Terence Stamp, who was named as an actor in London in the 1960s and played the General Zod Arch-Villain in Hollywood successes Superman and Superman IIHe has died at age 87, his family said Sunday.
The Oscar -nominated actor starred in movies from Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Theorem in 1968 and A season in hell In 1971 a The adventures of Priscilla, desert queen in 1994 in which he played a transgender woman.
The family said in a statement to Reuters That seal died on Sunday morning.
“Leave behind an extraordinary work, both as an actor as an actor as a writer, who will continue to play and inspire people in the coming years,” said the family. “We ask for privacy at this sad moment.”
Born in the East End of London in 1938, son of a tugboat tugboat, he endured the bombardment of the city during World War II before leaving school to initially work in advertising, and finally won a scholarship to go to the drama school.
Famous for his good appearance and his impeccable feeling of clothing, he formed one of the most glamorous couples of Great Britain with Julie Christie, with whom he starred in Far from the crazy crowd In 1967. He also went out with the Jean Shrimpton model and was chosen as Musa by photographer David Bailey.
After not being able to get the role of James Bond to succeed Sean Connery, he appeared in Italian films and worked with Federico Fellini at the end of the 1960s.
He retired from the attention center and studied Yoga in India before obtaining his highest role, such as General Zod, the megalomaniac leader of the Kriptonians, in Superman in 1978 and his sequel in 1980.
Then appeared in a series of other films, including Valkyrie With Tom Cruise in 2008, The adjustment office With Matt Damon in 2011 and films directed by Tim Burton.
