---
name: "Terence Stamp"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/terence-stamp"
fi1m_id: "terence-stamp"
imdb_id: "nm0000654"
tmdb_id: 28641
wikidata_id: "Q77298"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 July 1938"
died: "17 August 2025"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-05T05:35:56.973100+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Terence Stamp

## Identity

Terence Stamp

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/terence-stamp
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** terence-stamp
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000654
- **TMDB ID:** 28641
- **Wikidata ID:** Q77298
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_Stamp, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77298, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000654/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28641

Actor. Born 22 July 1938 in Stepney, London, England, UK. Died 17 August 2025.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 July 1938, Stepney, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 17 August 2025
- **Active:** 1980–2021
- **Also known as:** Terence Henry Stamp
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 11: 10 acting, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Charlie Sheen](https://film.one/person/charlie-sheen.md), [Daryl Hannah](https://film.one/person/daryl-hannah.md)
- **Cannes Film Festival:** 1 Cannes prize (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 10 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 74 (2), 1990s 71 (3), 2000s 55 (3), 2010s 64 (2), 2020s 64 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 66 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 9 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Thriller 4, Action 3, Crime 3, Science Fiction 3, Adventure 2
- **Screen time:** 19 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,085m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_Stamp, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77298, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000654/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28641

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Limey*](https://film.one/film/the-limey.md) (80), [*Big Eyes*](https://film.one/film/big-eyes.md) (64)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert*](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert.md) (81)
- **HBO Max:** [*Superman II*](https://film.one/film/superman-ii.md) (74)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Wanted*](https://film.one/film/wanted.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Terence Stamp

> Terence Stamp can make a character’s impatience funny without making them look foolish. We rate him most when that restraint has something human behind it: Bernadette’s tired professionalism in *Priscilla*, or Wilson’s grief in *The Limey*.

Wilson speaks in rhyming slang, and Eduardo keeps asking him to say it again in English. In *The Limey* (1999), Stamp gets dry comedy from a man who has come to Los Angeles to investigate his daughter’s death. He makes few concessions to anyone else’s comfort. We never need him to become more agreeable, though the thin script sometimes leaves that fixed manner doing too much of the work. Steven Soderbergh understands how much interest there is in watching Stamp remain still while other people try to make sense of him.

His early stardom did not settle into one kind of work. The film debut in *Billy Budd* (1962) was followed by *The Collector* (1965) and *Theorem* (1968), the latter making use of his sexual mystery. A long break preceded his return as General Zod in *Superman* (1978) and *Superman II* (1980). The character roles that followed eventually put that remote presence to warmer use, allowing impatience and restraint to suggest someone we might enjoy spending time with.

In Stephan Elliott’s *The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert* (1994), Bernadette is a middle-aged trans woman for whom performing has become a job, with the irritations any job brings. Stamp gives her impatience weight without asking for a laugh after every line. We can enjoy her sharpness and still believe in the person who has to go back to work. Sue Blainey’s editing keeps the journey moving, but Elliott’s heavier doses of sentiment make us wish he would leave Stamp alone. The performance already supplies the warmth those passages are trying too hard to manufacture.

Soderbergh finds a different way into him by borrowing footage from Ken Loach’s *Poor Cow* (1967) for Wilson’s memories in *The Limey*. Seeing Stamp’s young face beside the older one moved us more than we expected, because the years between them make Wilson’s loss feel personal. Flack’s repeated images sometimes make us conscious of the editing doing work the performance should do, but the simple cut between those two faces needs no further emphasis. Choose *Priscilla* for the warmer performance, and do not let its louder jokes distract from Bernadette’s working life.

## Biography

Terence Stamp was an English actor. He trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London and made his film debut in the title role of *Billy Budd* (1962), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Stamp appeared in *Superman* (1978) and *Superman II* (1980) as General Zod, in *The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert* (1994) as Bernadette Bassinger, and as Wilson in *The Limey* (1999). Later roles included Chancellor Valorum in *Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace* (1999) and appearances in *Valkyrie* (2008) and *Last Night in Soho* (2021). He died on 17 August 2025.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (11)

### Performed in (10) — the average rests on these

- *Last Night in Soho* (2021), Fi1m 64, as Silver-Haired Gentleman — [page](https://film.one/film/last-night-in-soho.md)
- *Big Eyes* (2014), Fi1m 64, as John Canaday — [page](https://film.one/film/big-eyes.md)
- *The Adjustment Bureau* (2011), Fi1m 64, as Thompson — [page](https://film.one/film/the-adjustment-bureau.md)
- *Wanted* (2008), Fi1m 68, as Pekwarsky — [page](https://film.one/film/wanted.md)
- *Yes Man* (2008), Fi1m 56, as Terence — [page](https://film.one/film/yes-man.md)
- *Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace* (1999), Fi1m 52, as Chancellor Valorum — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace.md)
- *The Limey* (1999), Fi1m 80, as Wilson — [page](https://film.one/film/the-limey.md)
- *The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert* (1994), Fi1m 81, as Bernadette Bassenger — [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert.md)
- *Wall Street* (1987), Fi1m 74, as Sir Larry Wildman — [page](https://film.one/film/wall-street.md)
- *Superman II* (1980), Fi1m 74, as General Zod — [page](https://film.one/film/superman-ii.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Full Frontal* (2002), Fi1m 40, as Man on Plane / Self — [page](https://film.one/film/full-frontal.md)

