Overview

• Terence Stamp died on August 17, 2025, at age 87, with his family confirming the news to Reuters without specifying a cause.
• He first rose to prominence with a 1963 Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for Billy Budd, marking the start of a career spanning more than 60 films.
• A self-imposed retreat in India during the early 1970s preceded his return to mainstream fame as the villain General Zod in Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980).
• Over six decades, he collaborated with acclaimed directors from William Wyler and Pier Paolo Pasolini to Steven Soderbergh and George Lucas, demonstrating a rare cross-genre versatility.
• His family praised an extraordinary body of work that will continue to inspire people, highlighting his contributions as both actor and writer.