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