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Terence Stamp

Terence Stamp

Actor · Born 1938-07-22 · Stepney, London, England, UK

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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 E…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) — Chancellor Valorum
  2. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) — Abraham Portman
  3. Wanted (2008) — Pekwarsky
  4. Yes Man (2008) — Terence
  5. The Adjustment Bureau (2011) — Thompson
  6. Murder Mystery (2019) — Malcolm Quince
  7. Smallville (2001) — Jor-El (voice)
  8. Superman (1978) — General Zod
  9. Valkyrie (2008) — Ludwig Beck
  10. Last Night in Soho (2021) — Silver-Haired Gentleman
  11. Get Smart (2008) — Siegfried
  12. Big Eyes (2014) — John Canaday
  13. Elektra (2005) — Stick
  14. Superman II (1980) — General Zod
  15. Wall Street (1987) — Sir Larry Wildman
  16. The Haunted Mansion (2003) — Ramsley
  17. His Dark Materials (2019) — Giacomo Paradisi
  18. Red Planet (2000) — Dr. Bud Chantilas
  19. Young Guns (1988) — John Tunstall
  20. Crooked House (2017) — Chief Inspector Taverner
  21. Bowfinger (1999) — Terry Stricter
  22. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) — Bernadette Bassenger
  23. My Boss's Daughter (2003) — Jack Taylor
  24. The Art of the Steal (2013) — Samuel Winter
  25. The Limey (1999) — Wilson
  26. Theorem (1968) — The Visitor
  27. Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006) — General Zod
  28. The Company of Wolves (1984) — The Devil (uncredited)
  29. Alien Nation (1988) — William Harcourt
  30. The Real McCoy (1993) — Jack Schmidt
  31. The Hit (1984) — Willie Parker
  32. Legal Eagles (1986) — Victor Taft
  33. Static Shock (2000) — Dennis / Professor Menace (voice)
  34. The Collector (1965) — Freddie Clegg
  35. Spirits of the Dead (1968) — Toby Dammit (segment "Toby Dammit")
  36. Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie (2010) — Severus (voice)
  37. Song for Marion (2012) — Arthur
  38. The Sicilian (1987) — Prince Borsa
  39. Link (1986) — Dr Steven Phillip
  40. Full Frontal (2002) — Man on Plane / Self