Terrence Stamp, U.K. actor who played General Zod in early Superman films, dead at 87

Terence Stamp, the British actor who often portrayed complex villains, including General Zod in the early Superman films, has died. He was 87.

His death on Sunday was disclosed in a death notice published online.

The London-born Stamp started his film career with 1962's seafaring , for which he earned an Oscar nomination.

Stamp's six decades in the business were peppered with highlights, including his portrayal of Bernadette, a trans woman, in 1994's . Stamp also was widely praised for his lead in director Steven Soderbergh's 1999 crime drama .

But it's his portrayal of the bearded Zod in 1978's and its sequel two years, later that most people associate with Stamp. As the Kryptonian archenemy to Christopher Reeve's Man of Steel, Stamp introduced a darker and charming — more human —