Tom Wilkinson: a life in pictures
The British actor Tom Wilkinson, who starred in The Full Monty and played opposite George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Judi Dench and Jackie Chan, has died aged 75. We look back at some of his many roles
Main image: Wilkinson in Separate Lies (2005). Photograph: United Archives GmbH/AlamySat 30 Dec 2023 15.21 EST Last modified on Sat 30 Dec 2023 16.08 EST
As Arthur Edens with George Clooney in Michael Clayton (2007). Photograph: Castle Rock/Section Eight/Kobal/Shutterstock
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAs Hugh Fennyman with Geoffrey Rush in Shakespeare in Love (1998). Photograph: Cinetext Bildarchiv/Universal/Allstar
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterWilkinson photographed for the Guardian in 2011 by Linda Nylind. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPlaying King Lear opposite Cara Kelly as Cordelia in Max Stafford-Clark’s 1993 production at the Royal Court Theatre. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAs Gen Friedrich Fromm with Tom Cruise in Bryan Singer’s Valkyrie (2008). Photograph: Mgm/Allstar
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAs Latham Cole in Gore Verbinski’s The Lone Ranger (2013). Photograph: Peter Mountain/Walt Disney Pictures/Allstar
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAs Graham Dashwood with Judi Dench and Bill Nighy in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011). Photograph: Fox Searchlight Pictures/Allstar
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterWilkinson with his OBE in 2005. Photograph: Fiona Hanson/PA
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAs Benjamin Franklin in the 2008 TV series John Adams. Photograph: More4/Allstar
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAs Father Moore with Laura Linney in The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005). Photograph: Entertainment Pictures/Alamy
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterWilkinson and Julia Sawalha as Seth and Mercy Pecksniff in the BBC’s 1994 production of Martin Chuzzlewit. Photograph: Everett Collection Inc/Alamy
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAs Gerald alongside Hugo Speer and Mark Addy in The Full Monty (1997). Photograph: United Archives GmbH/Alamy
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAs Charles Cavendish with Minnie Driver in Sandra Goldbacher’s The Governess (1998). Photograph: Album/Alamy
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterWilkinson and Hayden Panettiere as Roy ‘Ruth’ and Patty Ann Applewood in the TV movie Normal (2003). Photograph: Album/Alamy
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAs Archie in 44 Inch Chest (2009). Photograph: Cinematic/Alamy
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAs Dr Robert Knox in John Landis’s Burke and Hare (2011). Photograph: TCD/Prod.DB/Alamy
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAs Bingley Crocker with Allison Janney in Piccadilly Jim (2004). Photograph: Everett Collection Inc/Alamy
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAs a prosecutor in Jim Sheridan’s In the Name of the Father (1993). Photograph: Landmark Media/Alamy
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterAs Thomas Griffin in Rush Hour (1998). Photograph: Cinematic/Alamy
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterWilkinson and Sissy Spacek as Matt and Ruth Fowler in Todd Field’s In the Bedroom (2001). Photograph: Album/Alamy
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterWith his wife, Diana Hardcastle, at the 2002 Bafta awards. Photograph: Alan Davidson/Shutterstock
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterTom Wilkinson, actor. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian
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