British actor Terence Stamp, who portrayed supervillain General Zod opposite Christopher Reeve in “Superman” and “Superman II” has died, his family announced. He was 87.

Stamp’s family shared news of his death in a statement sent to the Reuters news agency on Sunday, Aug. 17, saying that he died that morning.

The statement did not include information about his cause of death.

Terence Stamp in Toronto, Canada, on Sept. 15, 2012. Sonia Recchia / Getty Images file

Stamp, born in London’s East End in 1938, had a career that spanned over seven decades. He booked his first part in 1960, according to IMDb , before landing the leading role in historical adventure “Billy Budd” as the titular character in 1962, when his fame took off. The part garnered him his first and only Academy Award

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