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Terence Stamp, Screen Legend and Superman’s General Zod, Dies at 87

His family asked for privacy in announcing the death of the actor whose decades-long career ranged from art-house darlings to blockbuster villains.

Overview

  • Stamp’s family confirmed he died on August 17 at age 87, issuing the announcement through Reuters and other wire services.
  • In their statement, his relatives praised his extraordinary body of work as both an actor and a writer and requested time for private mourning.
  • No cause of death has been disclosed, and no medical details have been released to the public.
  • Stamp first rose to prominence with an Oscar nomination for his debut role in Billy Budd (1962) and went on to collaborate with filmmakers such as Pier Paolo Pasolini, Federico Fellini and William Wyler.
  • He cemented his pop-culture status as General Zod in Superman (1978, 1980) and later delivered memorable turns in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and his final screen appearance in Last Night in Soho (2021).