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Superman actor Terence Stamp has died aged 87, his family has confirmed.
The movie star was best known for his role of General Zod in the Hollywood hits Superman and Superman II.
Stamp, who was an Oscar nominated actor, also appeared in Pier Paolo Pasolini's Theorem in 1968, A Season in Hell in 1971 and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in 1994, where he starred as a transgender woman.
The actor is said to have died on August 17. Stamp was born in London's East End in 1938 as the son of a tugboat stoker. His early years saw him endure the bombing of the city during World War Two.
Before leaving school to work in advertising, Stamp won a scholarship to go to drama school before pursuing a career in front of the camera, reports the Mirror.
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