Terence Henry Stamp (born 22 July 1938) 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, 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
â€" during which time he was in high-profile relationships with
actress Julie Christie and supermodel Jean Shrimpton â€" 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 â€"
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).For his acting, Stamp has won a Golden Globe, a Mystfest, a
Cannes Film Festival Award, a Seattle International Film Festival
Award, a Satellite Award, and a Silver Bear. Stamp has also had voice
work, narrating Jazz Britannia on the BBC, and 1966 â€" A Nation
Remembers on ITV in July 2016 which marked the 50th anniversary of
England's 1966 FIFA World Cup victory.
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
â€" during which time he was in high-profile relationships with
actress Julie Christie and supermodel Jean Shrimpton â€" 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 â€"
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).For his acting, Stamp has won a Golden Globe, a Mystfest, a
Cannes Film Festival Award, a Seattle International Film Festival
Award, a Satellite Award, and a Silver Bear. Stamp has also had voice
work, narrating Jazz Britannia on the BBC, and 1966 â€" A Nation
Remembers on ITV in July 2016 which marked the 50th anniversary of
England's 1966 FIFA World Cup victory.
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