LONDON — Tom Wilkinson, the Oscar-nominated British actor recognized for his roles in “The Full Monty,” “Michael Clayton” and “The Greatest Unique Marigold Resort,” has died, his household stated. He was 75.
A press release shared by his agent on behalf of the household stated Wilkinson died abruptly at residence on Saturday. It didn’t present additional particulars.
Wilkinson was nominated for a greatest actor Academy Award for his work in 2001’s household drama “In The Bed room” and in the very best supporting actor class for his position in “Michael Clayton,” a 2007 authorized thriller that starred George Clooney.
He’s remembered by many in Britain and past for taking part in former metal mill foreman Gerald Cooper within the 1997 comedy “The Full Monty,” a few group of unemployed metal employees who shaped an unlikely male stripping act.
Wilkinson was born in Yorkshire in northern England in 1948 and spent a part of his childhood in Canada. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Artwork within the Seventies.
He starred in dozens of different TV dramas and films, from “Rush Hour” and “Batman Begins” to “Shakespeare in Love,” “Everlasting Sunshine of the Spotless Thoughts” and “Valkyrie.”
He most lately reunited together with his “Full Monty” co-stars, Robert Carlyle and Mark Addy in a Disney+ sequence of the identical title.
“He’ll be sorely missed by everybody who had the pleasure of working with him,” Carlyle stated in an announcement. “Such an enormous performer, an actual titan of an actor, one of many greats of not solely his, however of any era.”
Wilkinson was acknowledged for his companies to drama in 2005 when he was appointed a member of the Order of the British Empire.
He additionally gained a 2009 Golden Globe and 2008 Emmy for his position as Benjamin Franklin within the HBO sequence “John Adams.”
Wilkinson married actress Diana Hardcastle in 1988. The couple had two daughters.
