Snape
← Home
Terence Stamp

Terence Stamp

Acting

Born: July 22, 1938Stepney, London, England, UK

Terence Henry Stamp (July 22, 1938 – August 17, 2025) was an English actor. After training at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London he started his acting career in 1962. He has been referred to as the “master of the brooding silence” by The Guardian. His performance in the title role of Billy Budd, his film debut, earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA nomination for Best Newcomer. Associated with the Swinging London scene of the 1960s – during which time he was in high-profile relationships with actress Julie Christie and supermodel Jean Shrimpton – Stamp was among the subjects photographed by David Bailey for a set titled Box of Pin-Ups. Stamp played butterfly collector Freddie Clegg in The Collector (1965), and in 1967 appeared in Far from the Madding Crowd, starring opposite Christie. His other major roles include playing archvillain General Zod in Superman and Superman II, tough guy Wilson in The Limey, Supreme Chancellor Valorum in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, transgender woman Bernadette Bassinger in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, ghost antagonist Ramsley in The Haunted Mansion, Stick in Elektra, Pekwarsky in Wanted, Siegfried in Get Smart, Terrence Bundley in Yes Man, the Prophet of Truth in Halo 3, Mankar Camoran in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and General Ludwig Beck in Valkyrie. He has appeared in two Tim Burton films, Big Eyes (2014) and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016).

Known For
Filmography
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema

MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema

Self - Actor (archive footage)

2023
Last Night in Soho

Last Night in Soho

Silver-Haired Gentleman

2021
Murder Mystery

Murder Mystery

Malcolm Quince

2019
Viking Destiny

Viking Destiny

Odin

2018
Crooked House

Crooked House

Chief Inspector Taverner

2017
Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

Ivan

2017
Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence

Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence

2017
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Abraham Portman

2016
Crow

Crow

Great Crow

2016
1966: A Nation Remembers

1966: A Nation Remembers

Himself - Narrator (voice)

2016
Between a Frock and a Hard Place

Between a Frock and a Hard Place

Self - Narrator

2015
Big Eyes

Big Eyes

John Canaday

2014
Lambert & Stamp

Lambert & Stamp

Himself

2014
The Art of the Steal

The Art of the Steal

Samuel Winter

2013
Song for Marion

Song for Marion

Arthur

2012
The Adjustment Bureau

The Adjustment Bureau

Thompson

2011
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie

Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie

Severus (voice)

2010
Norman Wisdom: His Story

Norman Wisdom: His Story

Himself : Narrator

2010
Valkyrie

Valkyrie

Ludwig Beck

2008
Yes Man

Yes Man

Terence

2008
Wanted

Wanted

Pekwarsky

2008
Get Smart

Get Smart

Siegfried

2008
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Self (archive footage)

2008
September Dawn

September Dawn

Brigham Young

2007
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

Self

2006
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

General Zod

2006
9/11: The Twin Towers

9/11: The Twin Towers

Narrator(voice)

2006
The Making of Oblivion

The Making of Oblivion

Self

2006
These Foolish Things

These Foolish Things

Baker

2006
Dead Fish

Dead Fish

Samuel Fish

2005
Separate Lies

Separate Lies

Joe (uncredited)

2005
Elektra

Elektra

Stick

2005
The Haunted Mansion

The Haunted Mansion

Ramsley

2003
The Kiss

The Kiss

Philip Naudet

2003
My Boss's Daughter

My Boss's Daughter

Jack Taylor

2003
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

Self - Toby Dammit

2003
Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up

Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up

Self

2002
Full Frontal

Full Frontal

Man on Plane / Self

2002
My Wife Is an Actress

My Wife Is an Actress

John

2001
Revelation

Revelation

Magnus Martel

2001
Red Planet

Red Planet

Dr. Bud Chantilas

2000
The Limey

The Limey

Wilson

1999
Bowfinger

Bowfinger

Terry Stricter

1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Chancellor Valorum

1999
Kiss the Sky

Kiss the Sky

Kozen

1998

Nureyev Unzipped

Narrator

1998
Bliss

Bliss

Baltazar

1997
Limited Edition

Limited Edition

Edward Lamb

1997
Love Walked In

Love Walked In

Fred Moore

1997
Mindbender

Mindbender

Joe Hartman

1996

Ladies Please!

Self

1994
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Bernadette Bassenger

1994
The Real McCoy

The Real McCoy

Jack Schmidt

1993
Prince of Shadows

Prince of Shadows

Darman

1991
Genuine Risk

Genuine Risk

Paul Hellwart

1990
Alien Nation

Alien Nation

William Harcourt

1988
Young Guns

Young Guns

John Tunstall

1988
Wall Street

Wall Street

Sir Larry Wildman

1987
The Sicilian

The Sicilian

Prince Borsa

1987
Vilde, the Wild One

Vilde, the Wild One

Edward

1986
Legal Eagles

Legal Eagles

Victor Taft

1986
Directed by William Wyler

Directed by William Wyler

Self

1986
Link

Link

Dr Steven Phillip

1986
The Deadly Recruits

The Deadly Recruits

David Audley

1986
The Cold War Killers

The Cold War Killers

David Audley

1986

The Alamut Ambush

David Audley

1986
The Company of Wolves

The Company of Wolves

The Devil (uncredited)

1984
The Hit

The Hit

Willie Parker

1984
The Making of 'Superman II'

The Making of 'Superman II'

Self

1983
The Bloody Chamber

The Bloody Chamber

1983

Fellini nel cestino

Self

1983
Death in the Vatican

Death in the Vatican

Padre Andreani, poi Papa Giovanni Clemente I

1982
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

Self

1982
Mystery on Monster Island

Mystery on Monster Island

Taskinar / Skinner

1981
Superman II

Superman II

General Zod

1980
Together?

Together?

Henry

1979
Meetings with Remarkable Men

Meetings with Remarkable Men

Prince Lubovedsky

1979

Lycanthropus, the Son of the Night

1979
Superman

Superman

General Zod

1978
The Thief of Baghdad

The Thief of Baghdad

Wazir Jaudur

1978
Striptease

Striptease

Alain

1976
The Divine Nymph

The Divine Nymph

Dany di Bagnasco

1975
Hu-Man

Hu-Man

Terence

1975
Fade In

Fade In

Himself

1973
A Season in Hell

A Season in Hell

Arthur Rimbaud

1971
The Mind of Mr. Soames

The Mind of Mr. Soames

John Soames

1970
Theorem

Theorem

The Visitor

1968
Spirits of the Dead

Spirits of the Dead

Toby Dammit (segment "Toby Dammit")

1968
Blue

Blue

Blue

1968
Poor Cow

Poor Cow

Dave Fuller

1967

Location: Far from the Madding Crowd

Himself

1967
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

Self

1967
Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd

Sgt. Francis "Frank" Troy

1967
Modesty Blaise

Modesty Blaise

Willie Garvin

1966
The Collector

The Collector

Freddie Clegg

1965
Billy Budd

Billy Budd

Billy Budd

1962
Term of Trial

Term of Trial

Mitchell

1962