Terence Stamp
Terence Henry Stamp (July 22, 1938 – August 17, 2025) was an English actor. After training at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London he started his acting career in 1962. He has been referred to as the “master of the brooding silence” by The Guardian. His performance in the title role of Billy Budd, his film debut, earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA nomination for Best Newcomer. Associated with the Swinging London scene of the 1960s �
Stamp played butterfly collector Freddie Clegg in The Collector (1965), and in 1967 appeared in Far from the Madding Crowd, starring opposite Christie. His other major roles include playing archvillain General Zod in Superman and Superman II, tough guy Wilson in The Limey, Supreme Chancellor Valorum in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, transgender woman Bernadette Bassinger in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, ghost antagonist Ramsley in The Haunted Mansion, Stick in Elektra, Pekwarsky in Wanted, Siegfried in Get Smart, Terrence Bundley in Yes Man, the Prophet of Truth in Halo 3, Mankar Camoran in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and General Ludwig Beck in Valkyrie. He has appeared in two Tim Burton films, Big Eyes (2014) and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016).
Born
Jul 22, 1938
Stepney, London, England, UK
Died
Aug 17, 2025
Known For
Acting
Movies
99 acting
1 crew
Popularity
2.6
Known For
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
as Chancellor Valorum
Superman
1978
as General Zod
Valkyrie
2008
as Ludwig Beck
The Adjustment Bureau
2011
as Thompson
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016
as Abraham Portman
Get Smart
2008
as Siegfried
Wanted
2008
as Pekwarsky
Last Night in Soho
2021
as Silver-Haired Gentleman
Murder Mystery
2019
as Malcolm Quince
Superman II
1980
as General Zod
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