Born in Stepney, England, on July 22, 1938, Terence Stamp made his film debut with an Oscar-nominated role in Billy Budd (1962) and began building his reputation as a serious actor. After playing the menacing Gen. Zod in Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980), Stamp took on a string of villainous roles in films such as Legal Eagles (1986) and Wall Street (1987) before transforming himself into a lip-synching transsexual in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994).The actor turned in another memorable performance as an unstable ex-convict in Steven Soderbergh's The Limey (1999) -- a role he reprised in the director's Full Frontal (2002) -- before playing Supreme Chancellor Valorum in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999).
Later roles for Stamp include a turn opposite Jennifer Garner in Elektra (2005) and as Superman's father in the TV drama "Smallville" (2003-06).
AddPriscilla, Queen of the DesertInvited to perform at a casino in remote Alice Springs, Australia, drag queens Mitzi (Hugo Weaving) and Felicia (Guy Pearce) and transsexual Bernadette (Terence Stamp) hit the road in a broken-down lavender bus named Priscilla in this campy comedy classic. Along the way, the friends change into... Read More
AddThe CollectorGet ready for an electrifying and chilling film experience that lays bare the intimate longings of a man -- and the woman who has become his captive. Based on the best-selling novel by John Fowles, The Collector tells the story of a quiet London bank clerk (Terence Stamp) whose butterfly-collecting... Read More
Add AllThe Hunger: Season 1Terrence Stamp hosts this Canadian horror anthology series -- produced by renowned filmmaker brothers Tony and Ridley Scott -- that delves into everything from cannibalism and vampires to poison and soft-core erotica. A slew of familiar faces, including Daniel Craig, Margot Kidder and Balthazar... Read More
AddTeoremaA wealthy Italian household is turned upside down when a handsome stranger (Terence Stamp) arrives, makes love to every family member and then disappears. Each has an epiphany of sorts, but none can figure out who the seductive visitor was or why he came. Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, this... Read More
AddThe KissIn this searing drama about love and renewal, Megan (Eliza Dushku), an up-and-coming book editor, chances upon a manuscript that has the potential to become the next biggest best-seller. Moved by the tome's themes of passion and hope, Eliza searches for its author (Terence Stamp), an aging widower... Read More
