Terence Stamp
Known for Acting · 108 credits
- Born
- 1938-07-22
- Died
- 2025-08-17
- Place of birth
- Stepney, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Terence Henry 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
TV Shows (10)
Smallville
2001
as Jor-El (voice)
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
His Dark Materials
2019
as Giacomo Paradisi
Static Shock
2000
as Dennis / Professor Menace (voice)
V Graham Norton
2002
as Self
The Hunger
1997
as The Host
Scene by Scene
1997
as Self
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
1993
as Self
Chessgame
1983
as David Audley
History of Football: The Beautiful Game
2002
as Narrator
Movies (98)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
as Chancellor Valorum
Superman
1978
as General Zod
Wanted
2008
as Pekwarsky
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016
as Abraham Portman
Get Smart
2008
as Siegfried
Valkyrie
2008
as Ludwig Beck
The Company of Wolves
1984
as The Devil (uncredited)
Yes Man
2008
as Terence
Murder Mystery
2019
as Malcolm Quince
Superman II
1980
as General Zod
Elektra
2005
as Stick
The Adjustment Bureau
2011
as Thompson
Last Night in Soho
2021
as Silver-Haired Gentleman
Crooked House
2017
as Chief Inspector Taverner
Young Guns
1988
as John Tunstall
Wall Street
1987
as Sir Larry Wildman
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1994
as Bernadette Bassenger
The Haunted Mansion
2003
as Ramsley
The Limey
1999
as Wilson
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
as General Zod
Red Planet
2000
as Dr. Bud Chantilas
Big Eyes
2014
as John Canaday
Theorem
1968
as The Visitor
Bowfinger
1999
as Terry Stricter
Bliss
1997
as Baltazar
My Boss's Daughter
2003
as Jack Taylor
Legal Eagles
1986
as Victor Taft
Alien Nation
1988
as William Harcourt
The Art of the Steal
2013
as Samuel Winter
Spirits of the Dead
1968
as Toby Dammit (segment "Toby Dammit")
The Sicilian
1987
as Prince Borsa
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
2010
as Severus (voice)
Link
1986
as Dr Steven Phillip
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Song for Marion
2012
as Arthur
Bitter Harvest
2017
as Ivan
The Hit
1984
as Willie Parker
The Divine Nymph
1975
as Dany di Bagnasco
Revelation
2001
as Magnus Martel
The Real McCoy
1993
as Jack Schmidt
Full Frontal
2002
as Man on Plane / Self
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
2023
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Collector
1965
as Freddie Clegg
Blue
1968
as Blue
Striptease
1976
as Alain
Modesty Blaise
1966
as Willie Garvin
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
as Sgt. Francis "Frank" Troy
Dead Fish
2005
as Samuel Fish
Kiss the Sky
1998
as Kozen
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982
as Self
Viking Destiny
2018
as Odin
Separate Lies
2005
as Joe (uncredited)
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
as Self
Mystery on Monster Island
1981
as Taskinar / Skinner
The Thief of Baghdad
1978
as Wazir Jaudur
Billy Budd
1962
as Billy Budd
These Foolish Things
2006
as Baker
My Wife Is an Actress
2001
as John
The Mind of Mr. Soames
1970
as John Soames
Crow
2016
as Great Crow
Ladies Please!
1994
as Self
Directed by William Wyler
1986
as Self
Prince of Shadows
1991
as Darman
Love Walked In
1997
as Fred Moore
Vilde, the Wild One
1986
as Edward
September Dawn
2007
as Brigham Young
Term of Trial
1962
as Mitchell
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
1967
as Self
Meetings with Remarkable Men
1979
as Prince Lubovedsky
Fellini nel cestino
1983
as Self
Between a Frock and a Hard Place
2015
as Self - Narrator
A Season in Hell
1971
as Arthur Rimbaud
Fade In
1973
as Himself
The Kiss
2003
as Philip Naudet
The Making of 'Superman II'
1983
as Self
Lambert & Stamp
2014
as Himself
Poor Cow
1967
as Dave Fuller
Death in the Vatican
1982
as Padre Andreani, poi Papa Giovanni Clemente I
Mindbender
1996
as Joe Hartman
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
as Himself
Hu-Man
1975
as Terence
Genuine Risk
1990
as Paul Hellwart
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
2003
as Self - Toby Dammit
The Bloody Chamber
1983
Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up
2002
as Self
The Cold War Killers
1986
as David Audley
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2
as Bernadette Bassenger
The Deadly Recruits
1986
as David Audley
Lycanthropus, the Son of the Night
1979
The Alamut Ambush
1986
as David Audley
Together?
1979
as Henry
Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence
2017
9/11: The Twin Towers
2006
as Narrator(voice)
Limited Edition
1997
as Edward Lamb
Norman Wisdom: His Story
2010
as Himself : Narrator
The Making of Oblivion
2006
as Self
Nureyev Unzipped
1998
as Narrator
1966: A Nation Remembers
2016
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
About Terence Stamp
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 108 credits spanning from 1962 to 2023, Terence Stamp has appeared in 98 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Terence Stamp Movies
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) — as Chancellor Valorum
- Superman (1978) — as General Zod
- Wanted (2008) — as Pekwarsky
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) — as Abraham Portman
- Get Smart (2008) — as Siegfried
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