# Tom Wilkinson has died **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [December 30, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-wilkinson-has-died/995360 "2023-12-30T21:07:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-wilkinson-has-died/995360/1 "2023-12-30T21:07:30Z")
Well, damn again. Another one… > **[Tom Wilkinson, Oscar-nominated ‘In the Bedroom’ actor, dies at 75](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/12/30/tom-wilkinson-actor-dies/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzAzOTEyNDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzA1Mjk0Nzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MDM5MTI0MDAsImp0aSI6Ijg2MjAxNDlmLWY5ZTYtNGE0YS1hMjA0LTNlMzc0NmI3YjNmMyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vYml0dWFyaWVzLzIwMjMvMTIvMzAvdG9tLXdpbGtpbnNvbi1hY3Rvci1kaWVzLyJ9.kEG7SczbNXpR-WnIJ7mcpI9EFpH-5Wufj3TuNlLpY-Q&itid=gfta)** > > Tom Wilkinson, a Bafta and Golden Globe winner, has died, his agent said in a statement Saturday. The “Full Monty,” “In the Bedroom” and “Michael Clayton” actor was 75. He was 75. Hell, **I’M** 75. 🙁 If you watch any amount of British TV or movies, he will be familiar to you. His name in the cast usually indicated a quality production. I loved him best in _The Full Monty_, standing in the unemployment line, [grinding and twirling to Donna Summer’s _Hot Stuff_.](https://youtu.be/JKcx_spiE78?t=34) Priceless! ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-wilkinson-has-died/995360/2 "2023-12-30T21:15:18Z")
I loved him in _Michael Clayton._ And a lot of others, too. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-wilkinson-has-died/995360/3 "2023-12-30T21:15:32Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > His name in the cast usually indicated a quality production. Hear hear! Handsome men are a dime a dozen in movies. Much rarer is _talent._ ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-wilkinson-has-died/995360/4 "2023-12-30T23:11:20Z")
Actually, I see him as handsome. My type is definitely the nerdy professor. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-wilkinson-has-died/995360/5 "2023-12-30T23:23:48Z")
I could see that. Let’s say “blandsome” instead. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-wilkinson-has-died/995360/6 "2023-12-30T23:40:58Z")
This is the scene I think of when I think of Tom Wilkinson: My favorite scene from _Batman Begins._ [Batman Begins (2005) - Carmine Falcone Scene | Movieclips (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DjGB-wPGkc) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-wilkinson-has-died/995360/7 "2023-12-31T00:47:04Z")
Whoa! 😮 Fantastic scene. Nuttin’ bland there. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-wilkinson-has-died/995360/8 "2023-12-31T02:35:03Z")
**In The Bedroom** is where I liked him most. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-wilkinson-has-died/995360/9 "2023-12-31T16:22:30Z")
We’re not interested in your (and his) private life. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-wilkinson-has-died/995360/10 "2023-12-31T18:56:26Z")
All that and razor blades to boot. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-wilkinson-has-died/995360/11 "2023-12-31T21:01:40Z")
**Duplicity** is an underrated gem, IMHO, RIP Tom, you have done well. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-wilkinson-has-died/995360/12 "2023-12-31T21:12:01Z")
I don’t know why but right away I thought of **Rush Hour** thought I have seen him other things as well. Rest in Peace Tom. `//i\\` ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-wilkinson-has-died/995360/13 "2023-12-31T21:15:11Z")
He had a small role in the recent miniseries follow-up to The Full Monty and was also in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (featuring a cast of distinguished British actors). And of course he was in Shakespeare in Love, great as always.