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British actor Terence Stamp, who played the General of Arch-Villain Zod in “Superman” and “Superman II”, died at the age of 87, his family said.

Oscar -nominated actor died Sunday morning, his family told Reuters in a statement. His death was also revealed in a death warning published online. The cause was not known immediately.

“Leaves behind an extraordinary work, both as an actor and writer who will continue to play and inspire people during the coming years,” the statement said to Reuters. “We ask for privacy at this sad moment.”

Stamp was born in the East End in London in 1938 of Ethel Esther and Thomas Stamp, a tugboat tugboat. After supporting London’s bombing during World War II, Stamp left school to work in advertising before winning a scholarship for the theater school, Reuters reported.

“I couldn’t tell anyone that I wanted to be an actor because I was out of discussion. I would have laughed,” he said, according to Reuters.

Stamp began his film career with the “Billy Budd” sea of 1962, so he obtained an Oscar nomination.

During his acclaimed race of six decades, Stamp starred in films such as “Theorem”, “Season In Hell” by Pier Paolo Paolo Pasolini, and “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert”, in which she played a transgender woman.

“When using the high heels, my column was completely out of the alignment, and it took me about six months to reorganize my column,” he said News themezone in 1999 about the disadvantages of the 1994 film.

Stamp was also widely praised for his leadership in the 1999 criminal drama by director Steven Soderbergh “The Limey.”

The highest role of Stamp was probably like General Zod, the Megalomaniac leader of the Kriptonians, in “Superman” of 1978 and his 1980 sequel “Superman II”. He returned to the world of Superman when he played Jor-El in the television series “Smallville.”

Then he appeared in a series of other films, including “Valkyrie” opposite to Tom Cruise “, the adjustment office” with Matt Damon, “Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace” and films directed by Tim Burton.

His final performance was in “Last night in Soho” of 2021.

In addition to his career as an actor, Samper was an consummated writer and author.

The Association press contributed to this report.

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