Hollywood is mourning the lack of a beloved actor.
Terence Stamp—who was finest identified for his roles in 1978’s Superman in addition to its 1980 sequel Superman II—died on August 17, his household confirmed to Reuters. He was 87.
“He leaves behind a rare physique of labor, each as an actor and as a author that can proceed to the touch and encourage individuals for years to come back,” his household mentioned in a press release to the outlet. “We ask for privateness at this unhappy time.”
Born because the son of a tugboat stoker in London’s East Finish, Stamp didn’t uncover his love for appearing till late into his teenage years.
“It wasn’t till we bought our first TV—I’d’ve been about 17 I feel, and I used to be already at work—that I began saying issues like, ‘Oh, I may try this,’” he advised BFI in 2013. “My dad simply turned me off it. He was in all probability attempting to save lots of me a variety of aggro. He genuinely believed that individuals like us didn’t do issues like that.”
