Terence Stamp

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Terence Stamp
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Stamp in 2009
Born
Terence Henry Stamp

(1938-07-22) 22 July 1938 (age 86)
Stepney, London, England
Alma mater Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active1960–present
Spouse
Elizabeth O'Rourke
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(m. 2002;div. 2008)​
Relatives Chris Stamp (brother)

Terence Henry Stamp (born 22 July 1938) [1] [2] is an English actor. Known for his sophisticated villain roles, he was named by Empire as one of the 100 Sexiest Film Stars of All Time in 1995. [3] He has received various accolades including a Golden Globe Award, [4] a Cannes Film Festival Award, and a Silver Bear as well as nominations for an Academy Award and two BAFTA Awards.

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After training at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London, Stamp started his acting career in 1960 in the Wolf Mankowitz production of 'This Year Next Year' at the Vaudeville theatre. He was called the "master of the brooding silence" by The Guardian. [5] His performance in the title role of Billy Budd , his film debut, earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA nomination for Best Newcomer. Associated with the Swinging London scene of the 1960s – during which time he was in high-profile relationships with actress Julie Christie and supermodel Jean Shrimpton – Stamp was among the subjects photographed by David Bailey for a set titled Box of Pin-Ups. [6] He starred opposite Christie in Far from the Madding Crowd (1967), and also had a leading role in Ken Loach's drama Poor Cow (1967).

Stamp gained wider fame for his role as archvillain General Zod in Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980). For his leading role in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) he earned BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award nominations. He then starred in The Limey (1999) earning an Independent Spirit Award nomination. Other films include Wall Street (1987), Young Guns (1988), Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), The Haunted Mansion (2003), Elektra (2005), Wanted (2008), Get Smart (2008), Yes Man (2008), Valkyrie (2008), Big Eyes (2014) and Last Night in Soho (2021).

Early life

Stamp, the eldest of five children, was born on 22 July 1938 in Stepney, London, England, the son of Ethel Esther (née Perrott; 1914–1985) and Thomas Stamp (1913–1982), who was a tugboat stoker. [2] [7] His early years were spent in Canal Road, Bow, [8] in the East End, [9] but later in his childhood the family moved to Plaistow, West Ham, Essex (now in Greater London), where he attended Plaistow County Grammar School. His father was away for long periods with the Merchant Navy and the young Stamp was mostly brought up by his mother, grandmother, and aunts. He grew up idolising actor Gary Cooper after his mother took him to see Beau Geste (1939) when he was three years old. He was also inspired by the 1950s method-trained actor James Dean.

Growing up in London during World War II, Stamp endured the Blitz as a child (he would later aid Valkyrie director Bryan Singer in staging a scene where the von Stauffenbergs hide from the Allied bombings). [10] After leaving school, Stamp worked in a variety of advertising agencies in London, working his way up to earning a reasonable salary. In the mid‑1950s, he also worked as an assistant to professional golfer Reg Knight at Wanstead Golf Club in east London. He describes this period of his life positively in his autobiography Stamp Album. [11]

Career

Early career and rise to fame

Stamp won a scholarship to train at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, then performed in various provincial repertory theatres, [12] most notably in a national tour of Willis Hall's play The Long the Short and the Tall alongside another young cockney actor Michael Caine. [13] Caine moved in with Stamp, and they began spending time with Peter O'Toole in the London party scene. [14] Stamp made his film debut in Peter Ustinov's film adaptation of Herman Melville's Billy Budd (1962). His portrayal of the title character brought him not only an Academy Award nomination but also international attention. He then appeared opposite Laurence Olivier in Term of Trial (1962). [15]

Stamp with actress Monica Vitti in 1965 during filming Modesty Blaise Monica Vitti en Terence Stamp (1965).jpg
Stamp with actress Monica Vitti in 1965 during filming Modesty Blaise

Stamp collaborated with some of the most revered filmmakers. He starred in The Collector (1965), William Wyler's adaptation of John Fowles' novel of the same name, opposite Samantha Eggar, and in Modesty Blaise (1966), for director Joseph Losey and producer Joe Janni. Stamp reunited with producer Janni for two more projects: John Schlesinger's adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) starring Julie Christie, and Ken Loach's first feature film Poor Cow (1967).

Stamp was approached to play the role of James Bond when Sean Connery retired from the role, [16] but did not receive a second call from producer Harry Saltzman because, in Stamp's opinion, "my ideas about [how the role should be portrayed] put the frighteners on Harry. I didn't get a second call from him." [17]

Stamp then travelled to Italy to star in Federico Fellini's Toby Dammit, a 50-minute portion of the Edgar Allan Poe film adaptation Histoires extraordinaires (1968, aka Spirits of the Dead ). Stamp lived in Italy for several years, during which time his film work included Pier Paolo Pasolini's Teorema (1968) opposite Silvana Mangano, and A Season in Hell (1971). Stamp was considered for the title role of Alfie (1966), but turned it down in favour of Modesty Blaise (1966).