## Complete filmography (87)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Last Night in Soho* (2021), as Silver-Haired Gentleman — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/last-night-in-soho.md)
- *His Dark Materials* (2019), series, as Giacomo Paradisi
- *Murder Mystery* (2019), as Malcolm Quince
- *Viking Destiny* (2018), as Odin
- *Crooked House* (2017), as Chief Inspector Taverner
- *Bitter Harvest* (2017), as Ivan
- *Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence* (2017), Actor
- *Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children* (2016), as Abraham Portman
- *Crow* (2016), as Great Crow
- *Big Eyes* (2014), as John Canaday — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/big-eyes.md)
- *The Art of the Steal* (2013), as Samuel Winter
- *Song for Marion* (2012), as Arthur
- *The Adjustment Bureau* (2011), as Thompson — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-adjustment-bureau.md)
- *Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie* (2010), as Severus (voice)
- *Valkyrie* (2008), as Ludwig Beck
- *Yes Man* (2008), as Terence — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/yes-man.md)
- *Wanted* (2008), as Pekwarsky — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/wanted.md)
- *Get Smart* (2008), as Siegfried
- *September Dawn* (2007), as Brigham Young
- *Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut* (2006), as General Zod
- *9/11: The Twin Towers* (2006), as Narrator(voice)
- *These Foolish Things* (2006), as Baker
- *Dead Fish* (2005), as Samuel Fish
- *Separate Lies* (2005), as Joe (uncredited)
- *Elektra* (2005), as Stick
- *The Haunted Mansion* (2003), as Ramsley
- *The Kiss* (2003), as Philip Naudet
- *My Boss's Daughter* (2003), as Jack Taylor
- *History of Football: The Beautiful Game* (2002), series, as Narrator
- *Full Frontal* (2002), as Man on Plane / Self — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/full-frontal.md)
- *My Wife Is an Actress* (2001), as John
- *Smallville* (2001), series, as Jor-El (voice) — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/smallville.md)
- *Revelation* (2001), as Magnus Martel
- *Red Planet* (2000), as Dr. Bud Chantilas
- *Static Shock* (2000), series, as Dennis / Professor Menace (voice)
- *The Limey* (1999), as Wilson — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-limey.md)
- *Bowfinger* (1999), as Terry Stricter
- *Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace* (1999), as Chancellor Valorum — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace.md)
- *Kiss the Sky* (1998), as Kozen
- *Nureyev Unzipped* (1998), as Narrator
- *The Hunger* (1997), series, as The Host
- *Bliss* (1997), as Baltazar
- *Limited Edition* (1997), as Edward Lamb
- *Love Walked In* (1997), as Fred Moore
- *Mindbender* (1996), as Joe Hartman
- *The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert* (1994), as Bernadette Bassenger — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-priscilla-queen-of-the-desert.md)
- *The Real McCoy* (1993), as Jack Schmidt
- *Prince of Shadows* (1991), as Darman
- *Genuine Risk* (1990), as Paul Hellwart
- *Alien Nation* (1988), as William Harcourt
- *Young Guns* (1988), as John Tunstall
- *Wall Street* (1987), as Sir Larry Wildman — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/wall-street.md)
- *The Sicilian* (1987), as Prince Borsa
- *Vilde, the Wild One* (1986), as Edward
- *Legal Eagles* (1986), as Victor Taft
- *Link* (1986), as Dr Steven Phillip
- *The Deadly Recruits* (1986), as David Audley
- *The Cold War Killers* (1986), as David Audley
- *The Alamut Ambush* (1986), as David Audley
- *The Company of Wolves* (1984), as The Devil (uncredited)
- *The Hit* (1984), as Willie Parker
- *Chessgame* (1983), series, as David Audley
- *The Bloody Chamber* (1983), Actor
- *Death in the Vatican* (1982), as Padre Andreani, poi Papa Giovanni Clemente I
- *Mystery on Monster Island* (1981), as Taskinar / Skinner
- *Superman II* (1980), as General Zod — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/superman-ii.md)
- *Together?* (1979), as Henry
- *Meetings with Remarkable Men* (1979), as Prince Lubovedsky
- *Lycanthropus, the Son of the Night* (1979), Actor
- *Superman* (1978), as General Zod
- *The Thief of Baghdad* (1978), as Wazir Jaudur
- *Striptease* (1976), as Alain
- *The Divine Nymph* (1975), as Dany di Bagnasco
- *Hu-Man* (1975), as Terence · Co-Producer
- *A Season in Hell* (1971), as Arthur Rimbaud
- *The Mind of Mr. Soames* (1970), as John Soames
- *Theorem* (1968), as The Visitor
- *Spirits of the Dead* (1968), as Toby Dammit (segment "Toby Dammit")
- *Blue* (1968), as Blue
- *Toby Dammit* (1968), as Toby Dammit
- *Poor Cow* (1967), as Dave Fuller
- *Far from the Madding Crowd* (1967), as Sgt. Francis "Frank" Troy
- *Modesty Blaise* (1966), as Willie Garvin
- *The Collector* (1965), as Freddie Clegg
- *Billy Budd* (1962), as Billy Budd
- *Term of Trial* (1962), as Mitchell
- *Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2*, as Bernadette Bassenger

