Terence Stamp

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Terence Henry Stamp (born 22 July 1938) is an English actor.

He began his acting career in 1962 after attending the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

He has appeared in more than 60 films.

Billy Budd, his film debut, earned him an Academy Award nomination and a BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer.

Stamps was one of the many subjects photographed by David Bailey in The Adventures of Priscilla, Archvillain General Zod in Superman and Superman II, tough guy Wilson in The Hunter, Sebastian Burke in Mortality, and General Ludwig Beck in Valkyrie in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

He has appeared in two Tim Burton films, Big Eyes (2014) and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016). Stamp has been recognized for his work, a Golden Globe, a Mystfest, a Cannes Film Festival Award, a Seattle International Film Festival Award, a Satellite Award, and a Silver Bear.

Stamp has also done voice work, narrating Jazz Britannia on the BBC, and 1966 – A Nation Remembers, a commemoration of England's 1966 FIFA World Cup victory.

Early life

Stamp, the eldest of five children, was born in Stepney, England, on July 22, 1938, the son of Ethel Esther (née Perrott) and Thomas Stamp (1912-1992), a tugboat stoker. His early years were spent in Canal Road, Bow, in the East End, but the family migrated to Plaistow, West Ham, Essex, Essex, where he attended Plaistow County Grammar School. His father was away for lengthy stretches with the Merchant Navy, but his young Stamp was mainly brought up by his mother, grandmother, and aunts. After his mother took him to Beau Geste (1939), he grew up idolizing him. James Dean, a 1950s method-trained actor, was also inspired.

During World War II Stampeting in London, the boy was exposed to the Blitz (he'd later assist Valkyrie director Bryan Singer in staging a scene where the von Stauffenbergs escaped from the Allied bombings). Stamp spent time in London as a student, progressing to earning a decent salary. He served as an assistant to professional golfer Reg Knight at Wanstead Golf Club in east London in the 1950s. In his autobiography Stamp Album, he relates this period in his life.

Personal life

Stamp owned a house in Wimpole Street, London, in the 1960s, before and during their ascension to fame. "I still wake up sweating in the night as I see Terence promising to take the role in Alfie." Caine wrote in his autobiography, "What's it All About."

Stamp received brisk media coverage in the 1960s with film actor Julie Christie and supermodel Jean Shrimpton. He and Shrimpton were one of Mod London's most photographed couples. After Shrimpton's relationship with Stamp ended, she moved to India and spent time at Krishnamurti's ashram.

Chris Stamp's brother, who was credited with assisting The Who in the 1960s and co-founding Track Records, became a rock music impresario.

"What Difference Does It Make" was the band's third album in 1984. The single cover was a photograph taken on the set of The Collector's film (but not depicted in the film). Stamp refused to use the device in the first place, but several newspapers included lead singer Morrissey in a re-enacted scene. Morrissey is holding a glass of milk rather than the original's chloroform pad. Stamp eventually changed his mind, and the original cover was restored.

Stamp married at the age of 64 on New Year's Eve 2002. Elizabeth O'Rourke, the 29-year-old bride, was born in Bondi, New South Wales, who Stamp first encountered him in the mid-1990s at a chemist's store. O'Rourke, the son of Australian and Indian-Singaporean parents, was born in Singapore before moving to Australia in the early twenties to study pharmacology. In April 2008, the couple divorced on the grounds of their "unreasonable conduct."

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Career

Stamp received a scholarship to study at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and then appeared in various provincial repertory theatres, most notably in Willis Hall's play The Long and Tall starring Michael Caine. Caine came out with Stamp, and they began hanging out with Peter O'Toole in the London party scene. Stamp made his film debut in Peter Ustinov's film adaptation of Herman Melville's Billy Budd (1962). His portrayal of the title character earned him not only an Academy Award nomination but also worldwide notice. In Term of Trial (1962), he appeared opposite Laurence Olivier.

Stamp worked with some of the most respected filmmakers in the world. He appeared in William Wyler's version of John Fowles' The Collector (1965), starring Samantha Eggar, and Modesty Blaise (1966), for director Joseph Losey and producer Joe Janni. Stamp reunited with producer Janni for two more projects: Julie Christie'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).

When Sean Connery left the role, he was expected to play James Bond, but producer Harry Saltzman declined to call twice because, "my thoughts about [how the role should be played] put the frighteners on Harry." I didn't get a second call from him."

Stamp then travelled to Toby Dammit, Federico Fellini's latest film adaptation Histoires Unknown (1968, aka Spirits of the Dead), in Italy. Stamp lived in Italy for many years, during which time his film film work included Pier Paolo Pasolini's Teorema (1968), opposite Silvana Mangano, and A Season in Hell (1971). Stamp had been intended for the role of Alfie (1966), but it was rejected in favour of Modesty Blaise (1966).

