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

Recruited to be an actor by Laurence Olivier, he was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, earned two Tony nominations and appeared in a pair of Billy Wilder films.

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 ...

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.

Veteran actor Clive Revill was trained to be an accountant but decided to take up acting and made his stage debut in Twelfth Night.

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 New Zealand native who after being recruited to be an actor by Laurence Olivier starred on Broadway, appeared in two films for Billy Wilder and provided the original voice of the ...