"Come to me, son of Jor-El, KNEEEEL before Zod!" Who can forget that line, belted from General Zod, played by Terence Stamp, in "Superman II?"
Stamp, one of cinema's most iconic players, is to be honored this Friday, at the San Francisco International Film Festival, with the Peter J. Owens award.
He was born in a working-class London neighborhood in 1938, went on to work in advertising as a young man, and decided to become an actor. His motion picture debut was the title role in Peter Ustinov's 1962 film version of "Billy Budd," which he was nominated for an Academy Award.
He went on to demonstrate outstanding acting range, performing in films such as "Superman", "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", "the Hit", "Legal Eagles", "Wall Street", and "The Limey."
Tickets for the show are $20 for members and $25 for general, and can purchased here.
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Terence Stamp Selected Filmography
2011 The Adjustment Bureau
2008 Valkyrie
2008 Wanted
2008 Get Smart
2005 Elektra
2003 The Haunted Mansion
2001 My Wife is an Actress
2000 Red Planet
1999 Bowfinger
1999 Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace
1999 The Limey
1996 Tiré à part
1994 The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1991 Beltenebros
1987 Wall Street
1987 The Sicilian
1986 Legal Eagles
1986 Link
1984 The Hit
1980 Superman II
1979 Meetings with Remarkable Men
1978 Superman
1975 The Divine Nymph
1970 The Mind of Mr. Soames
1968 Teorema
1968 Toby Dammit
1967 Poor Cow
1967 Far from the Madding Crowd
1966 Modesty Blaise
1965 The Collector
1962 Billy Budd
