Terrance Stamp as Bernadette, the Abba-hating anti-woke trannie on the bus in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, was utterly brilliant. Totally played it as icy, deadpan, and with zero camp.
Plus, TS delivered one of the best zingers in any bar scene. After fruitlessly and politely trying to get three drinks ordered, from a bar woman who’s uglier than her, Bern rolls her eyes and says...
“Now listen here, you mullet. Why don’t you just light your tampon, and blow your box apart? Because it’s the only bang you’re ever gonna get, sweetheart!”
His IMDb filmography page said he has one upcoming movie that was in pre-production. It was Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 2. I wonder what they'll do now.
I've seen him over the years in many movies and TV series. May he rest in peace.