Stamp in The Divine Nymph (1975) Divina creatura (film 1975) Terence Stamp.png
Stamp in The Divine Nymph (1975)

Stamp's subsequent film credits included The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970) where he played an infantile patient, A Season in Hell (1971), Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979), and The Hit (1984), which won a Mystfest Award for Best Actor, shared with John Hurt and Tim Roth. Also in 1984, he had the opportunity to play the Devil in a cameo in The Company of Wolves . He also appeared in Link (1986), Legal Eagles (1986), The Sicilian (1987), and a cameo as Sir Larry Wildman in Wall Street (1987). He played the ranch owner, John Tunstall, in Young Guns (1988). His film Beltenebros (1992) (aka Prince of Shadows), was awarded the Silver Bear at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. [18] Stamp began his fourth decade as an actor wearing some of the choicest of Tim Chappel's Academy Award-winning costumes for the comedy The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) which co-starred Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving.

In 1999, Stamp played a lead role in The Limey to widespread critical acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival. For his performance, Stamp received nominations for Best Male Lead at the 2000 Independent Spirit Awards and for Best British Actor at the London Film Critics' Circle (ALFS) Awards. Also in 1999, Stamp appeared in the blockbuster Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace as Chancellor Finis Valorum (an experience he later described as 'boring'), [19] followed by Bowfinger (1999) and Red Planet (2000). He also appeared in Damian Pettigrew's award-winning documentary, Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2002), offering ideas into the mind and working methods of Italian director Federico Fellini with whom Stamp had worked in the 1960s.

Superman roles

It was Stamp who transformed Superman's arch nemesis into a sadistic supervillain. The terrifying demand: 'Kneel before Zod!' is remembered as one of the most iconic moments in comic book film history.

—Terence Stamp: five best moments – 1. Superman II. Article published in The Guardian, February 2013. [5]

Stamp portrayed the Kryptonian supervillain General Zod in Richard Donner's Superman (1978), in which he appeared in a scene with Marlon Brando. The film and its first sequel were originally conceived as one film, with Zod and his evil conspirators returning later in the film to challenge Superman, but the screenplay was so long that the producers elected to split it into two parts. Both parts began shooting simultaneously, but production on the sequel was halted partway through due to budget and time constraints. Stamp reappeared as General Zod in the second part, Superman II (1980), as the film's primary villain. Donner was replaced as director on the sequel with Richard Lester, who completed the film using portions of Donner's original footage combined with newly filmed scenes. Total Film magazine ranked Stamp's portrayal of General Zod #32 on their "Top 50 Greatest Villains of All Time" list in 2007. [20]

On the occasion of Superman's fiftieth anniversary in 1988, Stamp introduced the BBC Radio special Superman On Trial , which was produced by Dirk Maggs and starred Stuart Milligan as Superman. In 2003, Stamp returned to the Superman franchise in a new role, by portraying the voice of Clark Kent's biological father Jor-El in the WB/CW television series Smallville . He also provided the scream of Zod (being exorcised from the body of Lex Luthor) in the sixth-season premiere episode "Zod". In 2006, he appeared as Zod once again in Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (a retooled version of the 1980 film which features footage shot by Donner, the film's original director).

Subsequent years

In recent years, Stamp has appeared in the films Ma femme est une actrice (My Wife Is An Actress, 2001), My Boss's Daughter (2003), Disney's The Haunted Mansion (2003), and the superhero fantasy Elektra (2005). He filmed a cameo appearance for Mr. & Mrs. Smith , but his performance was cut from the movie. [21] In 2008, he appeared in the film remake of the spy comedy Get Smart ; another comedy about the man who says yes to everything Yes Man , opposite Jim Carrey; with Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy and Morgan Freeman in Wanted ; and with Tom Cruise in Valkyrie , based on the true story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg's failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

Entering in the 2010s, Stamp appeared in The Adjustment Bureau (2011), an American romantic science fiction thriller film loosely based on the Philip K. Dick short story, "Adjustment Team", opposite Matt Damon. In 2012, Stamp appeared in the Peter Serafinowicz-directed music video for the Hot Chip song "Night & Day", [22] portrayed a grumpy husband called Arthur in Paul Andrew Williams' Song for Marion (2012), [23] [24] opposite Gemma Arterton and a heist comedy The Art of the Steal (2013), with Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon and Jay Baruchel. [25]

In 2014, Stamp appeared in Tim Burton's drama film Big Eyes , with Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz. [26] [27] [28] [29] In 2016, Stamp appeared in another Tim Burton film, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children , where he played Abe, the grandfather of the film's protagonist Jake.

