Vader reliving of his Mustafar defeat serves as a brutal reminder of Anakin Skywalker’s fall, amplifying the tragedy of his ...

His voice can be heard for only a minute in “The Empire Strikes Back,” but it provided the first draft of a character that ...

A "Star Wars" actor who played a key role in "The Empire Strikes Back" in 1980 died in a care facility in California.

One deleted scene even has Palpatine explain to Anakin how he would ... She took over the role from Return of the Jedi’s Caroline Blakiston. Despite the scene never making it to the final ...

Clive Revill, an acclaimed actor from film and Broadway who was the original voice for the evil Emperor Palpatine in the "Star Wars" saga, has died. He was 94.

Clive Revill provided the original voice of Star Wars' Emperor Palpatine in 1980's 'The Empire Strikes Back'; Ian McDiarmid ...

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 several deleted scenes explored this consolidation of power by Chancellor Palpatine even more. One deleted scene even has Palpatine explain to Anakin how he would take direct control of the ...

who then played Emperor Palpatine in “Return of the Jedi” and in the prequel trilogy. The New York Times credits Revill for giving Emperor Palpatine his classic cold yet commanding voice. Aside from ...