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Terence Henry Stamp (July 22, 1938 – August 17, 2025) was an English actor. After training at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London he started his acting career in 1962. He has been referred to as the “master of the brooding silence” by The Guardian. His performance in the title role of Billy Budd, his film debut, earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA nomination for Best Newcomer. Associated with the Swinging London scene of the 1960s – during which time he was in high-profile relationships with actress Julie Christie and supermodel Jean Shrimpton – Stamp was among the subjects photographed by David Bailey for a set titled Box of Pin-Ups. Stamp played butterfly collector Freddie Clegg in The Collector (1965), and in 1967 appeared in Far from the Madding Crowd, starring opposite Christie. His other major roles include playing archvillain General Zod in Superman and Superman II, tough guy Wilson in The Limey, Supreme Chancellor Valorum in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, transgender woman Bernadette Bassinger in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, ghost antagonist Ramsley in The Haunted Mansion, Stick in Elektra, Pekwarsky in Wanted, Siegfried in Get Smart, Terrence Bundley in Yes Man, the Prophet of Truth in Halo 3, Mankar Camoran in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and General Ludwig Beck in Valkyrie. He has appeared in two Tim Burton films, Big Eyes (2014) and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016).
Terence Stamp
Chancellor Valorum
for Chancellor Valorum in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
Suggested by matthewsimmons
If Lucas had produced but had others write and direct the trilogy. Obi Wan would be the protagonist, Anakin would be older when discovered, Qui-Gon would have a smaller role as Kenobi’s old master, Kenobi has just became a Jedi Knight, Jar Jar would be serious and talk normal, Romance would be hinted at between Padmé and both Anakin and Obi Wan. Maul would kill Qui Gon followed by Kenobi cutting off his legs and him falling down a giant hole, however he would found by Jango Fett at the end. Fett would be introduced as well as young Boba and the clones. Kenobi would start the film doing an investigation that would lead him to finding them much like in the original 2nd film. In a lot of ways this would combined elements from both episodes 1&2.
