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shelshaw

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Sun Aug 17, 2025, 11:58 AM Aug 2025

Actor Terence Stamp, who starred as Superman villain, dies aged 87

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39d41g7nmlo

Terence Stamp, the English actor who played the arch-villain General Zod in Superman films, has died at the age of 87.

In a career that spanned six decades, the Oscar-nominated actor starred in films including The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Far From the Madding Crowd and Valkyrie.

Stamp died on Sunday morning, his family said in a statement to Reuters news agency.

"He leaves behind an extraordinary body of work, both as an actor and a writer that will continue to touch people for years to come," they said.

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Actor Terence Stamp, who starred as Superman villain, dies aged 87 (Original Post) shelshaw Aug 2025 OP
RIP area51 Aug 2025 #1
Before he was a villain, he was Billy Budd C_U_L8R Aug 2025 #2
He did some fine acting in that role. Ping Tung Aug 2025 #7
He starred in The Collector with Samantha Edgar. no_hypocrisy Aug 2025 #3
Kneel before Zod! Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2025 #4
I will always remember him as Bernadette in The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of The Desert ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2025 #5
Also, Far From the Madding Crowd surfered Aug 2025 #6

no_hypocrisy

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3. He starred in The Collector with Samantha Edgar.
Sun Aug 17, 2025, 12:23 PM
Aug 2025

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ProudMNDemocrat

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5. I will always remember him as Bernadette in The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of The Desert
Sun Aug 17, 2025, 12:58 PM
Aug 2025


R.I.P Terrance Stamp.

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