Stamp's next project was Crooked House (2017), directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner and starring Christina Hendricks, Gillian Anderson and Glenn Close. [30] He also appears in George Mendeluk's Bitter Harvest , opposite Max Irons, Samantha Barks, Barry Pepper, and Aneurin Barnard. [31]

Books, music videos and voice acting

In addition to his acting career, Stamp is an accomplished writer and author. He has published three volumes of his memoirs including Stamp Album (written in tribute to his late mother), a novel entitled The Night, and a cookbook co-written with Elizabeth Buxton to provide alternative recipes for those who are wheat- and lactose-intolerant. Stamp's recent projects include the video game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion , where he voiced the villainous cult leader Mankar Camoran; and the films Zombie Island and These Foolish Things . Stamp voiced the Prophet of Truth in Halo 3 , replacing Michael Wincott. In 2005, Stamp also narrated the BBC Four documentary Jazz Britannia , which chronicles the evolution of British jazz music.

Stamp read the book Perfect Brilliant Stillness by David Carse for SilkSoundBooks. [32] In his introductory reading, Stamp describes his love for this book by saying, "Greater love hath no man". Stamp appeared in the music video for "At the Bottom of Everything" by Bright Eyes. Stamp appeared as the featured 'castaway' on BBC Radio's long-running Desert Island Discs in June 1987, and made a second appearance in March 2006 with a different selection of music. [33]

In 2002 Stamp provided the narration for History of Football: The Beautiful Game , a series on all aspects of the world's most popular sport. [34] Stamp attended every England game (including the final) at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, and in July 2016 he narrated 1966 – A Nation Remembers shown on ITV, marking the 50th anniversary of England's World Cup victory. [35]

On 7 July 2007, Stamp gave a speech on climate change at the British leg of Live Earth in Wembley Stadium before introducing Madonna. [36] [37] His memoir, The Ocean Fell into the Drop, was published by Repeater Books in 2017. Stamp also narrated the BBC's The Story of Only Fools and Horses in 2017. [38]

Personal life

Stamp in 1973, photographed by Allan Warren Terence Stamp Allan Warren.jpg
Stamp in 1973, photographed by Allan Warren

In the 1960s, Stamp shared a house with actor Michael Caine in Wimpole Street, London, [39] before and during their rise to fame. [40] In his autobiography, What's it All About, Caine stated "I still wake up sweating in the night as I see Terence agreeing to accept my advice to take the role in Alfie ".

Stamp received extensive media coverage of his romances in the 1960s with film star Julie Christie and supermodel Jean Shrimpton. He and Shrimpton were one of the most-photographed couples of Mod London. After Shrimpton ended her relationship with Stamp, he moved to India and spent time at the ashram of Krishnamurti. [41] [42] [43]

Stamp's brother Chris became a rock music impresario credited with helping to bring The Who to prominence during the 1960s and co-founding Track Records.

In 1984, the band the Smiths released their third single, "What Difference Does It Make?" The single cover was a photograph taken on the set of the film The Collector (but not depicted in the film). Originally, Stamp refused permission for the still to be used, and some pressings featured lead singer Morrissey in a re-enacted scene. In the re-enactment Morrissey is holding a glass of milk, as opposed to the chloroform pad of the original. Eventually, Stamp changed his mind, and the original cover was reinstated.

