On This Day: July 22, 1938

By Ciaran Duggan,

Terence Stamp, who plays Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, was born on this day in 1938.

The British actor is known for his work in a number of iconic films such as Superman (1978), Superman II (1980), Wall Street (1987), The Real McCoy (1993) and The Haunted Mansion (2003).

The 79-year-old said about his time on The Phantom Menace: "It wasn't the usual kind of one-dimensional part you often get when you're offered cameos, and I thought it would be really nice to work with George Lucas.

"I have worked with a lot of great directors, and I thought it would be nice to be directed by him.

"And I'd heard about the other people who were going to be playing in it, and I thought they were all first division. It just seemed like the right thing to do."

Finis Valorum was a human male who served as a human male who served as the Chancellor of the Galactic Republic.

Eight years after he had taken office, Queen Padme Amidala introduced a Vote of No Confidence against him in the Galactic Senate in The Phantom Menace. He was subsequently replaced by Palpatine of Naboo.

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Senator Orn Free Taa described Valorum in no uncertain terms: "Do you know why Valroum loves to attend the opera? Because it's the only place on Coruscant where an entire audience will applaud him."

The character made a special appearance in the final arc of George Lucas' Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series in the Yoda arc.

Chancellor Valorum in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode The Lost One

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