Tom Wilkinson, the Oscar-nominated British actor known for his roles in 害羞草研究所淭he Full Monty,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淢ichael Clayton害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淭he Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,害羞草研究所� has died, his family said. He was 75.

A statement shared by his agent on behalf of the family said Wilkinson died suddenly at home on Saturday. It didn害羞草研究所檛 provide further details.

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He is remembered by many in Britain and beyond for playing former steel mill foreman Gerald Cooper in the 1997 comedy 害羞草研究所淭he Full Monty,害羞草研究所� about a group of unemployed steel workers who formed an unlikely male stripping act.

Wilkinson was born in Yorkshire in northern England in 1948 and spent part of his childhood in Canada. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in the 1970s.

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He most recently reunited with his 害羞草研究所淔ull Monty害羞草研究所� co-stars, Robert Carlyle and Mark Addy in a .

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Wilkinson was recognized for his services to drama in 2005 when he was appointed a member of the Order of the British Empire.

He also won a 2009 Golden Globe and 2008 Emmy for his role as Benjamin Franklin in the HBO series 害羞草研究所淛ohn Adams.害羞草研究所�

Wilkinson married actress Diana Hardcastle in 1988. The couple had two daughters.

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