On New Year's Eve 2002, Stamp married for the first time at the age of 64. His 29-year-old bride was Elizabeth O'Rourke, whom Stamp first met in the mid-1990s at a chemist's shop in Bondi, New South Wales. Of Australian and Indian-Singaporean parentage, O'Rourke was brought up in Singapore before moving to Australia in her early twenties to study pharmacology. The couple divorced on the grounds of his "unreasonable behaviour" in April 2008. [44]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1962 Billy Budd Billy Budd Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer
Term of Trial Mitchell
1965 The Collector Freddie Clegg Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)
1966 Modesty Blaise Willie Garvin
1967 Poor Cow Dave Fuller
Far from the Madding Crowd Sgt. Francis 'Frank' Troy
1968 Blue Blue
Spirits of the Dead Toby Dammit
Teorema The Visitor
1970 The Mind of Mr. Soames John Soames
1971 A Season in Hell Arthur Rimbaud
1975 The Divine Nymph Dany di Bagnasco
Hu-man Terence
1976StripteaseAlain
1977Black-OutEdgar Poe
1978 Superman General Zod
1979 Meetings with Remarkable Men Prince Lubovedsky
Together? Henry
1980 Superman II General Zod
1981 Jules Verne's Mystery on Monster Island J.R. Taskinar/Skinner
1982 Morte in Vaticano Padre Andreani, later Pope Giovanni Clemente I
1984 The Hit Willie ParkerMystfest for Best Actor (Shared with John Hurt and Tim Roth)
The Company of Wolves The Devil Uncredited
1986 Legal Eagles Victor Taft
Link Dr. Steven Phillip
Hud Edward
1987 The Sicilian Prince Borsa
Wall Street Sir Larry Wildman
1988 Young Guns John Tunstall
Alien Nation William Harcourt
1990 Genuine Risk Paul Hellwart
1991 Beltenebros Darman Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival [18]
1993 The Real McCoy Jack Schmidt
1994 The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Bernadette Bassenger Seattle International Film Festival Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1996Limited EditionEdward Lamb(Tiré à Part)
1997 Love Walked In Fred Moore
Bliss Baltazar
1999 The Limey Wilson Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
Nominated—Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum
Bowfinger Terry Stricter
Kiss the Sky Kozen
2000 Red Planet Dr. Bud Chantilas
2001 Revelation Magnus Martel
My Wife Is an Actress John
2002 Full Frontal Man on Plane/Himself
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar HimselfDocumentary
2003 My Boss's Daughter Jack Taylor
The Kiss Philip Naudet
The Haunted Mansion Ramsley
2004 Dead Fish Samuel Fish
2005 Elektra Stick
These Foolish Things Baker
2006 September Dawn Brigham Young
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut General Zod
2008 Wanted Pekwarsky
Flowers and WeedsStoryteller
Get Smart Siegfried
Yes Man Terrence Bundley
Valkyrie Ludwig Beck
2010 Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie Captain SeverusVoice
2011 The Adjustment Bureau Thompson
2012 Song for Marion Arthur Beijing International Film Festival for Best Actor
Nominated—BIFA for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film
2013 The Art of the Steal Samuel Winter
2014 Big Eyes John Canaday
2016 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Abraham "Abe" Portman
2017 Crooked House Chief Inspector Taverner
Bitter Harvest Ivan
2018 Viking Destiny Odin
2019 Murder Mystery Malcolm Quince
2021 Last Night in Soho The Silver Haired Gentleman

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 The Thief of Baghdad Wazir JaudurTelevision film
1983 Chessgame David Audley
1986The Cold War KillersDavid AudleyTelevision film
1997–98 The Hunger Host
2003–11 Smallville Jor-El 23 episodes
2003 Static Shock Dennis/Professor Menace [45] Voice, episode: "Blast from the Past"
2020 His Dark Materials Giacomo ParadisiEpisode: "Tower of the Angels"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 The Getaway: Black Monday NarratorNarrated the behind the scenes video for the game. [46]
2006 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Mankar Camoran
2007 Halo 3 Prophet of TruthReplacing Michael Wincott [45]
2009 Wanted: Weapons of Fate Pekwarsky [45]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenue
1959 The Long and the Short and the Tall Private Samuel 'Sammy' WhitakerUK Tour [47] [48]
1960This Year, Next YearCharlie Vaudeville Theatre, West End
1964–65 Alfie! Alfie Morosco Theatre, Broadway
1978 Dracula Count Dracula Shaftesbury Theatre, West End [49]
1979 The Lady from the Sea A Stranger Roundhouse, West End [50]

Bibliography

Memoirs and reflections

Fiction

Cooking

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
1962 Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Billy Budd Nominated
1994 AACTA Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Nominated
2013 AARP Movies for Grownups Awards Best Grownup Love Story Song for Marion Nominated [a]
2013 Beijing International Film Festival Best ActorWon
1962 British Academy Film Awards Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles Billy BuddNominated
1994 Best Actor in a Leading Role The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the DesertNominated
2012 British Independent Film Awards Best Actor Song for MarionNominated
1965 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor The Collector Won
1994 Chlotrudis Awards Best Supporting ActorThe Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the DesertNominated
1962 Golden Globe Awards Most Promising Newcomer – Male Billy BuddWon
1994 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the DesertNominated
1999 Independent Spirit Awards Best Male Lead The Limey Nominated
1999Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards [11] Best ActorNominated
1962 Laurel Awards Top New Male Personality—Nominated
2017 Movieguide Awards Most Inspiring Performance in Movies Bitter Harvest Nominated
1984MystfestBest Actor The Hit Won [b]
2006NAVGTR AwardsBest Supporting Performance in a Drama The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Nominated
2011 San Francisco International Film Festival Peter J. Owens Award—Won
1999 Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama The LimeyWon
2012 Mary Pickford Award —Won
1994 Seattle International Film Festival Best ActorThe Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the DesertWon
2012Song for Marion2nd Place

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  1. ↑ Shared with Vanessa Redgrave.
  2. ↑ Shared with John Hurt and Tim Roth.
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