Born in 1938 in the Stepney district of London's East End, Stamp rose to prominence alongside a new generation of U.K. actors who became international movie stars in the 1960s — names that included Michael Caine,

The late great Terence Stamp was an actor of such magnitude and charisma that he was often associated with a form of “effortless cool” that he earned from his prominence in the “Swinging Sixties” generation.

"You were a true inspiration, both in & out of heels," Pearce wrote of his The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert co-star

Terence Stamp was perhaps best known for his role as General Zod in two Superman movies in the 1970s and the Oscar-nominated title role in the 1962 film Billy Budd. The legendary British actor died on Aug.