cool, crisp and commanding — belonged to Clive Revill, who in about 60 seconds set the stage for one of the most feared and infamous characters in science fiction.

New Zealand actor, Clive Revill, best known for voicing Emperor Palpatine in The Empire Strikes Back (1980) passed away on March 11 in Sherman Oaks, California at 94.

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 ...

Clive Revill, known for playing the voice of Emperor Palpatine in “The Empire Strikes Back,” died on Mar. 11 at a care facility in Sherman Oaks, Calif. The two-time Tony nominee’s daughter ...

Clive Revill, the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in The Empire Strikes Back, has died. He was 94 years old. Kate Revill, the actor’s daughter, told The Hollywood Reporter that her father ...