Actor Terence Stamp, who was known for Superman, died on Sunday, August 17, 2025. He was 87 years old.

Stamp portrayed iconic Superman villain General Zod in 1978’s Superman and for the sequel two years later. He brought gravitas to the role, portraying Zod as an intelligent and calculating villain who nearly bested the Man of Steel.

He was born in London on July 22, 1938, where he experienced the bombing of the city during World War II. Stamp’s interest in acting developed early in life and he earned a scholarship to study acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He performed on stage for years, made his screen debut in an episode of Spy-Catcher, and earned an Academy Award nomination for his first film, Billy Budd, in 1962.

Stamp was in Modesty Blaise, Far from the Madding Crowd, Blue, A Season in Hell, The Divine Nymph, and The Thief of Baghdad before playing Zod in Superman. He was in Mystery on Monster Island, The Hit, Legal Eagles, Wall Street, Young Guns, Beltenebros, and he played a trans woman in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

He was the host in the horror anthology series The Hunger, was Chancellor Valorum in The Phantom Menace, and he starred opposite Eddie Murphy in Bowfinger and The Haunted Mansion. He returned to the world of Superman to voice Jor-El in Smallville from 2003 to 2011.

Stamp played Stick in Elektra, did voice work for video games like Elder Scrolls and Halo, he was in Wanted, Get Smart, Valkyrie, The Adjustment Bureau, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Murder Mystery, and his final role was in 2021’s Last Night in Soho.