Clive Revill
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Clive Revill is a New Zealand-born actor and voice actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theatre, including providing the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in the 1980 release of "The Empire Strikes Back."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clive Revill canonical | 13 |
| Alistair Martland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4209209 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clive Revill Context triple: [The Empire Strikes Back (special edition appearance as Emperor hologram, later versions), replacesActor, Clive Revill]
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A.
Clive Griffin
Clive Griffin is a British pop and soul singer best known for his 1993 duet "When I Fall in Love" with Celine Dion from the film Sleepless in Seattle.
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B.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
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C.
Geoffrey Haslam
Geoffrey Haslam is a record producer best known for his work on Bette Midler’s debut album "The Divine Miss M."
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D.
Brian Percival
Brian Percival is a British film and television director best known for his work on the historical drama series "Downton Abbey" and various acclaimed period pieces.
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E.
Anthony Gilby
Anthony Gilby was a 16th-century English Puritan clergyman and Bible scholar known for his role in the English Reformation and work on early English Bible translations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clive Revill Target entity description: Clive Revill is a New Zealand-born actor and voice actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theatre, including providing the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in the 1980 release of "The Empire Strikes Back."
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A.
Clive Griffin
Clive Griffin is a British pop and soul singer best known for his 1993 duet "When I Fall in Love" with Celine Dion from the film Sleepless in Seattle.
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B.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
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C.
Geoffrey Haslam
Geoffrey Haslam is a record producer best known for his work on Bette Midler’s debut album "The Divine Miss M."
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D.
Brian Percival
Brian Percival is a British film and television director best known for his work on the historical drama series "Downton Abbey" and various acclaimed period pieces.
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E.
Anthony Gilby
Anthony Gilby was a 16th-century English Puritan clergyman and Bible scholar known for his role in the English Reformation and work on early English Bible translations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| citizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | New Zealand ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-04-18 ⓘ |
| familyName | Revill ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Clive ⓘ |
| hasWorkedIn |
New Zealand
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| knownFor | providing the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in the 1980 release of The Empire Strikes Back ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
stage ⓘ television ⓘ voice acting ⓘ |
| name | Clive Revill ⓘ |
| nationality | New Zealander ⓘ |
| notableMedium |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Empire Strikes Back ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wellington ⓘ |
| residence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| theatreWork |
Broadway productions
ⓘ
West End productions ⓘ
linked to:
West End theatre district
|
| voicedCharacter |
Emperor Palpatine
ⓘ
The Emperor ⓘ |
| voicedIn |
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
ⓘ
linked to:
The Empire Strikes Back
|
| yearOfPerformance | 1980 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clive Revill Description of subject: Clive Revill is a New Zealand-born actor and voice actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theatre, including providing the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in the 1980 release of "The Empire Strikes Back."
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Clive Revill