Terence Stamp , the Oscar-nominated British actor who starred in The Limey , Billy Budd , and as General Zod in Superman , has died at the age of 87.

Stamp’s death was announced Sunday by his family, who said in a statement, “He leaves behind an extraordinary body of work, both as an actor and a writer that will continue to touch people for years to come,” the BBC reports . No cause of death was provided.

The actor’s six-decade film career began in 1962 with the titular role in Billy Budd , which earned the then-24-year-old an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Stamp would next star in Sixties films like The Collector , Far From the Maddening Crowd , Modesty Blaise , Poor Cow , Teorama , and the horror anthology Spirits of the Dead .

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