Terence Stamp, who famously played the arch-villain General Zod in the first two “Superman” films, died Sunday at the age of 87.

His death was confirmed by a representative, after his family released a statement.

Stamp, was an acclaimed English leading man turned character actor, whose intense, sky-blue gaze sizzled on the silver screen for decades.

His performance in the 1962 film “Billy Budd,” based on the Herman Melville novel “Moby Dick,” earned him an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe for “Best Newcomer.” Just 24 when the film was released, Stamp managed to stand out in a year that saw an uncanny number of cinema classics released, including “Lawrence of Arabia,” “The Manchurian Candidate” and “Cape Fear.”

The son of a tugboat stoker, Stamp emerged as one of the defining stars o

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