Superman star Terence Stamp dies at 87, when did he marry Elizabeth O'Rourke, does he have children?
Actor Terence Stamp’s family has released a statement following his death at 87.
Superman star Terence Stamp has died at 87 and his family has paid tribute to him in a statement which read: "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," the family said. "We ask for privacy at this sad time."
Actor Terence who was Oscar nominated, will be best remembered for playing arch-villain General Zod in the movies Superman and Superman II, he also played the role of a transgender woman inThe Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
The son of a tugboat stoker, Terence Stamp was born in the East End of London in 1938 and after surviving the Blitz, he started his career in advertising before winning a scholarship to the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
Thanks to his first film role back in 1962 in the title role of Billy Bud, he won an Oscar nomination. He was 64 when he married Elizabeth O’Rourke in 2002, the couple met when she was 23 and he was 58.
However, five years later, the couple divorced and Elizabeth O’Rourke stated at the time that “in or about September or October 2007' Stamp 'informed me that he would like to be divorced.”
Terence Stamp met Elizabeth O’Rourke in 1998 when he walked into the Sydney pharmacy where Miss O'Rourke, a pharmacy student, worked. Fans have been taken to social media to pay tribute to Terence Stamp and actress Vivien Reid said: “Rest in Peace Terence STamp you talented marvellous human #TerenceStamp I loved your work so incredibly gifted. Those eyes! That voice.”
Another fan said: “Rest in peace Terence Stamp. An absolutely magnificent actor. Particularly loved him in Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, playing Bernadette.”
Filmmaker and actor Marc Sinden took to Facebook and said: “Oh no. Terence Stamp is gone. One of THE loveliest (in all ways) of men. Kind, intelligent, very funny and had more charisma in his little finger than most people have in their entire body and a joy to be around. RIP.”
Terence Stamp did not have children.