Tom Wilkinson, ‘The Full Monty’ Star, Dies at 75

December 30, 2023 @ 9:50 AM

Tom Wilkinson, the popular British star that showed up in films “The Full Monty,” “Shakespeare in Love” and “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” has actually died at age 75.

“It is with great sadness that the family of Tom Wilkinson announce that he died suddenly at home on December 30. His wife and family were with him,” Wilkinson’s household composed in a declaration to the BBC, which initially reported the information. “The family asks for privacy at this time.”

Wilkinson was best understood for playing Gerald in “The Full Monty,” and repeated his function 26 years later on in Disney+’s current collection. The minimal collection of the exact same name debuted in June, simply months prior to Wilkinson’s passing away.

Wilkinson’s efficiency in the 1997 “The Full Monty” movie gained him a BAFTA for ideal star in a sustaining function throughout the 1998 honor event. Throughout his acting occupation, Wilkinson obtained 6 BAFTA elections, consisting of for his efficiency in movies “Shakespeare In Love,” “In The Bedroom” and “Michael Clayton,” along with his television duties in “Cold Enough For Snow” and “Martin Chuzzlewit.”

He likewise racked up 2 Oscar elections for “In The Bedroom” and “Michael Clayton,” which starred George Clooney.

Birthed in Leeds, England, Wilkinson’s entryway right into acting happened at age 18, when he was asked to route a play, leading him to go after official acting training at the Royal Academy of Remarkable Art.

Throughout his initial on-screen function in political adjustment “First Among Equals” in 198, Wilkinson fulfilled Diana Hardcastle, that he wed in 1988. Both likewise played a couple later on in their occupation in 2011 miniseries “The Kennedys” and once more in 2014 activity film “Good People.”

Along with playing John F. Kennedy’s daddy Joe in “The Kennedys”– which scored him an Emmy election in 2011– he acted in numerous political duties, consisting of Head of state Lyndon B. Johnson in 2014 film “Selma” and Benjamin Franklin in 2008 miniseries “John Adams,” which gained him an Emmy for ideal sustaining star in a miniseries or film.

He likewise racked up an additional Emmy election in 2008 for lead star for his efficiency in HBO’s “Recount” and was chosen in 2003 for lead star in HBO’s “Normal.”

Wilkinson can likewise be seen in “Sense and Sensibility,” “Rush Hour,” “Batman Begins,” “The Patriot,” Timeless Sunlight of the Spick-and-span Mind,” “The Lone Ranger” and “Denial,” to name a few.