Mr. Soames (1970), A Season in Hell (1971), Meeting with Remarkable Men (1979), and The Hit (1984), which was a Mystfest Award for Best Actor and shared with John Hurt and Tim Roth, were among his subsequent film credits. He had the opportunity to play the Devil in a cameo in The Company of Wolves in 1984. He appeared in Link (1986), The Sicilian (1987), and a cameo as Sir Larry Wildman in Wall Street (1987). In Young Guns (1988), he played the ranch owner John Tunstall. At the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival, his film Beltenebros (1992) (aka Prince of Shadows) was named the Silver Bear. Stamp began his fourth decade as an actor starring Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving.

Stamp appeared in The Limey in 1999, winning widespread critical acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival. Stamp received awards for Best Male Lead at the 2000 Independent Spirit Awards and Best British Actor at the London Film Critics' Circle (ALFS) Awards for his work. Stamp appeared in the blockbuster Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace as Chancellor Finis Valorum (an event he later referred to as 'boring'), later Bowfinger (1999) and Red Planet (2000). He appeared in Damian Pettigrew's award-winning documentary Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2002), giving insight into the thought and working methods of Italian director Federico Fellini, with whom Stamp had worked in the 1960s.

In Richard Donner's Superman (1978), the Kryptonian supervillain General Zod appeared in a scene with Marlon Brando. The film and its first sequel were originally planned as a team, with Zod and his evil conspirators returning later in the film to face Superman, but the producers decided to break it into two parts due to the screenplay being so long. Both parts were shot simultaneously, but production of the sequel was suspended due to budget and time constraints. Stamp in the second part, Superman II (1980), as the movie's primary villain. Donner was replaced as director on the sequel by Richard Lester, who finished the film by mixing portions of Donner's original footage with newly shot scenes. Stamp's portrayal of General Zod #32 on their "Top 50 Greatest Villains of All Time" list in 2007.

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

Stamp has appeared in films such as My Wife Is An Actress (2001), My Boss' Daughter (2001), Disney's The Haunted Mansion (2003), and the superhero fantasy Elektra (2005). He appeared in the film version of Get Smart, another comedy about the man who says yes to everything Yes Men, opposite Jim Carney; and Tom Cruise in Valkyrie, based on Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg's failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

Stamp made his debut in the 2010s with "The Adjustment Bureau," an American romantic science fiction thriller film loosely based on Philipp K. Dick's "Adjustment Team" opposite Matt Damon. In 2012, Stamp appeared in the Peter Serafinowicz-directed music video for the Hot Chip song "Night & Day" opposite Gemma Arterton and a heist comedy The Art of the Steal (2013), starring Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon, and Jay Baruchel.

Stamp appeared in Tim Burton's drama film Big Eyes, starring Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz, in 2014. Stamp appeared in another Tim Burton film, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, in which Abe, the grandfather of the film's protagonist Jake, appeared.

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

Terence Stamp is an excellent writer and poet who writes in addition to his acting career. He has released three volumes of his memoirs, including Stamp Album (written in honor of his late mother), a book titled The Night (written in honor of his late mother), and a cookbook co-written with Elizabeth Buxton to include alternative recipes for those who are wheat- and lactose-intolerant. Stamp's latest ventures include the video game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, where he portrayed the villainous cult leader Mankar Camoran, as well as the films Zombie Island and These Foolish Things. In Halo 3, Stamp became the Prophet of Truth, replacing Michael Wincott. Stamp narrated the BBC Four documentary Jazz Britannia, which chronicles British jazz music's transition.

For SilkSoundBooks, David Carse's book Perfect Brilliant Stillness was a hit on Stamps. Stamp reflects on his enthusiasm for this book by saying, "greater love hath no man." Bright Eyes' "At the Bottom of Everything" music video included stamps. Stamp first appeared on BBC Radio's long-running Desert Island Discs in June 1987, and he made a second appearance in March 2006 with a different mix of songs.

Stamp provided the narration for History of Football: The Beautiful Game, a collection of all aspects of the world's most popular sport. Stamp watched every England game (including the final) at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, and he narrated 1966 – a Nation Remembers show on ITV, commemorating England's 50th World Cup triumph.

Stamp spoke at Life Earth in Wembley Stadium on July 7, 2007, shortly before introducing Madonna. Repeater Books published The Ocean Fell into the Drop in 2017. Stamp narrated The Story of Only Fools and Horses on the BBC in 2017.

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