## Gallery

- ![Terence Stamp](https://film.one/media/person/9849/gallery-0a745143fdbb.jpg) Terence Stamp — Franz Richter (User:FRZ), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Terence_Stamp.2794.jpg/1280px-Terence_Stamp.2794.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Terence Stamp e Laura Antonelli in una scena del film italiano Divina creatura (1975)](https://film.one/media/person/9849/gallery-fd7d0131f236.png) Terence Stamp e Laura Antonelli in una scena del film italiano Divina creatura (1975) — Film diretto da Giuseppe Patroni Griffi e prodotto da Filmarpa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Divina_creatura_%28film_1975%29_Antonelli_e_Stamp.png/1280px-Divina_creatura_%28film_1975%29_Antonelli_e_Stamp.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Terence Stamp e Laura Antonelli in una scena del film italiano Divina creatura (1975).](https://film.one/media/person/9849/gallery-7a523eb5b3b8.png) Terence Stamp e Laura Antonelli in una scena del film italiano Divina creatura (1975). — Film diretto da Giuseppe Patroni Griffi e prodotto da Filmarpa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Divina_creatura_%28film_1975%29_Laura_Antonelli_%282%29.png/1280px-Divina_creatura_%28film_1975%29_Laura_Antonelli_%282%29.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Terence Stamp e Laura Antonelli in una scena del film italiano Divina creatura (1975).](https://film.one/media/person/9849/gallery-b69765d24aba.png) Terence Stamp e Laura Antonelli in una scena del film italiano Divina creatura (1975). — Film diretto da Giuseppe Patroni Griffi e prodotto da Filmarpa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Divina_creatura_%28film_1975%29_Laura_Antonelli_%283%29.png/1280px-Divina_creatura_%28film_1975%29_Laura_Antonelli_%283%29.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Terence Stamp](https://film.one/media/person/9849/gallery-35577a80fd55.jpg) Terence Stamp — Image via TMDB
- ![Terence Stamp](https://film.one/media/person/9849/gallery-ed34cb635926.jpg) Terence Stamp — Image via TMDB
- ![Terence Stamp](https://film.one/media/person/9849/gallery-6387d08d5d56.jpg) Terence Stamp — Image via TMDB
- ![Terence Stamp e Laura Antonelli in una scena del film italiano Divina creatura (1975)](https://film.one/media/person/9849/gallery-15512d369a5b.png) Terence Stamp e Laura Antonelli in una scena del film italiano Divina creatura (1975) — Film diretto da Giuseppe Patroni Griffi e prodotto da Filmarpa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Divina_creatura_%28film_1975%29_Stamp_e_Antonelli.png/1280px-Divina_creatura_%28film_1975%29_Stamp_e_Antonelli.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Terence Stamp in una scena del film italiano Divina creatura (1975)](https://film.one/media/person/9849/gallery-0e115e01ccba.png) Terence Stamp in una scena del film italiano Divina creatura (1975) — Film diretto da Giuseppe Patroni Griffi e prodotto da Filmarpa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Divina_creatura_%28film_1975%29_Terence_Stamp.png/1280px-Divina_creatura_%28film_1975%29_Terence_Stamp.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Terence Stamp](https://film.one/media/person/9849/gallery-779b5c6167d8.jpg) Terence Stamp — Image via TMDB
- ![Terence Stamp](https://film.one/media/person/9849/gallery-68bc3d101dc8.jpg) Terence Stamp — Image via TMDB
- ![Terence Stamp](https://film.one/media/person/9849/gallery-725a680cd013.jpg) Terence Stamp — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1963: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Billy Budd*

### Cannes Film Festival — 1 won

- 1965: Best Actor (won), for *The Collector*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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