The Full Monty actor Tom Wilkinson has died

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Wilkinson, best known for his role in The Full Monty, played the character of Gerald Arthur Cooper in the 1997 comedy.

The film tells the story of a group of redundant steelworkers in Sheffield who decide to turn to stripping to make some money.

Wilkinson received a BAFTA for best supporting actor for his role in the film.

He also starred in Shakespeare in Love and Batman Begins.

In 2007, Wilkinson played Arthur Edens, an attorney with bipolar disorder, in Michael Clayton, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award.

Two years later in 2009, Wilkinson received a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance of Benjamin Franklin in the HBO series, John Adams.

Wilkinson lived in North London with his wife, the actress Diana Hardcastle.

He was 75.