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Movie theater: “Superman”: Terence Stamp died
The British actor died at 87 this Sunday. Unforgettable General Zod, he also distinguished himself in “Wall Street” or “Priscilla, Folle du Désert”.
Terence Stamp, here in “Superman II” in 1980, died at 87 years old.
Warner Bros.He had camped General Zod in the first two “Superman” in the cinema in 1978 and 1980: British actor Terence Stamp died at 87 years old this Sunday.
The actor appointed to the Oscars played in more than 60 films: “He leaves behind an extraordinary work, both as an actor and as a writer, who will continue to touch and inspire people for many years. We ask that our privacy be respected during this difficult period, ”said his family.
Terence Stamp had been spotted by the actor and director Peter Ustinov who made him shoot in his first film, “Billy Budd”, in 1962. He was successful with “L’Obéissé”, by William Wyler, in 1965 (for which he received the male interpretation prize in Cannes), then turns with the greatest, including Joseph Losey and John Schlesinger.
He continued his career in Italy with, in particular, “theorem”, in Pasolini. But following his separation from the sublime Jean Shrimpton, Terence Stamp withdraws in an Ashram in Asia.
His return to the cinema, in the mid-1970s, will be radiant: “divine creature”, “hu-man”, “meetings with remarkable men” and finally “Superman” and “Superman II” put it back in the saddle.
He will continue his career with “The Hit”, by Stephen Frears, who will give him a final salutary boost. We will see him in “The Chelsea Deardon affair”, with Robert Redford, in “Wall Street”, with Michael Douglas, and in the Western “Young Guns”.
Surprising and daring, Terence Stamp illuminates “Priscilla, crazy from the desert”, released in 1994, with one of his incarnations of which he has the secret and which will be rewarded by the male interpretation prize at the Seattle Festival. Will follow “English”, “no tears for Joy” and, in France, “shot apart”, by Bernard Rapp, and “My wife is an actress”, by Yvan Attal.
In recent years, Terence Stamp has not been reluctant to shoot in big productions, such as “Star Wars, episode I: the ghost threat” (he embodies Chancellor Valorum), “Red Planet”, “Elektra”, “Wanted: choose your destiny” or “Walkyrie”, with Tom Cruise.