Clive Revill

Grumble grumble. I was the original Palpatine, and what do they do? Replace me. Kids these days...

Clive Selsby Revill (born April 18, 1930) is a New Zealand actor. While he has been nominated for a Tony Award twice and a Golden Globe once, his most prominent role is the voice of the original Emperor Palpatine in The Empire Strikes Back...or it was, until he was replaced with Ian McDiarmid in the DVD release. He also provided the voice for Doctor Doom in the video game Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. (Palpatine and Doom. DAMN)

He has made a number of prominent guest appearances on television, on programs like Columbo, Dynasty, and The Closer. He also played Alfred Pennyworth in the first few episodes of Batman: The Animated Series.

Voice roles

The Transformers

• Kickback
• Quintesson judge (The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2)

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Game

• Jetfire

External links

• Clive Revill at the Internet Movie Database