Terence Stamp

Acting

Jul 22, 1938 – Aug 17, 2025 · Stepney, London, England, UK

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).

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace1999
as ⁨Chancellor Valorum⁩
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children2016
as ⁨Abraham Portman⁩
Wanted2008
as ⁨Pekwarsky⁩
Yes Man2008
as ⁨Terence⁩
The Adjustment Bureau2011
as ⁨Thompson⁩
Murder Mystery2019
as ⁨Malcolm Quince⁩
Superman1978
as ⁨General Zod⁩
as ⁨Ludwig Beck⁩
as ⁨Silver-Haired Gentleman⁩
as ⁨Siegfried⁩
as ⁨John Canaday⁩
as ⁨Stick⁩
as ⁨General Zod⁩
as ⁨Sir Larry Wildman⁩
as ⁨Ramsley⁩
as ⁨Dr. Bud Chantilas⁩
as ⁨John Tunstall⁩
as ⁨Chief Inspector Taverner⁩
as ⁨Terry Stricter⁩
as ⁨Bernadette Bassenger⁩
as ⁨Jack Taylor⁩
as ⁨Samuel Winter⁩
as ⁨Wilson⁩
as ⁨The Visitor⁩
as ⁨General Zod⁩
as ⁨The Devil (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨William Harcourt⁩
as ⁨Jack Schmidt⁩
as ⁨Willie Parker⁩
as ⁨Victor Taft⁩
as ⁨Freddie Clegg⁩
as ⁨Toby Dammit (segment "Toby Dammit")⁩
as ⁨Severus (voice)⁩
as ⁨Arthur⁩
as ⁨Prince Borsa⁩
as ⁨Dr Steven Phillip⁩
as ⁨Baltazar⁩
as ⁨Sgt. Francis "Frank" Troy⁩
as ⁨Ivan⁩
as ⁨Billy Budd⁩
as ⁨Joe (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨John⁩
as ⁨Willie Garvin⁩
as ⁨Dave Fuller⁩
as ⁨Samuel Fish⁩
as ⁨Odin⁩
as ⁨Brigham Young⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace1999
as ⁨Chancellor Valorum⁩
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children2016
as ⁨Abraham Portman⁩
Wanted2008
as ⁨Pekwarsky⁩
Yes Man2008
as ⁨Terence⁩
The Adjustment Bureau2011
as ⁨Thompson⁩
Murder Mystery2019
as ⁨Malcolm Quince⁩
Superman1978
as ⁨General Zod⁩
as ⁨Ludwig Beck⁩
as ⁨Silver-Haired Gentleman⁩
as ⁨Siegfried⁩
as ⁨John Canaday⁩
as ⁨Stick⁩
as ⁨General Zod⁩
as ⁨Sir Larry Wildman⁩
as ⁨Ramsley⁩
as ⁨Dr. Bud Chantilas⁩
as ⁨John Tunstall⁩
as ⁨Chief Inspector Taverner⁩
as ⁨Terry Stricter⁩
as ⁨Bernadette Bassenger⁩
as ⁨Jack Taylor⁩
as ⁨Samuel Winter⁩
as ⁨Wilson⁩
as ⁨The Visitor⁩
as ⁨General Zod⁩
as ⁨The Devil (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨William Harcourt⁩
as ⁨Jack Schmidt⁩
as ⁨Willie Parker⁩
as ⁨Victor Taft⁩
as ⁨Freddie Clegg⁩
as ⁨Toby Dammit (segment "Toby Dammit")⁩
as ⁨Severus (voice)⁩
as ⁨Arthur⁩
as ⁨Prince Borsa⁩
as ⁨Dr Steven Phillip⁩
as ⁨Baltazar⁩
as ⁨Sgt. Francis "Frank" Troy⁩
as ⁨Ivan⁩
as ⁨Billy Budd⁩
as ⁨Joe (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨John⁩
as ⁨Willie Garvin⁩
as ⁨Dave Fuller⁩
as ⁨Samuel Fish⁩
as ⁨Odin⁩
as ⁨Brigham Young⁩