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Full Monty actor Tom Wilkinson dies aged 75

He played Gerald Arthur Cooper in the 1997 comedy about a group of redundant steelworkers from Sheffield who set up an all-male striptease act, receiving a Bafta for best supporting actor for his performance.

Wilkinson reprised the role of Gerald for a 2023 Disney+ series revisiting the characters 26 years on.

The actor had more than 130 film and TV credits including the 1998 romcom Shakespeare in Love, Christopher Nolan’s 2005 superhero film Batman Begins, The Grand Budapest Hotel and Girl with a Pearl Earring.

guidothekillerpimp , (edited )

“Damn him! Damn that man!”

theodewere ,
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glad to see the article mention Michael Clayton, he's scary awesome as Clooney's disturbed genius friend

GreenEnigma ,

He was pretty awesome in every role.

The Batman Behind was elevated by his performance.

remotedev ,

They just ignore his genius from Black Knight

hydrashok ,

That movie is way too funny for its premise, and Tom was a huge part of that.

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British Oscar-nominated actor Tom Wilkinson, best known for his role in The Full Monty, has died aged 75, his family have announced.

He played Gerald Arthur Cooper in the 1997 comedy about a group of redundant steelworkers from Sheffield who set up an all-male striptease act, receiving a Bafta for best supporting actor for his performance.

Wilkinson, who was born in Leeds, trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada).

In 1986, he got his first major screen role in mini-series First Among Equals, based on Jeffrey Archer’s bestselling novel, alongside Diana Hardcastle.

They also played on-screen husband and wife in The Kennedys in 2011 and in the 2014 action film Good People.

Wilkinson was known for his versatility, from period dramas such as 1995’s Sense and Sensibility to Rush Hour opposite Jackie Chan in 1998 and Guy Ritchie’s gangster film RocknRolla in 2008.

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