Terence Stamp (born 22 July 1938) is an award-winning English character actor. Since the start of his career in 1962, he has acted in over 60 films across many genres. In his title role as Billy Budd, his film debut earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA nomination for Best Newcomer.
His other major roles include the butterfly collector Freddie Clegg in "The Collector," arch-villain General Zod in Superman (as well as Jor-El in the TV series Smallville), drag queen Bernadette in "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert," tough guy Wilson in "The Limey," the Supreme Chancellor Valorum in Star Wars - Episode I: The Phantom Menace ghost antagonist Ramsley in "The Haunted Mansion," Elektra's master Stick in "Elektra," Pekwarsky in Wanted Maxwell Smart's arch-villain Siegfried in "Get Smart," council of high help Terrence Bundley in "Yes Man" and the 20 July plot Ludwig Beck in "Valkyrie." Stamp has won a Golden Globe, a Cannes Film Festival Award, a Seattle International Film Festival Award, a Satellite Award and a Silver Bear Award.
Filmography[]
Year | Film | Role |
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1962 | Billy Budd | Billy Budd – Merchant seaman |
Term of Trial | Mitchell | |
1965 | The Collector | Freddie Clegg |
1966 | Modesty Blaise | Willie Garvin |
1967 | Poor Cow | Dave Fuller |
Far from the Madding Crowd | Sgt. Francis 'Frank' Troy | |
1968 | Histoires extraordinaires | Toby Dammit |
Theorem | The Visitor | |
Blue | Blue | |
1970 | Una stagione all'inferno | Arthur Rimbaud |
The Mind of Mr. Soames | John Soames | |
1975 | Hu-Man | Terence |
The Divine Nymph | Dany di Bagnasco | |
1976 | Striptease | Alain |
1977 | Black Out | Edgar Poe |
1978 | The Thief of Baghdad | Wazir Jaudur |
Superman | General Zod | |
1979 | Meetings with Remarkable Men | Prince Lubovedsky |
1980 | Superman II | General Zod |
1981 | Jules Verne's Mystery on Monster Island | Taskinar/Skinner |
1982 | Morte in Vaticano | Padre Andreani, poi Papa Giovanni Clemente I |
1984 | The Hit | Willie Parker |
The Company of Wolves | The Devil | |
1986 | The Cold War Killers | David Audley |
Legal Eagles | Victor Taft | |
Link | Dr. Steven Phillip | |
Hud | Edward | |
1987 | The Sicilian | Prince Borsa |
Wall Street | Sir Larry Wildman | |
1988 | Young Guns | John Tunstall |
Alien Nation | William Harcourt | |
1990 | Genuine Risk | Paul Hellwart |
1991 | Beltenebros | Darman |
1993 | The Real McCoy | Jack Schmidt |
1994 | The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Bernadette |
1996 | Limited Edition] | Edward Lam |
1997 | Love Walked In | Fred Moore |
Bliss | Baltazar | |
The Hunger | Host | |
1999 | The Limey | Wilson |
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace | Supreme Chancellor Valorum | |
[Bowfinge | Terry Stricter | |
Kiss the Sky | Kozen | |
2000 | Red Planet | Dr. Bud Chantilas |
2001 | Revelation | Magnus Martel |
2002 | Full Frontal | Man on Plane/Himself |
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar | Himself/Toby Dammit | |
2003–present | Smallville | Jor-El (and the scream of General Zod) |
2003 | My Boss's Daughter | Jack Taylor |
The Kiss | Philip Naudet | |
The Haunted Mansion | Ramsley | |
2004 | Dead Fish | Samuel Fish |
2005 | Elektra | Stick |
These Foolish Things | Baker | |
2006 | Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut | General Zod |
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | Mankar Camoran (voice) | |
September Dawn | Brigham Young | |
2007 | Halo 3 | Prophet of Truth (voice) |
2008 | Wanted | Pekwarsky |
Flowers and Weeds | Storyteller | |
Get Smart | Siegfried | |
Yes Man | Terrence Bundley | |
Valkyrie | Ludwig Beck | |
2010 | Ultramarines:The Movie | Captain Severus |
2011 | The Adjustment Bureau | Thompson |