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Old 03-27-2025, 08:06 AM   #1
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RIP Clive Revill

Classic theater/film/voice actor Clive Revill, first to portray Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, has passed at 94, was on Magnum PI, The Twilight Zone, Columbo, Murder She Wrote, Alvin & The Chipmunks, The Snorks, Ducktales, and many others. Rest well Clive Revill.
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Old 03-27-2025, 10:44 AM   #2
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Oh not, not Clive Revill!
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Old 04-02-2025, 05:49 AM   #3
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I think he voiced Alfred in the first episodes of Batman TAS as well.

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Old 04-03-2025, 01:38 AM   #4
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Yes he was the original voice.
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Old 04-03-2025, 01:39 AM   #5
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I've never actually followed this down the rabbit hole. Do we know why Revill didn't reprise Palpatine in RotJ?

Also, a bit sad, isn't it? The biggest thing he's known for, and then was taken away by the special editions.
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