Clive Selsby Revill (18 April 1930 – 11 March 2025) was a New Zealand actor, best known for his performances in musical theatre and the London stage. A veteran of the Royal Shakespeare …

A delightfully comic eccentric praised for his sterling work on the musical stage, the blue-eyed, curly, red-haired gent is also highly regarded for his formidable dramatic work in Shakespearean roles. …

Mar 27, 2025 · Clive Revill, a Tony- and Golden Globe Award-nominated stage and screen actor best known in pop culture as the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in the "Star Wars" movie series, died …

Mar 27, 2025 · Clive Revill, a two-time Tony Award nominee and one-time Golden Globe nominated actor who was best known as the original voice of the Star Wars villain Emperor Palpatine, has died, …

Mar 31, 2025 · Clive Revill, a prolific stage and screen actor known to "Star Wars" fans as the original voice of the iconic villain Emperor Palpatine, has died, according to reports.

Mar 26, 2025 · 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...

Mar 27, 2025 · 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.

Mar 11, 2025 · Clive Selsby Revill (born 18 April 1930) was a New Zealand-born British character actor best known for his performances in musical theatre and on the London stage.

Mar 26, 2025 · Clive Revill, a seasoned stage actor who made his mark in the movies as the first voice of Emperor Palpatine in "The Empire Strikes Back," has died at 94.

Clive Revill, renowned for his roles in Star Wars, Transformers and Batman, has passed away after a long struggle with dementia. The celebrated actor died at the age of 94 on March 11 in a...