Tom Wilkinson dead: British acting giant dies at 75

Tom Wilkinson, the 75-year-old Oscar-nominated actor and star of The Full Monty, Shakespeare in Love and other films, has died.

“It is with great sadness that the family of Tom Wilkinson announce that he died suddenly at home on 30 December,” Wilkinson’s family said in a statement released by the actor’s agent. “His wife and family were with him. The family asks for privacy at this time.” Details about the man’s death have not been released.

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The British actor was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 2008’s Michael Clayton and Best Actor in 2002’s In The Bedroom. Wilkinson had more than 130 film and TV credits to his name, including Batman Begins, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Girl with a Pearl Earring.

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“Tom made every project better,” Wilkinson’s co-star in Michael Clayton, George Clooney, told the Guardian. “Made every actor better. He was the epitome of elegance and he will be dearly missed by all of us.”