In my youth I dreamed of being an illustrator.

In 2008 he appeared in the film remake of the spy comedy Get Smart and with Tom Cruise in Valkyrie based on the true story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg's failed attempt to assassinate Hitler. He describes this period of his life very positively in his 1988 autobiography Stamp Album. Stamp's brother Chris became a rock music impresario credited with helping to bring The Who to prominence during the 1960s and co-founding Track Records.

Stamp has won a Golden Globe a Mystfest a Cannes Film Festival Award a Seattle International Film Festival Award a Satellite Award and a Silver Bear. Terence Henry Stamp (born 22 July 1938) is an English actor. His other major roles include butterfly collector Freddie Clegg in The Collector archvillain General Zod in Superman and Superman II tough guy Wilson in The Limey Supreme Chancellor Valorum in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace ghost antagonist Ramsley in The Haunted Mansion Elektra's master Stick in Elektra Pekwarsky in Wanted Maxwell Smart's archvillain Siegfried in Get Smart council of high help Terrence Bundley in Yes Man the Covenant Hierarch "Prophet of Truth" in Halo 3 and General Ludwig Beck in Valkyrie.