Clive Revill, the actor identified for voicing Emperor Palpatine in “The Empire Strikes Again” (1980), died March 11 in Sherman Oaks, Calif. He was 94.
Revill’s dying after an extended battle with dementia was confirmed to Selection by his daughter Kate.
Over time, Revill starred in “Kaleidoscope” (1966) alongside Warren Beatty, “The Assassination Bureau” (1969) with Oliver Reed and Diana Rigg and performed the fireplace marshall in “Robin Hood: Males in Tights” (1993). Revill labored with director Billy Wilder on each “The Non-public Lifetime of Sherlock Holmes” (1970) and “Avanti!” (1972), which starred Jack Lemmon. Revill obtained a Golden Globe nomination again in 1973 for his supporting position in “Avanti!”
Along with his versatile movie profession, Revill additionally appeared and visitor starred in quite a few tv reveals, together with “Columbo,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Homicide, She Wrote,” “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “MacGyver,” “Magnum, P.I.,” “The Fall Man,” “Wizards and Warriors,” “Remington Steele” and “Three’s a Crowd.” Notably, his 1978 “Columbo” episode marked Peter Falk’s final look on the present. Revill additionally lended his voice to 5 episodes of “The Transformers” again within the ’80s and “The Transformers: The Film” (1986) as Kickback.
Born in 1930, the New Zealand-raised actor received his begin after being recruited by director Laurence Olivier. Revill made his Broadway debut in 1952’s “Mr. Pickwick” after touring to England earlier than becoming a member of the Royal Shakespeare Firm. He ended up showing on Broadway seven occasions all through his profession, receiving Tony nominations for enjoying Bob-Le-Hotu in “Irma la Douce” (1961) and Fagin in “Oliver!” (1963).
In 2017, the actor mentioned that he struggled being away from dwelling. He advised the Dallas Observer: “I had my doubts at one level once I thought, ‘I can’t do it. I can’t do that. I can’t discover it inside myself.’”
The actor’s final on-screen credit score was 2016’s “The Queen of Spain,” the place he appeared alongside Penélope Cruz and Antonio Resines. Revill is survived by his daughter, Kate, and granddaughter Kayla.
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