Terence Stamp
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 22, 1938
- Died
- August 17, 2025
- Birthplace
- Stepney, London, England, UK
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
Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2 TBA
as Bernadette Bassenger
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema 2023
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Last Night in Soho 2021
as Silver-Haired Gentleman
Murder Mystery 2019
as Malcolm Quince
Viking Destiny 2018
as Odin
Crooked House 2017
as Chief Inspector Taverner
Bitter Harvest 2017
as Ivan
Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence 2017
Actor
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2016
as Abraham Portman
Crow 2016
as Great Crow
1966: A Nation Remembers 2016
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Between a Frock and a Hard Place 2015
as Self - Narrator
Big Eyes 2014
as John Canaday
Lambert & Stamp 2014
as Himself
The Art of the Steal 2013
as Samuel Winter
Song for Marion 2012
as Arthur
The Adjustment Bureau 2011
as Thompson
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie 2010
as Severus (voice)
Norman Wisdom: His Story 2010
as Himself : Narrator
Valkyrie 2008
as Ludwig Beck
Yes Man 2008
as Terence
Wanted 2008
as Pekwarsky
Get Smart 2008
as Siegfried
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired 2008
as Self (archive footage)
September Dawn 2007
as Brigham Young
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman 2006
as Self
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut 2006
as General Zod
9/11: The Twin Towers 2006
as Narrator(voice)
The Making of Oblivion 2006
as Self
These Foolish Things 2006
as Baker
Dead Fish 2005
as Samuel Fish
Separate Lies 2005
as Joe (uncredited)
Elektra 2005
as Stick
The Haunted Mansion 2003
as Ramsley
The Kiss 2003
as Philip Naudet
My Boss's Daughter 2003
as Jack Taylor
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar 2003
as Self - Toby Dammit
Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up 2002
as Self
Full Frontal 2002
as Man on Plane / Self
My Wife Is an Actress 2001
as John
Revelation 2001
as Magnus Martel
Red Planet 2000
as Dr. Bud Chantilas
The Limey 1999
as Wilson
Bowfinger 1999
as Terry Stricter
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 1999
as Chancellor Valorum
Kiss the Sky 1998
as Kozen
- Nureyev Unzipped
Nureyev Unzipped 1998
as Narrator
Bliss 1997
as Baltazar
Limited Edition 1997
as Edward Lamb
Love Walked In 1997
as Fred Moore
Mindbender 1996
as Joe Hartman
Ladies Please! 1994
as Self
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 1994
as Bernadette Bassenger
The Real McCoy 1993
as Jack Schmidt
Prince of Shadows 1991
as Darman
Genuine Risk 1990
as Paul Hellwart
Alien Nation 1988
as William Harcourt
Young Guns 1988
as John Tunstall
Wall Street 1987
as Sir Larry Wildman
The Sicilian 1987
as Prince Borsa
Vilde, the Wild One 1986
as Edward
Legal Eagles 1986
as Victor Taft
Directed by William Wyler 1986
as Self
Link 1986
as Dr Steven Phillip
The Deadly Recruits 1986
as David Audley
The Cold War Killers 1986
as David Audley
- The Alamut Ambush
The Alamut Ambush 1986
as David Audley
The Company of Wolves 1984
as The Devil (uncredited)
The Hit 1984
as Willie Parker
The Making of 'Superman II' 1983
as Self
The Bloody Chamber 1983
Actor
- Fellini nel cestino
Fellini nel cestino 1983
as Self
Death in the Vatican 1982
as Padre Andreani, poi Papa Giovanni Clemente I
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' 1982
as Self
Mystery on Monster Island 1981
as Taskinar / Skinner
Superman II 1980
as General Zod
Together? 1979
as Henry
Meetings with Remarkable Men 1979
as Prince Lubovedsky
- Lycanthropus, the Son of the Night
Lycanthropus, the Son of the Night 1979
Actor
Superman 1978
as General Zod
The Thief of Baghdad 1978
as Wazir Jaudur
Striptease 1976
as Alain
The Divine Nymph 1975
as Dany di Bagnasco
Hu-Man 1975
as Terence, Co-Producer
Fade In 1973
as Himself
A Season in Hell 1971
as Arthur Rimbaud
The Mind of Mr. Soames 1970
as John Soames
Theorem 1968
as The Visitor
Spirits of the Dead 1968
as Toby Dammit (segment "Toby Dammit")
Blue 1968
as Blue
Toby Dammit 1968
as Toby Dammit
Poor Cow 1967
as Dave Fuller
- Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd 1967
as Self
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London 1967
as Self
Far from the Madding Crowd 1967
as Sgt. Francis "Frank" Troy
Modesty Blaise 1966
as Willie Garvin
The Collector 1965
as Freddie Clegg
Billy Budd 1962
as Billy Budd
Term of Trial 1962
as Mitchell
Credits from TMDB.