LONDON—Terence Stamp, the British actor who often played the role of a complex villain, including that of General Zod in the ...

Becoming one of the iconic faces of the swinging 60s, Stamp worked with Fellini, Pasolini and Ken Loach and was branded “the most beautiful man in the world” before leaving the limelight altogether.

However, the actor is best remembered as General Zod, the Kryptonian villain who challenged Superman in ’Superman’ (1978) and ...