profile image

Terence Stamp

Jul 22, 1938 (86 years old) in Stepney, London, England, UK

Terence Henry Stamp (born July 22, 1938) is 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).

Description above from the Wikipedia article Terence Stamp, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

poster
Smallville
Jor-El (voice)
poster
His Dark Materials
Giacomo Paradisi
poster
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Abraham Portman
poster
The Hunger
The Host
poster
Wanted
Pekwarsky
poster
Static Shock
Dennis / Professor Menace (voice)
poster
Last Night in Soho
Silver-Haired Gentleman
poster
The Adjustment Bureau
Thompson
poster
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Chancellor Valorum
poster
Superman II
General Zod

Credits

Images

image
image
image
image
image
image