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Terence Henry Stamp (born 22 July 1938) is an English actor. Since starting his acting career in 1962, he has appeared in more than 60 films. His performance in the title role of ''Billy Budd'', his film debut, earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA nomination for Best Newcomer. Stamp's other major roles include butterfly collector Freddie Clegg in ''The Collector'', archvillain General Zod in ''Superman'' and ''Superman II'', tough guy Wilson in ''The Limey'', Supreme Chancellor Valorum in ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'', transsexual Bernadette Bassinger in ''The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'', ghost antagonist Ramsley in ''The Haunted Mansion'', Stick in ''Elektra'', Pekwarsky in ''Wanted'', Siegfried in ''Get Smart'', Terrence Bundley in ''Yes Man'', the Covenant Hierarch "Prophet of Truth" in ''Halo 3'', and General Ludwig Beck in ''Valkyrie''. Stamp has won a Golden Globe, a Mystfest, a Cannes Film Festival Award, a Seattle International Film Festival Award, a Satellite Award, and a Silver Bear. ==Early life== Stamp, the oldest of five children, was born in Stepney, London, England, the son of Ethel Esther (née Perrott) and Thomas Stamp, who was a tugboat stoker.〔 His early years were spent in Canal Road, Bow,〔Internet Movie Database〕 in the East End, but later in his childhood the family moved to Plaistow, West Ham, London, where he attended Plaistow County Grammar School. His father was away for long periods with the Merchant Navy and the young Stamp was mostly brought up by his mother, grandmother and aunts. He grew up idolising actor Gary Cooper after his mother took him to see ''Beau Geste'' (1939) when he was three years old. He was also inspired by the 1950s avant-garde method-trained actor James Dean. After leaving school, Stamp worked in a variety of advertising agencies in London, working his way up to a very respectable wage. In the mid‑1950s, he also worked as an assistant to professional golfer Reg Knight at Wanstead Golf Club in east London. He describes this period of his life very positively in his 1988 autobiography ''Stamp Album''.〔Stamp, 1987〕 Deep down, he wanted to be an actor—a realisation that came when Stamp found he no longer had to serve two years' National Service after being rejected for having had treatment on his feet. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Terence Stamp」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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