Full Monty star Tom Wilkinson dies aged 75
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOscar-nominated actor Tom Wilkinson has died aged 75, his family has announced. The British actor, well known for his role in The Full Monty as former steel mill foreman Gerald Cooper, died “suddenly” on Saturday.
His death was confirmed in a statement shared by his agent on behalf of his family. The statement 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. READ MORE: Parkruns, bad plumbing and overcrowding: A year in the life of a Greater Manchester prison READ MORE: 'My window blew up into my face' - The Stalybridge estate left devastated by the Storm Gerrit tornado “The family asks for privacy at this time.” Wilkinson 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 most recently reunited with his The Full Monty co-stars, Robert Carlyle and Mark Addy, in a Disney+ series of the same name.
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