Terence Henry Stamp (July 22, 1938 β 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 βmaster of the brooding silenceβ 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 β during which time he was in high-profile relationships with actress Julie Christie and supermodel Jean Shrimpton β 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 Chance...
Get Smart
2008
Superman
1978
Valkyrie
2008
The Limey
1999
Modesty Blaise
1966
Superman II
1980
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016
Yes Man
2008
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
Bowfinger
1999
Theorem
1968
Wanted
2008
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1994
The Adjustment Bureau
2011
Last Night in Soho
2021
Genuine Risk
1990
Link
1986
Striptease
1976
Elektra
2005
Wall Street
1987
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
Murder Mystery
2019
Young Guns
1988
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
1967
Big Eyes
2014
The Haunted Mansion
2003
The Collector
1965
Full Frontal
2002
The Company of Wolves
1984
Red Planet
2000
Alien Nation
1988
Crow
2016
My Boss's Daughter
2003
Bliss
1997
Crooked House
2017
Prince of Shadows
1991
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
Poor Cow
1967
The Hit
1984