Terence Stamp, the British actor who made his name in 1960s British cinema and starred as villain General Zod in the original Superman films, has died aged 87.

Stamp died on the morning of Sunday, August 17, according to his family.

“He leaves behind an extraordinary body of work, both as an actor and as a writer that will continue to touch and inspire people for years to come,” said a family statement, published by Reuters. “We ask for privacy at this sad time.”

London-born Stamp started his career on the stage in the UK, before significant acclaim for his first screen role in Peter Ustinov’s 1962 historical drama Billy Budd . Stamp won a Golden Globe for New Star of the Year for his performance, and was nominated for the Oscar for best supporting actor and Bafta for best newcomer.

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