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.

After making his film debut in 1962’s Billy Budd, Terence Stamp earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He subsequently went on to appear in movies like Term of Trial, The Collector and A Season in Hell throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s. In time, Stamp would make a name for himself as an actor known greatly for playing villains.

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.”