BAFTA-winning, Oscar-nominated actor Tom Wilkinson has died at the age of 75.
"His wife and family were with him. The family asks for privacy at this time."
Wilkinson was known for his roles in The Full Monty, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Shakespeare in Love, The Importance of Being Earnest and In the Bedroom.
The actor reprised his role of Gerald in the Disney+ sequel series to The Full Monty earlier this year.
In 2005, Wilkinson told UPI and a handful of other New York press that working on The Full Monty helped him see each subsequent acting challenge as easy by comparison.The film cast Wilkinson, Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy and several other actors play unemployed men putting on a strip show to earn some cash.
Although the men are filmed from behind, Wilkinson recalled they still had to dance nude in front of the crew and scores of extras in a club.
"It was one of the few occasions when the producers said, 'We're going to give you some alcohol,'" he said, admitting he felt like a "rock star" after the women "went crazy" for the dance.
"You felt somehow liberated and you thought, 'No (acting problem) will ever frighten me again,'" he added.
His other credits include Selma, John Adams, Batman Begins, Michael Clayton, The Patriot, Rush Hour, Recount, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Girl with a Pearl Earring, Sense and Sensibility and The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Wilkinson is survived by his wife, actress Diana Hardcastle, and two daughters.
