Terence Stamp

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. Jerry Stiller appears in the intro and outro in the Rush 30th Anniversary Tour. He played a transsexual in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994). Stiller and Ann Meara are the parents of the actor Ben Stiller (with whom Jerry Stiller co-starred in the movie Zoolander) and the actress Amy Stiller. 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). Stiller currently plays the character of Arthur Spooner in another sitcom, The King of Queens. However, he gained considerable popular fame as the Phantom Zone prisoner, General Zod, in the Superman feature film series starring Christopher Reeve. In the 1990's his career had a resurgence as he had a recurring role in the situation comedy series Seinfeld, as Frank Costanza, from 1993 to 1998.

He played the title role in Billy Budd, and starred in Far from the Madding Crowd with Julie Christie. Stiller continued to perform and write through the decades, often in television guest roles as well as occasional dramatic appearances on television and stage. 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. In real life, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara are also noted for their enduring marriage of over 40 years. Terence Stamp (born July 22, 1939) is a British actor. After some years honing the act, Stiller & Meara became regulars on the Ed Sullivan show and other TV programs. His partner, Anne Meara, was also his wife, and the pair brought many of their real-life relationship foibles to bear on their often-improvised comedy routines.

After some time spent as a stock actor, Stiller first became nationally known as half of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara. He was born in New York, New York, into a Jewish family. Jerry Stiller (born June 8, 1927) is an American comedian and actor.