In Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, the Emperor doesn’t appear on screen. Darth Vader and other characters mention him, but his first actual scene doesn’t come until The Empire Strikes Back ...

However, this episode also supposedly alters the origin of the Rebel Alliance in the history of the Star Wars franchise. Star Wars Rebels Season 3, Episode 18 tells the story of how the Rebel Alliance ...

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However, Palpatine’s return in Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker left McDiarmid being asked questions about his character’s comeback, particularly about his sex life and how he ...

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

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. He was 94. The actor's ...

In 2004, actor Ian McDiarmid would replace Clive Revill as Emperor Palpatine. Here McDiarmid's character is from the Star Wars series of films is shown on screen while musicians perform during Clive ...

Best known for his work as the Emperor in 1980’s Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, Revill passed away on March 11 at a care facility in Los Angeles after a battle with dementia ...

A version of this article appears in print on April 2, 2025, Section B, Page 12 of the New York edition with the headline: Clive Revill, 94, Icy Voice Of Emperor in ‘Star Wars’.

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There's no version of 'Star Wars' in which you look at the Emperor and go, 'Well, maybe he had some good ideas.' No, the Emperor is evil. And the Jedi and Luke at their best are good.