Editing Clive Revill (section)

== Career ==
===Stage===
Revill originally trained to be an accountant in New Zealand, but decided to change his career path in 1950 when he made his stage debut as Sebastian in ''[[Twelfth Night]]''. In the same year, he moved to [[London]], where he studied acting at the [[Old Vic Theatre]].<ref name= led>{{cite news| url= http://newsok.com/article/5464559 |title= Clive Revill's voice talent led to a minute as 'Star Wars' first Emperor| first= Nick| last= Thomas| at= newsok.com| work= [[The Oklahoman]]| date= 4 December 2015| access-date= 28 June 2018}}</ref> He appeared in [[The Royal Shakespeare Company|The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company]]'s celebrated 1956–1958 season of productions in [[Stratford-upon-Avon|Stratford]], which included ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[Love's Labour's Lost]]'', ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'', ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'' and ''[[The Tempest]]''. He went on to have such varied stage roles as Bob (narrator) in ''[[Irma la Douce]]'', Ratty in ''[[Toad of Toad Hall]]'' and [[Jean-Paul Marat]] in ''[[Marat/Sade]]''.

He made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in 1952, playing Sam Weller in ''[[The Pickwick Papers]]'', and subsequently appeared in ''[[Irma La Douce (musical)|Irma La Douce]]'', ''[[The Incomparable Max]]'' and ''[[Oliver!]]'', for which his [[Fagin]] was nominated for a [[Tony Award]].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.broadwayworld.com/tonyawardspersoninfo.php?nomname=Clive%20Revill |title=Clive Revill Tony Awards Info |website= BroadwayWorld.com |access-date=21 December 2016}}</ref> He was also known for his roles in [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] operas, on both stage and television. He starred in the first national tour of the musical ''[[Drood]]'' in 1988, replacing [[George Rose (actor)|George Rose]], who was murdered during the run.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1991/11/13/a-little-more-than-luck-colors-clive-revills-career |title=A little more than luck colors Clive Revill's career | work= [[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=13 November 1991 |access-date=21 December 2016}}</ref>

Revill also participated in the workshop production of ''[[The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling|Tom Jones: The Musical]]'', playing the role of Squire Western and reprising it on the cast recording.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-Tom-Jones-Original-Musical-Cast-Recording/release/2881889 |title=Various – Tom Jones: Original Musical Cast Recording (Vinyl, LP) |publisher= discogs |access-date=21 December 2016}}</ref>

===Film===
Revill's red hair and distinctive [[Punch and Judy|Mr. Punch]]-like features often saw him cast as comic eccentrics in a number of British films of the 1960s and 1970s such as ''[[Kaleidoscope (1966 film)|Kaleidoscope]]'' (1966), ''[[Modesty Blaise (1966 film)|Modesty Blaise]]'' (1966), ''[[The Double Man (1967 film)|The Double Man]]'' (1967), ''[[Fathom (1967 film)|Fathom]]'' (1967), ''[[The Assassination Bureau]]'' (1969), ''[[A Severed Head (film)|A Severed Head]]'' (1970), ''[[The Black Windmill]]'' (1974) and ''[[One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing]]'' (1975). He also had notable supporting turns in [[Otto Preminger]]'s ''[[Bunny Lake Is Missing]]'' (1965) opposite [[Laurence Olivier]], and his American film debut ''[[A Fine Madness]]'' (1966), as well as a rare leading role in the horror film ''[[The Legend of Hell House]]'' (1973).<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070294/| title= The Legend of Hell House (1973)| date= 15 June 1973| publisher= IMDb| access-date= 28 June 2018}}</ref>

He was often cast as humorous foreign characters (he has played everything from Chinese to Russian). Two of his highest profile roles of this kind were in two films for [[Billy Wilder]]: ''[[The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes]]'' (1970) and ''[[Avanti!]]'' (1972), for which he was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award]] for his part as put-upon hotel manager Carlo Carlucci.<ref name= MB>{{cite web|url=http://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/clive-revill/ |title=Clive Revill | work= MasterworksBroadway.com |access-date=21 December 2016}}</ref>

===Television===
In the 1978 television miniseries ''[[Centennial (miniseries)|Centennial]]'', he played the Scottish accountant Finlay Perkin. He played both Ko-Ko (the starring role) in ''[[The Mikado]]'' (which he had played in 1962 at [[Sadler's Wells Opera]]), and the title character, John Wellington Wells, in ''[[The Sorcerer]]'', for the Brent Walker television series of Gilbert and Sullivan productions, shown by the BBC in 1983.<ref>Turnbull, Stephen. "Obituary", ''Sir Arthur Sullivan Society Magazine'', No. 117, Spring 2025</ref>

After relocating to the United States, he [[guest appearance|guest-starred]] in many television series, such as ''[[Columbo]]'' (1978, "The Conspirators");<ref name= led /> ''[[Hart to Hart]]''; ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]''; ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]''; ''[[The Love Boat]]'' (S9 E22 as Slade 1986); ''[[Remington Steele]]''; ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''; ''[[Babylon 5]]''; ''[[The Feather and Father Gang]]''; ''[[Newhart]]''; ''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]''; ''[[Dear John (U.S. TV series)|Dear John]]''; ''[[The Fall Guy]]''; ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]''; and ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.<ref name= MB /> He starred as the wizard Vector in the short-lived series ''[[Wizards and Warriors (TV series)|Wizards and Warriors]]''.

===Voice work===
Revill was known for his proficiency with accents.<ref name= led/> He was also known for his voice work in feature-length films and animated series, which includes [[Alfred Pennyworth]] in the first three episodes of ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'', the voice of Chico in the seven episodes of ''[[Chico the Rainmaker]]'' (The Boy with the Two Heads) (1974), the voice of [[Palpatine|Emperor Palpatine]]/[[Palpatine|Darth Sidious]] in the original 1980 version of ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (he was later replaced by [[Ian McDiarmid]] in the 2004 DVD version though Revill is still credited). This was an editing decision done to maintain continuity with ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' and the [[Star Wars#Prequel trilogy|prequel trilogy]], as Revill's voice greatly differed from McDiarmid's.<ref name= "DVDChanges">{{cite web|work=Digital Bits|title=Star Wars Trilogy – 2004 DVD Changes| url= http://www.thedigitalbits.com/reviews3/starwarschanges02.html|access-date=16 February 2007}}</ref> Revill has also featured in numerous cartoons such as ''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]'' and ''[[DuckTales (1987 TV series)|DuckTales]]'' and more video games, including ''[[Marvel: Ultimate Alliance]]'' and ''[[Conquest: Frontier Wars]]''.