Tom Wilkinson — one of the crucial recognizable British actors in current reminiscence — has died.
His family members broke the information to the BBC Saturday, with an announcement from the household studying, “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 precise circumstances of his loss of life weren’t instantly clear, as no additional particulars had been offered. In any case, it is an enormous blow to the movie neighborhood, through which he was beloved.
Wilkinson will doubtless greatest be remembered for his position as Gerald in “The Full Monty” — a well-liked ’90s comedy a few bunch of middle-aged males beginning an all-male strip joint. Truth is, although … he’d been in loads of different movies over time that had been equally as nice.
He performed Arthur Edens reverse George Clooney in “Michael Clayton,” in addition to Matt Fowler in 2001’s “In the Bedroom” … plus, the writer in Wes Anderson‘s “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”
Wilkinson starred in numerous different movies over time, together with … “Batman Begins,” “Shakespeare in Love,” “Rush Hour,” “Wilde,” “The Ghost and the Darkness,” “The Patriot,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” “Valkyrie,” “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,” “The Lone Ranger,” “Selma,” “Snowden,” “The Titan,” “The Samaritan” … and lots of, many extra.
All informed, he had 129 performing credit to his title … and a pair of initiatives on standby, with one already in post-production — presumably his final position earlier than he died. Wilkinson was 75.
RIP
