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Full Monty actor Tom Wilkinson dies aged 75

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British Oscar-nominated actor Tom Wilkinson, best known for his role in The Full Monty, has died aged 75, his family have announced.

The statement read: “It is with great sadness that the family of Tom Wilkinson announce that he died suddenly at home on 30 December. His wife and family were with him. The family asks for privacy at this time.”

In an acting career spanning six decades, Wilkinson is best known for playing Gerald Arthur Cooper in the 1997 comedy, which tells the story of a

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