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Clive Revill, a veteran stage actor who made his mark in the film as the first voice of Emperor Palpatine in “The Empire Strikes Back,” passed away at 94.
His daughter Kate confirmed thr He passed away after fighting dementia at a care facility in LA on March 11th.
Revill was born on April 18, 1930 in New Zealand. By 1950 he made his stage debut, appearing on Broadway seven times after being taken under the wings of Oscar winners Ir Laurence Olivier and his wife Vivienne Lee.
Levill was nominated for Tony for his work in Irma La Deus (1961) and Oliver! (1963) played Fagin.
In his films, he is remembered for his “missing” in Otto Preminger, “The Kaleidoscope” (1966), “The Humble Blaze” (1966), “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes” (1970), “The Legend of Hell House” (1973), “1981), “1981), “Lovine:” (1981), “Lovine: Lovine, “Lovine” (1965) (1965). and Dracula: Death and Love (1995).
He received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance on “Avanti!” (1972).
Still, his most famous films voiced Emperor Palpatine in a film depicted in 1980 as Star Wars: Episode V – The Imperial Strikeback.
By 2004, his voice had been replaced by Ian McDiarmid after McDiarmid took on roles in four films in the series.
Revill’s work was expanded to many of the most famous TV guest spots in perhaps 1978’s Peter Folk’s final original “Columbo” episode.
Levill got married twice. He is survived by his daughter and his granddaughter.
