The Full Monty actor Tom Wilkinson dies aged 75
ok.co.ukActor Tom Wilkinson has "suddenly" died at the age of 75, his family have announced. The British actor was best known for his role as former steel mill foreman Gerald Cooper in the comedy movie The Full Monty.
He also starred in Shakespeare in Love and Batman Begins. His death was confirmed on Saturday, 30 December in a statement shared by his agent on behalf of his family.
It read: "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. "The family asks for privacy at this time." Tom was nominated for Academy Awards for actor in a leading role for In The Bedroom in 2001, and actor in a supporting role for Michael Clayton in 2007.
He had recently reunited with The Full Monty co-stars, Robert Carlyle and Mark Addy, for a Disney+ series holding the same name.The original 1997 comedy about an unlikely group of men stripping won an Oscar for best original musical or comedy score.
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