Clive Revill, the actor best known for providing the voice of Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, has died. He was 94. The New Zealand-born star was a veteran of the Royal Shakespeare Company and made two popular films with Billy Wilder in the 1970s:The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes and Avanti!

S ad news for Star Wars fans today as Clive Revill, best known as the original voice of the villainous Emperor Palpatine in The Empire Strikes Back, has died at the age of 94. Ove

STAR Wars, Transformers, and Batman star Clive Revill has died aged 94 after a long battle with dementia. The veteran performer passed away on March 11 at a care facility in the Los Angeles suburb

The original voice of “Star Wars” villain Emperor Palpatine is gone. Veteran actor Clive Revill, recognized for his voice-only role in “The Empire Strikes Back” sequel, died on March 11 at a care facility in Sherman Oaks,

Actor Clive Revill, who performed the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars movie franchise has died. According to TMZ, Revill died earlier this month at the age of 94, following a battle with dementia.

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.