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Stamp in 2012, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Terence Henry Stamp
Date of Birth: 22 July, 1938
Place of Birth: Stepney, London, England, U.K.
Date of Death: 17 August, 2025
Ethnicity: English, small amount of French and German
Terence Stamp was an English actor. His roles included the films Billy Budd , The Collector (1965), Modesty Blaise , Far from the Madding Crowd , Poor Cow (1967), Spirits of the Dead , Superman (1978), Superman II , Legal Eagles , Wall Street , Young Guns , The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert ; The Limey , Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace , My Boss’s Daughter , The Haunted Mansion (2003), Elektra , Wanted , Get Smart , Yes Man , Valkyrie (2008), The Adjustment Bureau , Big Eyes , Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children , Murder Mystery , and Last Night in Soho .
He was the son of Ethel Esther and Thomas Stamp, a tugboat stoker. His brother, Chris Stamp, was a music producer and manager, and filmmaker. His niece, Chris’s daughter, Amie Stoppard, is married to actor Ed Stoppard ; who is the son of playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard .
Terence’s paternal grandfather was named Charles Henry Stamp.
Terence’s paternal grandmother was named Mary Allen.
Terence’s maternal grandfather was Alfred George Perrott (the son of George Perrott and Esther Ann Lewis). Alfred was born in Mile End Old Town, London, England. Terence’s great-grandfather George was the son of David Parrott and Emma Ann Nancy Holt. Esther was the daughter of George Lewis and Alice Baron.
Terence’s maternal grandmother was Catherine/Katherine Willmore (the daughter of William Willmore and Maria Rosenburg/Rosenburge). William was the son of James Asmond/Haseman Willmore and Mary Ann Heading. Terence’s great-grandmother Maria was the daughter of John Rosenburg and Mary Ann, and likely had at least some German ancestry.
Sources: Genealogy of Terence Stamp – http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com
Terence’s maternal grandfather, Alfred George Perrott, on the 1881 England and Wales Census – https://www.familysearch.org