Actor Terence Stamp, star of Superman films, dies aged 87

Famous for his good looks and impeccable dress sense, Terence Stamp formed one of Britain's most glamorous couples with Julie Christie, with whom he starred in 'Far From The Madding Crowd' in 1967. Photo: Reuters

Terence Stamp, who made his name as an actor in 1960s London and went on to play the arch-villain General Zod in the Hollywood hits Superman and Superman II, has died aged 87, his family said on Sunday.

The Oscar-nominated actor starred in films ranging from Pier Paolo Pasolini's Theorem in 1968 and A Season In Hell in 1971 to The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert in 1994 in which he played a transgender woman.