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Terence Stamp

Terence Stamp

Actor · Died August 17, 2025, aged 87 · Stepney, London, England, UK

Terence Henry Stamp (July 22, 1938 – August 17, 2025) was an English actor. After training at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London he started his acting career in 1962. He has been referred to as the “master of the brooding silence” by The Guardian. 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. Stamp played butterfly collector Freddie Clegg in The Collector (1965), and in 1967 appeared in Far from the Madding Crowd, starring opposite Christie. His other major roles include playing archvillain General Zod in Superman and Superman II, tough guy Wilson in The Limey, Supreme Chancellor Valorum in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, transgender woman Bernadette Bassinger in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, ghost antagonist Ramsley in The Haunted Mansion, Stick in Elektra, Pekwarsky in Wanted, Siegfried in Get Smart, Terrence Bundley in Yes Man, the Prophet of Truth in Halo 3, Mankar Camoran in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and General Ludwig Beck in Valkyrie. He has appeared in two Tim Burton films, Big Eyes (2014) and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 22, 1938
Died
August 17, 2025 (aged 87)
From
Stepney, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
66 on MovieCove · 88 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 40 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Terence Stamp's films like?

Across their 58 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
25%
Bonds
21%
Morality
19%
Survival
12%
Power
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
5%
Romantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 57 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 23 · Serious 16 · Dark 18

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 25 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 11

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 29 · Intense 19

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 21 · Shifting 32 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 33 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 10

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 25 · Even-paced 30 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 21 · Engaged 27 · Full focus 9

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 19 · Affecting 22 · Heavy 16

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 39 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

48 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 11 of 48 analyzed roles.

Hero
11 of 48
Shadow
10 of 48
Mentor
10 of 48
Herald
6 of 48
Threshold guardian
4 of 48
Ally
3 of 48
Trickster
3 of 48
Shapeshifter
1 of 48
Show the 48 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
36
Melancholic
28
Thrilling
12
Absurd
10
Dread
10
Other
62

How their films linger

Feel-good19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic10
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Terence Stamp's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 66 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Terence Stamp's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

88 credits, 66 with a MovieCove page; 22 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Last Night in Soho(2021)

    as Silver-Haired Gentleman

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • His Dark Materials(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Giacomo Paradisi

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Murder Mystery(2019)

    as Malcolm Quince

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Viking Destiny(2018)

    as Odin

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Crooked House(2017)

    as Chief Inspector Taverner

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Bitter Harvest(2017)

    as Ivan

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children(2016)

    as Abraham Portman

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Crow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Great Crow

  • Big Eyes(2014)

    as John Canaday

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Art of the Steal(2013)

    as Samuel Winter

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics(2013)

    as General Zod

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Unfinished Song(2012)

    as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Adjustment Bureau(2011)

    as Thompson

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie(2010)

    as Severus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Valkyrie(2008)

    as Ludwig Beck

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Yes Man(2008)

    as Terence

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Get Smart(2008)

    as Siegfried

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Wanted(2008)

    as Pekwarsky

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • September Dawn(2007)

    as Brigham Young

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut(2006)

    as General Zod

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Inside the Twin Towers(2006)

    as Narrator(voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • These Foolish Things(2006)

    as Baker

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Dead Fish(2005)

    as Samuel Fish

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Separate Lies(2005)

    as Joe (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Elektra(2005)

    as Stick

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Haunted Mansion(2003)

    as Ramsley

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Kiss(2003)

    as Philip Naudet

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • My Boss's Daughter(2003)

    as Jack Taylor

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • History of Football: The Beautiful Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 13 episodes · as Narrator

  • Full Frontal(2002)

    as Man on Plane / Self

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • My Wife Is an Actress(2001)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 21 episodes · as Jor-El (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Revelation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Magnus Martel

  • Red Planet(2000)

    as Dr. Bud Chantilas

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Static Shock(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Dennis / Professor Menace (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Limey(1999)

    as Wilson

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Bowfinger(1999)

    as Terry Stricter

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace(1999)

    as Chancellor Valorum

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Kiss the Sky(1998)

    as Kozen

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Nureyev Unzipped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Narrator

  • The Hunger(1997)

    Show 22 episodes · as The Host

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Bliss(1997)

    as Baltazar

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Limited Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Edward Lamb

  • Love Walked In(1997)

    as Fred Moore

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Mindbender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Joe Hartman

  • The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert(1994)

    as Bernadette Bassenger

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Real McCoy(1993)

    as Jack Schmidt

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Prince of Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Darman

  • Genuine Risk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Paul Hellwart

  • Alien Nation(1988)

    as William Harcourt

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Young Guns(1988)

    as John Tunstall

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Wall Street(1987)

    as Sir Larry Wildman

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Sicilian(1987)

    as Prince Borsa

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Vilde, the Wild One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Edward

  • Legal Eagles(1986)

    as Victor Taft

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Link(1986)

    as Dr Steven Phillip

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Deadly Recruits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as David Audley

  • The Alamut Ambush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as David Audley

  • The Cold War Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as David Audley

  • The Company of Wolves(1984)

    as The Devil (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Hit(1984)

    as Willie Parker

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Chessgame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 6 episodes · as David Audley

  • The Bloody Chamber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Death in the Vatican (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Padre Andreani, poi Papa Giovanni Clemente I

  • Mystery on Monster Island(1981)

    as Taskinar / Skinner

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Superman II(1980)

    as General Zod

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Together? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Henry

  • Meetings with Remarkable Men(1979)

    as Prince Lubovedsky

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Lycanthropus, the Son of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Superman(1978)

    as General Zod

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Thief of Baghdad(1978)

    as Wazir Jaudur

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Striptease (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Alain

  • The Divine Nymph(1975)

    as Dany di Bagnasco

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Hu-Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Co-Producer · as Terence

  • A Season in Hell(1971)

    as Arthur Rimbaud

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Mind of Mr. Soames(1970)

    as John Soames

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Teorema(1968)

    as The Visitor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Spirits of the Dead(1968)

    as Toby Dammit (segment "Toby Dammit")

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Blue(1968)

    as Blue

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Toby Dammit(1968)

    as Toby Dammit

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Poor Cow(1967)

    as Dave Fuller

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Far from the Madding Crowd(1967)

    as Sgt. Francis "Frank" Troy

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Modesty Blaise(1966)

    as Willie Garvin

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Collector(1965)

    as Freddie Clegg

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Billy Budd(1962)

    as Billy Budd

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Term of Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Mitchell

  • Priscilla Queen of the Desert 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Bernadette Bassenger

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 87 titles, 86 of them dated from 1962 to 2021; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

Wanted (2008)

$342M worldwide

Highest rated

Billy Budd (1962)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

The Haunted Mansion (2003)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19622021

Peak 2009 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 16 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting87 of 87: 86 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thProducing1 of 87: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s10 · acting1970s10 · 10 acting · 1 crew1980s17 · acting1990s14 · acting2000s21 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 14% of 50 roles
62778797020712

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Terence Stamp's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 62; across their 57 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 57

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 57

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 57

Midcredits score across 66 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

33 of their 66 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser33
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

September Dawn (2007)

83rd percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Billy Budd (1962)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 54 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Terence Stamp's work okay for kids?

Across up to 32 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore25 titles28–71 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity32 titles14–57 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity23 titles29–66 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs21 titles20–61 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense23 titles29–74 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Terence Stamp work with?

People who share at least 2 of Terence Stamp's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mike Molloy shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers