Superman actor Terence Stamp has died aged 87, his family has confirmed.

The movie star is best known for playing 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.

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The actor is said to have passed away this morning. Stamp was born in London's East End in 1938 as the son of a tugboat stoker.

His formative years saw him survive the Blitz during World War Two. Prior to leaving education to pursue a career in advertising, Stamp secured a scholarship to attend drama school.

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