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Tom Wilkinson, Oscar-nominated actor, dies at 75

FILE - Tom Wilkinson arrives at the "Denial" premiere on day 4 of the Toronto International Film Festival at the Princess of Wales Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in Toronto. Tom Wilkinson, the Oscar-nominated British actor known for his roles in “The Full Monty," “Michael Clayton” and “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” has died, his family said Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. He was 75. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file)

Tom Wilkinson, the actor best known for supporting riles in the thrillers “Michael Clayton” and “In The Bedroom,” died Saturday, his family announced.

Winner of a BAFTA, an Emmy and a Golden Globe award and twice-nominated for an Oscar, Wilkinson had over 130 film and television credits through his nearly 50-year long career.

“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,” his agent said in a statement, first shared with the BBC. “The family asks for privacy at this time.”

Known for his vast range — from dramas to action flicks to comedies — the British actor’s first award-winning role was the U.K. hit comedy and musical “The Full Monty,” a role he reprised 26 years later in a Disney+ show earlier this year.


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Often cast in roles of American political figures, he earned an Emmy for playing Benjamin Franklin in the miniseries “John Adams,” as well as an Emmy nomination for President John F. Kennedy’s father in “The Kennedys.” He also appeared as President Lyndon Johnson in 2014’s “Selma.”

Wilkinson’s other credits included “Batman Begins,” “The Patriot,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” “The Gathering Storm,” “Black Knight,” “Valkyrie,” “The Lone Ranger and Denial.”

He was 75 years old.