This page will contain discussion groups about Terence Stamp, as they become available.Terence StampTerence Stamp (born July 22, 1939) is a British actor. He was born at Stepney, London, United Kingdom, and has appeared in more than fifty feature films, first making his name in the 1960s as one of the most famous faces in "swinging" London society. He played the title role in Billy Budd, and starred in Far from the Madding Crowd with Julie Christie. However, he gained considerable popular fame as the Phantom Zone prisoner, General Zod, in the Superman feature film series starring Christopher Reeve More recently, he starred in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) as Chancellor Finis Valorum and as Prince Lubovedsky in Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979). He played a transsexual in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994). The Kinks song "Waterloo Sunset" was written as a tribute to both Stamp and Julie Christie who were a couple in the late 1960's. This page about Terence Stamp includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Terence Stamp News stories about Terence Stamp External links for Terence Stamp Videos for Terence Stamp Wikis about Terence Stamp Discussion Groups about Terence Stamp Blogs about Terence Stamp Images of Terence Stamp |
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The Kinks song "Waterloo Sunset" was written as a tribute to both Stamp and Julie Christie who were a couple in the late 1960's. He has also contributed voice acting to a number of computer games, most notably playing the villain Irenicus in Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. He played a transsexual in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994). He also continues to play classical roles. More recently, he starred in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) as Chancellor Finis Valorum and as Prince Lubovedsky in Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979). He has appeared in hit movies such as Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Titanic (the third time he has appeared a film about RMS Titanic), Scream 2, and more recently in independent television's adaptation of the Hornblower series. However, he gained considerable popular fame as the Phantom Zone prisoner, General Zod, in the Superman feature film series starring Christopher Reeve. He was also cast against type as Henry Niles in Straw Dogs (1971) and as Bob Crachit in the 1984 telefilm of A Christmas Carol. He played the title role in Billy Budd, and starred in Far from the Madding Crowd with Julie Christie. Since then, he has specialised in playing villains, in films such as The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978), Time After Time (1979), Time Bandits (1981) (going all the way by playing a character named "Evil Genius") and Tron (1982), and television series such as Batman: The Animated Series. He was born at Stepney, London, United Kingdom, and has appeared in more than fifty feature films, first making his name in the 1960s as one of the most famous faces in "swinging" London society. Another major step in his career was the leading role in Morgan: A Suitable Case For Treatment (1966), which established his reputation for playing slightly off-the-wall characters. Terence Stamp (born July 22, 1939) is a British actor. In 1963, he made his film debut in Tom Jones, and in 1965 starred as King Henry VI of England in the BBC production of Shakespeare's "Wars of the Roses" cycle. Warner was born in Manchester, England and trained at RADA, before making an impact with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where his portrayal of Hamlet quickly made him famous. David Warner (born July 29, 1941) is a British actor, whose image might be described as "sinister.". |