Overview

• His family announced on Sunday morning that Stamp died at age 87 and asked for privacy, without revealing a cause of death.
• He earned an Academy Award nomination for his debut in Peter Ustinov’s Billy Budd (1962) and became a symbol of Swinging London.
• Stamp cemented his pop-culture status as General Zod in Superman (1978) and its 1980 sequel alongside Christopher Reeve.
• Across art-house and mainstream cinema, his roles ranged from Pasolini and Fellini films to The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Last Night in Soho.
• Tributes are highlighting his enduring influence on film and television, spanning six decades of genre-defining performances.