Recruited to be an actor by Laurence Olivier, he was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, earned two Tony nominations and appeared in a pair of Billy Wilder films.

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.

Clive Revill who was widely appreciated for his onscreen and on-stage roles recently passed away at the age of 94. The actor died on March 11, at a care facility in Sherman Oaks following his battle with dementia.