Terence Stamp

Acting · Born 1938-07-22 in Stepney, London, England, UK

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…

Filmography

• Valkyrie as Ludwig Beck
• Superman as General Zod
• Wall Street as Sir Larry Wildman
• The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert as Bernadette Bassenger
• Theorem as The Visitor
• The Collector as Freddie Clegg
• Big Eyes as John Canaday
• Last Night in Soho as Silver-Haired Gentleman
• Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut as General Zod
• Alien Nation as William Harcourt

TV

• Static Shock as Dennis / Professor Menace (voice)
• Smallville as Jor-El (voice)
• His Dark Materials as Giacomo Paradisi
• The Hunger as The Host
• Chessgame as David Audley
• V Graham Norton as Self
• Scene by Scene as Self
• History of Football: The Beautiful Game as Narrator
• The Merv Griffin Show as Self