A BRITISH Oscar-nominated Full Monty actor died “suddenly” at home today.
Tom Wilkinson, who is best known as steel mill foreman Gerald Cooper in the comedy film, was just 75.
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Wilkinson’s heartbroken family today announced his death and said they were at his side when he took his final breaths.
The devastated loved one’s statement, sent through an agent, 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.”
He had a glittering career on cinema screens, and also starred in Shakespeare in Love and Batman Begins in his time on screens.
The star received various awards throughout his career, including a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for two Academy Awards.
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 linked back up with his The Full Monty co-stars, Robert Carlyle and Mark Addy, in a Disney+ series of the same name.
He would also take home best supporting actor during the 1998 Bafta ceremony for his role in the film.
Wilkinson also won a 2009 Golden Globe and 2008 Emmy for his role as American political figure Benjamin Franklin in HBO series John Adams opposite Paul Giamatti.
Fans flocked to X, formally Twitter, to pay tribute to the star, with one writing: “Rest in peace, Tom Wilkinson. Once he broke through in Hollywood, late in life, he proved to be masterfully versatile. But for me, his vulnerable, hilarious portrait of a middle-aged, middle class Northerner at the end of his tether in The Full Monty always shone the brightest.”
Another penned: “RIP #TomWilkinson. A fine actor and a generous human being. 1948 – 2022.”
While a third wrote: “Oh no, Tom Wilkinson died. One of our great actors.”
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