Stamp made his name as an actor in 1960s London and went on to play the arch-villain General Zod in the "Superman" films.

The news that the actor, fashion icon and great survivor of the Swinging Sixties Terence Stamp has died at the age of 87 is somehow impossible to believe.

Famous for his good looks and impeccable dress sense, he formed one of Britain’s most glamorous couples with Julie Christie, with whom he starred in Far From the Madding Crowd in 1967.