Star of the “Superman” universe
British actor Terence Stamp died at the age of 87
The world of cinema loses one of its most charismatic figures.
Terence Stamp is expressed before the screening of the film “Unfinished Song” during the closing evening of the 24th Film Film of the film of Palm Springs, on January 13, 2013 in Palm Springs, California.
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English actor Terence Stamp, known for having played in “Superman” and “Priscilla Folle du Désert”, died Sunday at 87, his family announced to British media.
Terence Stamp, icon of “Swinging Sixties” notably played General Zod in “Superman” as well as in “Theorem” by Pasolini. His career spanned six decades.
“He leaves behind an extraordinary work, both as an actor as as a writer, who will continue to touch people for many years,” his family wrote in a statement.
This worker’s son had pierced in 1962 with the role of Angélique sailor hanged for killing one of his teammates: “Billy Budd” by Peter Ustinov earned him an Oscar appointment and a Golden Globe of male revelation.
The actor with bewitching blue eyes chained with a character of psychopath in “L’Obéé”, a twisted love story by William Wyler, a film for which he won the male interpretation prize in Cannes in 1965.
Ken Loach hired her for his first film, “No tears for Joy” (1967). After a crossing of the desert, Richard Donation chose to play General Zod in “Superman” in 1977. He also played Bernadette, the transexual of “Priscilla Folle du Désert” (1994).
Until the end of his career, he alternated between big productions (“Star Wars”, “the Sicilian”, “Wall Street”) and independent films like “The Hit” by Stephen Frears (1984) or “L’Angle” (1998) by Steven Soderbergh.
AFP
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