Terence Stamp Terence Henry Stamp ( born July 22 , 1938 ) is an actor and writer who played Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum in . Biography . Early life . Stamp , the eldest of five children , was born in , , , the son of Ethel Ester ( née Perrott ) and Thomas Stamp , who was a stoker on a tug - boat . His early years were spent in the , but later in his childhood the family moved to , . His brother , , was a music producer credited with helping to bring to prominence during the 1960s . As his father was away for long periods with his job in the , the young Stamp was mostly raised by his mother , grandmother and aunts . He grew up idolizing the actor after his mother had taken him to see " " at the age of three . He was also inspired by . On leaving school Stamp worked in a variety of advertising agencies in London , working his way up to a very respectable wage . Deep down he wanted to be an actor , a realization that came when Stamp found he no longer had to serve two years ' national service after being rejected for once having treatment on his feet . Career . Stamp began his acting career in the late 1950s . He won a scholarship to the and his first professional role in the play " " where he met fellow actor . His debut role in " " earned Stamp a , along with an nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and a nomination for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles . He played many other roles , including , one of the primary villains in " " and " " . He also provided the voices of the Prophet of Truth in the Xbox 360 video game " " , in the TV series " " , and God in the audio version of " " . In 1966 , Stamp starred with Clive Revill ( original voice of Emperor Palpatine in ) in the film " " . In 1999 , he appeared in " " , a comedy film directed by Frank Oz ( voice and puppeteer of Yoda in the movies ) . In 2001 , he shared screen with Oliver Ford Davies ( Sio Bibble ) in the film " " . In 2003 , he worked for one episode of the TV series " " with Phil LaMarr and Kevin Michael Richardson . In 2012 , he appeared in the music video for song " Night & Day " directed by Peter Serafinowicz ( voice of Darth Maul in Episode I ) . Stamp has also published four volumes of his memoirs , " Stamp Album " ( 1987 ) , " Coming Attractions " ( 1988 ) , " Double Feature " ( 1989 ) , and " Rare Stamps : Reflections on Living , Breathing and Acting " ( 2011 ) , as well as a novel entitled " The Night " ( 1993 ) . A vegetarian since 1968 and victim of life - long allergies , Stamp created with his friend Elizabeth Buxton in 1994 " The Stamp Collection " , a range of wheat and dairy - free foods . They also together wrote cookbooks : " The Stamp Collection Cookbook " in 2000 and " The Wheat - and Dairy - Free Cookbook " in 2002 . Personal life . In the 1960s , Stamp shared an apartment with Michael Caine before and during their rise to fame . In his autobiography , " Double Feature " , Stamp describes his life with Caine , including an incident in which Caine tried to force Stamp to reverse his decision to turn down the starring role in " " , which Caine later accepted . In his autobiography , " What ' s it All About " , Caine states that he " still wakes up sweating in the night as he sees Terence agreeing to accept my advice . " Stamp received extensive media coverage of his romances in the 1960s with film stars , , and , as well as supermodels and . His and Christie ' s romance , and their high profiles during London ' s ' swinging 60s , ' were at one point thought to be referenced in ' 1967 song , " , " with the lines about " Terry and Julie . " He and Shrimpton were one of the most photographed couples of Mod London . It was after Shrimpton ended her relationship with Stamp that he moved to . There , he lived in an ashram , dropping out from society for several years . On New Year ' s Eve 2002 , Stamp married for the first time . His bride was Elizabeth O ' Rourke , an Australian pharmacist 35 years his junior . Stamp first met her during the mid - 1990s at a pharmacy in , a suburb in , . The couple divorced on the grounds of his " unreasonable behavior " in April 2008 . Behind the scenes . While Valorum is 1 . 70 meters in the Expanded Universe , Stamp is taller than his character , at 1 . 83 meters . In 1995 , Stamp was chosen by as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history ( # 59 ) .