Overview

• In a statement to Reuters, his family praised his “extraordinary body of work” as an actor and writer and asked for privacy during their grief.
• He won a drama scholarship after surviving the bombing of London in World War II and built early acclaim in the 1960s through collaborations with Federico Fellini.
• His portrayal of General Zod in Superman (1978) and Chancellor Valorum in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) cemented his franchise legacy.
• Stamp’s chilling performance as Butler Ramsley in Disney’s 2003 The Haunted Mansion endured as a memorable highlight despite the film’s poor critical and commercial reception.
• Fans and fellow actors have shared tributes across social media outlets since his family confirmed his passing, though no funeral details or cause of death have been released.