Terence Stamp
Known For
Acting
Born
1938-07-22 in Stepney, London, England, UK
Died
2025-08-17
Biography
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 – during which time he was in high-profile relationships with actress Julie Christie and supermodel Jean Shrimpton – Stamp was among the subjects photographed by David Bailey for a set titled Box of Pin-Ups. 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).
Most Known For
Smallville
as Jor-El (voice)
His Dark Materials
as Giacomo Paradisi
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Static Shock
as Dennis / Professor Menace (voice)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Chancellor Valorum
V Graham Norton
as Self
The Hunger
as The Host
Superman
as General Zod
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
as Abraham Portman
Wanted
as Pekwarsky
Get Smart
as Siegfried
Last Night in Soho
as Silver-Haired Gentleman
Valkyrie
as Ludwig Beck
Elektra
as Stick
The Adjustment Bureau
as Thompson
Full Frontal
as Man on Plane / Self
The Limey
as Wilson
Wall Street
as Sir Larry Wildman
Murder Mystery
as Malcolm Quince
Superman II
as General Zod