Trivia

Has the distinction of being the last murderer Lt. Columbo investigates in the final episode of the original Columbo (1971) series in 1978.

24 years after the original release of Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - the 2004 "Special Edition" direct-to-DVD re-release - the holographic performance of Emperor Palpatine (which Revill provided the voice for) was deleted and replaced by the face and voice of Ian McDiarmid, who has played the role in all subsequent Star Wars movies. However, Revill still remained credited in the edition.

One of only five actors to appear in both a Star Trek series and a Star Wars film, along with Jason Wingreen, Phil Fondacaro, Felix Silla and more recently Simon Pegg. He supplied the voice of Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and played Sir Guy of Gisborne in the Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) episode "Qpid".

He replaced George Sanders at the very last minute in the 1967 musical "Sherry" on Broadway which was a musical version of "The Man Who Came to Dinner". The show was a flop.

Was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Awards: in 1961, as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for "Irma La Douce", and in 1963, as Best Actor (Musical) for "Oliver!".

Has appeared in three different, completely unrelated productions about Robin Hood: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955), the Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) episode, Qpid (1991), and Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993).

Has appeared with Michael Gough in four films: Reach for the Sky (1956), The Legend of Hell House (1973), Galileo (1975) and Let Him Have It (1991).

His daughter, Kate Selsby, by Suzi Schor-Revill, a USC graduate, is a third year resident (as of 2009) in medical school. She is also a champion horsewoman and jumper.

Before marrying Clive in 1978, Suzi was wed to Jesse Wayne, renowned stuntman who was one of the founders of the Stuntman's Association, from 1974 to 1976. Suzi began her career in Chicago as a ballet dancer and also sang in one-woman shows in Los Angeles before going into producing.