5 FILMS THAT TERENCE LEFT HIS STAMP ON

The icon of the Swinging Sixties had more than 60 films to his credit. Here are five that gained cult status

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British actor Terence Stamp, who died aged 87 Sunday, perfected the role of the brooding villain and starred in films such as The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Superman II.

"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," media quoted the family as saying.

From Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Theorem to George Lucas’s Star Wars, the “swinging sixties” icon captivated audiences in both arthouse films and Hollywood with his magnetic presence, making more than 60 films during his genre-spanning career.

“I was so closely identified with the 1960s that when that era ended, I was finished with it,” he once told French daily Liberation. But a dry spell did not last long, with Stamp reviving his career for some of his most popular roles, including in 1980’s Superman II, as Superman’s arch-nemesis General Zod.

Here are five of his films that gained classic or cult status:

BILLY BUDD (1962)