Terence Stamp
Born July 22, 1938 (Age: 87)
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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 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).
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).
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Filmography
Last Night in Soho
2021
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as Silver-Haired Gentleman
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Age: 83
Crooked House
2017
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as Chief Inspector Taverner
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Age: 79
Bitter Harvest
2017
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as Ivan
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Age: 78
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016
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as Abraham Portman
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Age: 78
Big Eyes
2014
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as John Canaday
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Age: 76
Song for Marion
2012
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as Arthur
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Age: 74
The Adjustment Bureau
2011
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as Thompson
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Age: 72
Valkyrie
2008
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as Ludwig Beck
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Age: 70
Yes Man
2008
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as Terence
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Age: 70
Wanted
2008
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as Pekwarsky
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Age: 69
Get Smart
2008
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as Siegfried
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Age: 69
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
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as Self
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Age: 68
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
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as General Zod
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Age: 68
The Making of Oblivion
2006
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as Self
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Age: 67
Elektra
2005
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as Stick
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Age: 66
The Haunted Mansion
2003
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as Ramsley
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Age: 65
Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up
2002
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as Self
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Age: 64
Full Frontal
2002
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as Man on Plane / Self
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Age: 64
Revelation
2001
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as Magnus Martel
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Age: 62
Red Planet
2000
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as Dr. Bud Chantilas
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Age: 62
The Limey
1999
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as Wilson
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Age: 61
Bowfinger
1999
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as Terry Stricter
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Age: 61
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
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as Chancellor Valorum
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Age: 60
Kiss the Sky
1998
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as Kozen
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Age: 60
No Image
Nureyev Unzipped
1998
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as Narrator
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Age: 59
Bliss
1997
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as Baltazar
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Age: 58
Limited Edition
1997
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as Edward Lamb
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Age: 58
Love Walked In
1997
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as Fred Moore
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Age: 58
Mindbender
1996
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as Joe Hartman
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Age: 58
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1994
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as Bernadette Bassenger
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Age: 55
The Real McCoy
1993
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as Jack Schmidt
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Age: 55
Prince of Shadows
1991
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as Darman
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Age: 53
Genuine Risk
1990
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as Paul Hellwart
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Age: 52
Alien Nation
1988
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as William Harcourt
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Age: 50
Young Guns
1988
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as John Tunstall
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Age: 50
Wall Street
1987
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as Sir Larry Wildman
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Age: 49
The Sicilian
1987
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as Prince Borsa
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Age: 49
Legal Eagles
1986
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as Victor Taft
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Age: 47
Link
1986
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as Dr Steven Phillip
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Age: 47
The Company of Wolves
1984
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as The Devil (uncredited)
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Age: 46
The Hit
1984
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as Willie Parker
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Age: 46
The Bloody Chamber
1983
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as
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Age: 44
Mystery on Monster Island
1981
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as Taskinar / Skinner
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Age: 42
Superman II
1980
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as General Zod
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Age: 42
No Image
Lycanthropus, the Son of the Night
1979
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as
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Age: 40
Superman
1978
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as General Zod
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Age: 40
The Thief of Baghdad
1978
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as Wazir Jaudur
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Age: 39
Fade In
1973
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as Himself
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Age: 35
Toby Dammit
1968
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as Toby Dammit
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Age: 29
The Collector
1965
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as Freddie Clegg
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Age: 26
Billy Budd
1962
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as Billy Budd
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Age: 24
Term of Trial
1962
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as Mitchell
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Age: 24