His voice can be heard for only a minute in “The Empire Strikes Back,” but it provided the first draft of a character that would be a mainstay of the franchise for decades.

Revill provided the voice for the evil Palpatine in “Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back,” which was released in 1980. Palpatine was physically played by another actor in the film. Revill’s voice was replaced in subsequent Star Wars movies and in the rereleases of “The Empire Strikes Back” over the years.

Clive Revill, who voiced Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars, has died. He was 94. Revill’s death was confirmed by his daughter, who told TMZ he had been battling dementia prior to his March 11 death at a Sherman Oaks,