The post Terence Stamp, General Zod and film icon, dead at 87 appeared first on Salon.com. Terence Stamp, the British actor renowned for his portrayal of the formidable General Zod in the 1978 film Superman and its 1980 sequel Superman II, passed away on Sunday at the age of 87.

Actor Terence Stamp has died at age 87, his family announced Sunday. Stamp may be best known to IGN readers for his roles as General Zod in 1978’s Superman and Superman II and as Supreme Chancellor Valorum in ​ Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.