The English actor was best known for starring as the arch-villain in the original Superman films and for depicting the title character in Billy Budd.

Actor Terence Stamp has died at age 87, his family announced Sunday. Stamp may be best known to IGN readers for his roles as General Zod in 1978’s Superman and Superman II and as Supreme Chancellor Valorum in ​ Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.

Known for his “heartbreak blue eyes,” he also starred in “Billy Budd” and “The Collector” and had a memorable role in “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.”