Terence Stamp
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).
Known For
William Harcourt
Alien Nation
Jack Schmidt
The Real McCoy
Joe (uncredited)
Separate Lies
Ludwig Beck
Valkyrie
Sgt. Francis "Frank" Troy
Far from the Madding Crowd
General Zod
Superman
Sir Larry Wildman
Wall Street
Wilson
The Limey
Bernadette Bassenger
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Jack Taylor
My Boss's Daughter
Ramsley
The Haunted Mansion
Billy Budd
Billy Budd
The Visitor
Teorema
Terry Stricter
Bowfinger
Siegfried
Get Smart
John Tunstall
Young Guns
Prince Borsa
The Sicilian
General Zod
Superman II
Dr. Bud Chantilas
Red Planet
Pekwarsky
Wanted
Victor Taft
Legal Eagles
Stick
Elektra
Self
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
Taskinar / Skinner
Misterio en la isla de los monstruos
Toby Dammit (segment "Toby Dammit")
Histoires extraordinaires
Willie Garvin
Modesty Blaise
John
Ma femme est une actrice
Freddie Clegg
The Collector
Brigham Young
September Dawn
Thompson
The Adjustment Bureau
Dr Steven Phillip
Link
Dany di Bagnasco
Divina creatura
Samuel Fish
Dead Fish
Willie Parker
The Hit
Padre Andreani, poi Papa Giovanni Clemente I
Morte in Vaticano
Severus (voice)
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
Paul Hellwart
Genuine Risk
Mitchell
Term of Trial
Himself
Fade In
Dave Fuller
Poor Cow
Magnus Martel
Revelation
John Canaday
Big Eyes
Prince Lubovedsky
Meetings with Remarkable Men
Edward Lamb
Tiré à part
Arthur
Song for Marion
Himself
Lambert & Stamp
Wazir Jaudur
The Thief of Baghdad
John Soames
The Mind of Mr. Soames
Self
Fellini nel cestino
Self (archive footage)
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Blue
Blue
Self - Toby Dammit
Fellini: Je suis un grand menteur
Henry
Amo non amo
Samuel Winter
The Art of the Steal
Himself : Narrator
Norman Wisdom: His Story
Fred Moore
Y llegó el amor
Joe Hartman
Mindbender
David Audley
The Alamut Ambush
Terence
Yes Man
Arthur Rimbaud
Una stagione all'inferno
Darman
Beltenebros
David Audley
The Cold War Killers
Chancellor Valorum
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Philip Naudet
The Kiss
Edward
Hud
Licanthropus, il figlio della notte
Abraham Portman
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Man on Plane / Self
Full Frontal
Self - Narrator
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
Alain
Striptease
David Audley
The Deadly Recruits
Terence
Hu-Man
Kozen
Kiss the Sky
Baker
These Foolish Things
Baltazar
Bliss
Ivan
Bitter Harvest
Great Crow
Crow
Self
Ladies Please!
Chief Inspector Taverner
Crooked House
Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence
Self
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Self
The Making of 'Superman II'
Self
Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up
The Devil (uncredited)
The Company of Wolves
Malcolm Quince
Murder Mystery
Odin
Viking Destiny
Narrator
Nureyev Unzipped
Narrator(voice)
9/11: The Twin Towers
Silver-Haired Gentleman
Last Night in Soho
Self
Directed by William Wyler
General Zod
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Himself - Narrator (voice)
1966: A Nation Remembers
Self
The Making of Oblivion
Self
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Himself
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
The Bloody Chamber
Toby Dammit
Toby Dammit
Bernadette Bassenger
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
98
Gender
Male
Birthday
1938-07-22
Place of Birth
Stepney, London, England, UK
Also Known As
Terence Henry Stamp