Actor Terence Stamp, Star of Superman Films, Dies Aged 87

Actor Terence Stamp, Star of Superman Films, Dies Aged 87
Actor Terence Stamp poses at the premiere of the movie "Valkyrie" at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles on Dec. 18, 2008. Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
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LONDON—Terence Stamp, who made his name as an actor in 1960s London and went on to play the arch-villain General Zod in the Hollywood hits “Superman” and “Superman II”, has died aged 87, his family said on Sunday.

The Oscar-nominated actor starred in films ranging from Pier Paolo Pasolini’s “Theorem” in 1968 and “A Season in Hell” in 1971 to “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” in 1994 in which he played a transgender woman.