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Terence Stamp

Terence Stamp

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 22, 1938 (87)
Birthplace Stepney, London, England, UK
Popularity 14 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Terence Henry Stamp is 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, earn ... ed 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).

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Filmography

Last Night in Soho

Last Night in Soho

2021

as Silver-Haired Gentleman

Murder Mystery

Murder Mystery

2019

as Malcolm Quince

Viking Destiny

Viking Destiny

2018

as Odin

Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

2017

as Ivan

Crooked House

Crooked House

2017

as Chief Inspector Taverner

Crow

Crow

2016

as Great Crow

Big Eyes

Big Eyes

2014

as John Canaday

The Art of the Steal

The Art of the Steal

2013

as Samuel Winter

Song for Marion

Song for Marion

2012

as Arthur

The Adjustment Bureau

The Adjustment Bureau

2011

as Thompson

Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie

Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie

2010

as Severus (voice)

Valkyrie

Valkyrie

2008

as Ludwig Beck

Wanted

Wanted

2008

as Pekwarsky

Get Smart

Get Smart

2008

as Siegfried

Yes Man

Yes Man

2008

as Terence

September Dawn

September Dawn

2007

as Brigham Young

These Foolish Things

These Foolish Things

2006

as Baker

9/11: The Twin Towers

9/11: The Twin Towers

2006

as Narrator(voice)

Elektra

Elektra

2005

as Stick

Separate Lies

Separate Lies

2005

as Joe (uncredited)

Dead Fish

Dead Fish

2005

as Samuel Fish

The Kiss

The Kiss

2003

as Philip Naudet

The Haunted Mansion

The Haunted Mansion

2003

as Ramsley

My Boss's Daughter

My Boss's Daughter

2003

as Jack Taylor

Revelation

Revelation

2001

as Magnus Martel

Red Planet

Red Planet

2000

as Dr. Bud Chantilas

The Limey

The Limey

1999

as Wilson

Bowfinger

Bowfinger

1999

as Terry Stricter

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999

as Chancellor Valorum

Nureyev Unzipped

Nureyev Unzipped

1998

as Narrator

Kiss the Sky

Kiss the Sky

1998

as Kozen

Love Walked In

Love Walked In

1997

as Fred Moore

Bliss

Bliss

1997

as Baltazar

Mindbender

Mindbender

1996

as Joe Hartman

The Real McCoy

The Real McCoy

1993

as Jack Schmidt

Genuine Risk

Genuine Risk

1990

as Paul Hellwart

Alien Nation

Alien Nation

1988

as William Harcourt

Young Guns

Young Guns

1988

as John Tunstall

The Sicilian

The Sicilian

1987

as Prince Borsa

Wall Street

Wall Street

1987

as Sir Larry Wildman

The Deadly Recruits

The Deadly Recruits

1986

as David Audley

The Alamut Ambush

The Alamut Ambush

1986

as David Audley

Link

Link

1986

as Dr. Steven Phillip

The Cold War Killers

The Cold War Killers

1986

as David Audley

Legal Eagles

Legal Eagles

1986

as Victor Taft

The Hit

The Hit

1984

as Willie Parker

The Company of Wolves

The Company of Wolves

1984

as The Devil (uncredited)

Superman II

Superman II

1980

as General Zod

Together?

Together?

1979

as Henry

Meetings with Remarkable Men

Meetings with Remarkable Men

1979

as Prince Lubovedsky

The Thief of Baghdad

The Thief of Baghdad

1978

as Wazir Jaudur

Superman

Superman

1978

as General Zod

The Mind of Mr. Soames

The Mind of Mr. Soames

1970

as John Soames

Blue

Blue

1968

as Blue

Theorem

Theorem

1968

as The Visitor

Poor Cow

Poor Cow

1967

as Dave Fuller

Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd

1967

as Sgt. Francis "Frank" Troy

Modesty Blaise

Modesty Blaise

1966

as Willie Garvin

The Collector

The Collector

1965

as Freddie Clegg

Billy Budd

Billy Budd

1962

as Billy Budd

Term of Trial

Term of Trial

1962

as Mitchell

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Smallville

as Jor-El (voice)

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Oct 16, 2001

Chessgame

as David Audley

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 23, 1983

Static Shock

as Dennis / Professor Menace (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2000

His Dark Materials

as Giacomo Paradisi

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 03, 2019

The Hunger

as The Host

Episodes: 44

First Aired: Jul 20, 1997

V Graham Norton

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 06, 2002

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1993

Scene by Scene

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 10, 1997

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 22 34 15
2024 7 34 54 17
2024 8 24 37 12
2024 9 18 32 11
2024 10 16 31 7
2024 11 12 22 7
2024 12 23 38 11
2025 1 31 49 20
2025 2 15 30 3
2025 3 7 20 1
2025 4 1 2 1
2025 5 3 5 1
2025 6 2 4 1
2025 7 1 2 1
2025 8 12 20 1

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Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2025 8 7 1

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