Terence Stamp Biography (1938?-)

Full name, Terence Henry Stamp; born July 22, 1938 (some sources cite 1930),in London, England; son of Thomas (a tugboat captain) and Ethel Ester (maidenname, Perrott) Stamp; married Elizabeth O'Rourke (a pharmacist), December 31, 2002. Addresses: Agent: Markham and Froggatt Agency, 4 Windmill St.,London W1T 2HZ, England.; Manager: Untitled Entertainment, 8436 West Third St., Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90048; Parseghian and Planco, 23 East 22nd St., 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10010.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, writer, director
Birth Details: July 22, 1938?; London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Title role, Dracula, Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 1978
Stranger, The Lady from the Sea, Round House Theatre, London, 1979
Also appeared in Alfie, New York City; Airborne Symphony.
Film Appearances
(Film debut) Title role, Billy Budd, United Artists, 1962
Mitchell, Term of Trial, Warner Bros., 1962
Alfie, 1964
Freddy Clegg, The Collector (also known as The Butterfly Collector), Columbia, 1965
Willy Garvin, Modesty Blaise, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966
Sergeant Frank Troy, Far from the Madding Crowd, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967
(Uncredited) Himself, Location: Far from the Madding Crowd, 1967
Dave, Poor Cow, National General, 1967
Blue/Azul, Blue, Paramount, 1968
Visitor, Teorema (also known as Theorem), Continental, 1968
Tales of Mystery, 1968
Toby Dammit, "Never Let the Devil Take Your Head" (also known as "Toby Dammit"), Spirits of the Dead (also known as Tales of Mystery, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Histoires extraordinaires, Tre passi nel delirio, and Trois histoires extraordinaires d'Edgar Poe), American International Pictures, 1969
John Soames, The Mind of Mr. Soames, Columbia, 1969
Arthur Rimbaud, A Season in Hell (also known as Una stagione all'inferno), 1971
Terence, Hu-Man, Romantique-ORTF, 1975
Daniele di Bagnasco, The Divine Nymph (also known as Divine Creature and La divina creatura), Analysis Film Releasing, 1976
Edgar Poe, Black-Out, Avia, 1977
Alain, Striptease (also known as Insanity), 1977
General Dru-Zod, Superman (also known as Superman: The Movie), Warner Bros., 1978
Prince Lubovedsky, Meetings with Remarkable Men, Libra, 1978
General Dru-Zod, Superman II, Warner Bros., 1979
Henry, Amo non amo (also known as I Love You, I Love You Not and Together?), Titanus, 1979
Pope Andreani, Morte in Vaticano (also known as Death in the Vatican, Vatican Conspiracy, and Muerte en el Vaticano), FilmInternational, 1980
Taskinar, Monster Island (also known as The Mystery of MonsterIsland, Jules Verne's "Mystery on Monster Island," and Misterioen la isla de los monstruos), Fort-Almeda, 1981
The Bloody Chamber, 1982
Willie Parker, The Hit, Island Alive, 1984
(Uncredited) Prince of Darkness, The Company of Wolves, Cannon, 1985
Brazil, Universal, 1985
Dr. Steven Phillip, Link, Cannon, 1985
Victor Taft, Legal Eagles, Universal, 1986
Edward, Hud (also known as Skin and Vilde, the Wild One), Synchron, 1986
Prince Borsa, The Sicilian, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
Himself, Directed by William Wyler (documentary), 1986

Sir Larry Wildman, Wall Street, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
La barbare, Canadian Television/TFI Films Production, 1988
William Harcourt, Alien Nation, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
John Tunstall, Young Guns, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
Stranger in the House, 1990
Paul Hellwart, Genuine Risk, RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1991
Darman, Prince of Shadows (also known as Beltenbros), 1991
Jack Schmidt, The Real McCoy, Universal, 1992
Bernadette Bassenger/Ralph, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of theDesert, Gramercy, 1993
Joe Hartman, Mindbender (also known as Uri Geller), 1995
Edward Lamb, Tire a part (also known as Limited Edition), CTV International, 1997
Baltazar Vincenza, Bliss, Triumph, 1997
The Bitter End, 1997
Kozen, Kiss the Sky, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1998
Fred Moore, Love Walked In (also known as Ni el tiro del final), Columbia/TriStar, 1998
Chancellor Valorum, Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom Menace (alsoknown as The Phantom Menace and Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
Wilson, The Limey, Artisan Entertainment, 1999
Terry Strictor, Bowfinger, Universal, 1999
Dr. Bud Chantilas, Red Planet, Warner Bros., 2000
John, Ma femme est une actrice (also known as My Wife Is an Actress), Sony Pictures Classics, 2001
Magnus Martel, Revelation, First Look Home Entertainment, 2001
Man on man/himself, Full Frontal, Miramax, 2002
Jack Taylor, My Boss's Daughter (also known as The Guests),Dimension Films, 2003
Philip Naudet, The Kiss, 2003
Ramsley, The Haunted Mansion (also known as Disney's The Haunted Mansion), Buena Vista, 2003
Himself, Fellini: Je suis un grand menteur (documentary; also known as Federico Fellini: Sono un gran bugiardo, Fellini: I'm a Born Liar, Fellini: Sono un gran bugiardo, and I'm a Born Liar),First Look Pictures Releasing, 2003
Film Work
Director, Stranger in the House, 1990
Television Appearances
Series
David Audley, Chessgame, PBS, 1987
Movies
Wazir Jandur, The Thief of Baghdad (also known as Le voleur deBagdad), NBC, 1978
David Audley, Deadly Recruits, 1986
David Audley, Cold War Killers, 1986
David Audley, The Alamut Ambush, 1986
Specials
(Uncredited) Himself, Fade-In (also known as Iron Cowboy),1968
Host, The Prince's Trust Gala, TBS, 1989
The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1995
Himself, Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up (documentary), BBC, 2002
Episodic
Host, "The Prince of Darkness," The Hunger, Showtime, 1997
Himself, V Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2002
Voice of Jor-El, "Calling," Smallville, The WB, 2003
Voice of Jor-El, "Exodus," Smallville, The WB, 2003
Voice of Jor-El, "Exile," Smallville, The WB, 2003
Voice of Jor-El, "Phoenix," Smallville, The WB, 2003
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Stranger in the House, 1990
Other
Stamp Album (autobiography), Bloomsbury, 1987
Coming Attractions (autobiography), 1988
Double Feature (autobiography), Bloomsbury, 1989
The Night (novel), Phoenix House, 1991
(With Elizabeth Buxton) Wheat and Dairy Free Cook Book, 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996

Periodicals

Interview, August, 1994, p. 36
Premiere, October, 1994, p. 100

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