STAR Wars, Transformers and Batman star Clive Revill has died aged 94 after a long battle with dementia.
The veteran performer passed away on March 11 at a care facility in the Los Angeles suburb of Sherman Oaks, just weeks before his 95th birthday.
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His daughter Kate confirmed the tragic death to The Hollywood Reporter.
Born on April 18, 1930, in Wellington, Revill became one of the country’s most iconic actors, known for his rich stage and screen career that spanned more than six decades.
He famously voiced the villainous Emperor Palpatine in the original 1980 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and starred in cult classics like the 1986 Transformers movie, Batman: The Animated Series, and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Revill began his working life as an accountant before he “abruptly” swapped financial spreadsheets for the stage.
His life changed forever in the 1950s when he crossed paths with acting legends Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh, who encouraged him to train at the Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol.
He soon carved out a name for himself as a versatile performer on both stage and screen.
Revill made his Broadway debut in Mr.Pickwick and went on to earn two Tony Award nominations in the early 1960s — first for Irma La Douce and later for his standout performance as Fagin in Oliver!
He became a familiar face to audiences in the UK and US through TV appearances in Sunday-Night Theatre, The Adventures of Robin Hood, and The Twilight Zone, before breaking into film with roles in Kaleidoscope and Fathom alongside Raquel Welch.
In 1972, he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Carlo Carlucci in Avanti! opposite Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills.
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