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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Andrew Pulver

Terence Stamp, face of 60s British cinema and star of The Limey and Superman, dies at 87

Terence Stamp was born in London’s East End in 1938.
Terence Stamp was born in London’s East End in 1938. Photograph: Andy Gotts/Camera Press

Terence Stamp, one of the stellar faces of British 60s cinema, who had a second act from the late 1970s as a character actor in the likes of Superman: The Movie, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and The Limey, has died aged 87.

His family said in a statement that he died on Sunday morning. “He leaves behind an extraordinary body of work, both as an actor and as a writer, that will continue to touch and inspire people for years to come,” they said. “We ask for privacy at this sad time.”

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