British actor Terence Stamp, best known for portraying the villainous General Zod in the 1978 and 1980 Superman films, died on Sunday morning at the age of 87, his family said in a statement to Reuters. The cause of death was not disclosed. Stamp’s screen career spanned more than six decades and over 60 films. He earned an Academy Award nomination for his first major role in Peter Ustinov’s 1962 adaptation of “Billy Budd,” and later appeared in “Far From the Madding Crowd,” “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,” “Valkyrie” and “The Adjustment Bureau,” among others. Born in London’s East End in 1938, Stamp shared a flat with Michael Caine before breaking into cinema and went on to work with directors including Federico Fellini and Tim Burton. In their statement, his family said he leaves behind “an extraordinary body of work, both as an actor and a writer, that will continue to touch and inspire people for years to come.”