Death of Tom Wilkinson: The Full Monty and Batman Begins actor was 75

Nominated for an Oscar for In the Bedroom and Michael Clayton, he recently returned in the sequel to his cult 1997 comedy, in series on Disney+.

“It is with great sadness that the family of Tom Wilkinson announces that he died suddenly at his home on December 30, shared his agent on December 30, relayed by the BBC. His wife and family were by his side.”

The British comedian, famous for The Full Monty, the great critical and public success of the year 1997 in cinema, which had personally earned him a BAFTA, was 75 years old. Beginning his acting career in England in the 1970s, he appeared in multiple popular films, fromIn the name of the Father (1993) to Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011) via Shakespeare in Love (1998), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) or Batman Begins (in 2005, in the role of Carmine Falcone).

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Also prolific in theater and television, Tom Wilkinson was nominated twice for the Oscars during his career: in the best actor category for In the Bedroomin 2002 (but it was Denzel Washington who won the statuette that year for Training Day), then in 2009 for his supporting role in Michael Clayton – Javier Bardem was then victorious thanks to his terrifying character of No Country for Old Men.

Robert Carlyle, his playing partner in The Full Montywho had just reunited with him for a series sequel, broadcast on Disney+, paid tribute to him on social networks.

“I am so sad to hear of Tom’s passing. He will be missed by everyone who had the pleasure of working with him. He was a brilliant actor, not just one of the best of his generation, but of all generations mixed… RIP Tom Wilkinson.”

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