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