Overview

• His family confirmed to Reuters that he died on Sunday morning at age 87 without disclosing cause or location.
• Stamp earned early acclaim with his debut in Billy Budd (1962), winning a Golden Globe and receiving an Oscar nomination.
• He gained global recognition for his role as General Zod in Superman (1978) and its sequel, securing his status as a pop culture icon.
• His six-decade career spanned art-house collaborations with directors like Federico Fellini and Pier Paolo Pasolini as well as blockbusters including Star Wars: Episode I, with his final film appearance in 2021’s Last Night in Soho.
• Personal records show he married for the first time in 2002 at age 64, divorced in 2008, and left no children.