He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, obtained two Tony nominations and appeared in a couple of Billy Wilder’s films.
Clive Revillwho provided the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in Star Warshe died at the age of 94.
Better known for his work as the emperor in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire counterattack Of 1980, Revill died on March 11 at a center of attention in Los Angeles after a battle against dementia, according to his daughter Kate to the Hollywood Reporter portal.
The role of Clive Revill in Star Wars
Revill’s voice was used in a key scene of the film between Darth Vader (James Earl Jones) and Palpatine, where Vader talks to the emperor through a hologram. Finally, it was replaced by the voice of Ian McDiarmidwho played Palpatine in person, after the release of the film in DVD in 2004.
Speaking of the role in a 2015 interview, the actor said: “I received a call from the director, Irvin Kershnerwith whom he had worked at Fine Madness. “” He needed a voice for the emperor, who would only appear as a holographic image. So I tried several times and discovered that it worked better without any emotion. “
“They approach me and tell them to approach and close their eyes,” he said about his relationship with Star Wars fans. “Then I say [con la voz evocadora del emperador]: ‘There is a great disturbance in force’. People palesAnd one almost fainted! ”
On his replacement, he added: “I was the original emperor, but they wanted continuity with later films. They made a good choice with McDiarmid.”
In addition to Star Wars, Revill appeared in two filmmaker films Billy Wilder: The private life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) and Avanti! (1972), the latter earned a nomination for the Golden Globe. He also lent his voice to Alfred, the butler, in Batman: The animated series (1992).
It was also a theater and cinema star, appearing seven times on Broadway and receiving two Tony Award nominations.
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