Terence Stamp, Who Played General Zod in Superman, Dead at 87

Terence Stamp, the veteran British actor who performed Normal Zod in Christopher Reeve’s Superman movies, and later earned a BAFTA for his portrayal of a trans lady in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, has died on the age of 87.

“He leaves behind a rare physique of labor, each as an actor and as a author that may proceed to the touch and encourage individuals for years to return,” Stamp’s household mentioned mentioned in an announcement saying his passing on Sunday, August seventeenth. “We ask for privateness at this unhappy time.

Stamp’s different notable on-screen credit included Billy Budd, his 1962 movie debut for which he earned an Oscar nomination for Finest Supporting Actor; the lead function in Steven Soderbergh’s 1999 crime thriller The Limey; and as Chancellor Finis Valorum in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

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Extra lately, Stamp appeared in such movies as Valkyrie, Large Eyes, The Adjustment Bureau, Miss Peregrine’s House for Peculiar Youngsters, and Final Evening in Soho. And in a callback to his work within the Superman movies, he portrayed Clark Kent’s organic father, Jor-El, in 23 episodes of the CW collection Smallville.