Tragedy once again shakes the world of interpretation and culture. The British actor Tom Wilkinson, known for films such as The Full Monty, Shakespeare In Love and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, among many others, has died at the age of 75, as announced by his family and reported by British media, such as the BBC. or The Telegraph. At the moment, the reasons for his transfer have not been revealed.

The truth is that Wilkinson’s professional career has been marked by great recognition. The actor won a Bafta for The Full Monty in 1997, and reprized the role of Gerald this year, when Disney devised a sequel in the form of a miniseries 26 years after the release of the original production. The performer received six Bafta nominations in total, as well as two Oscar nominations, for the films Michael Clayton and In The Bedroom.

With more than 130 titles in total in his filmography, which includes both series and films, Wilkinson has proven to be a most versatile actor. The performer, born in Leeds, (England) on February 5, 1948, was as comfortable working in period dramas as Pride and Prejudice in 1995, as he was playing criminal masterminds in films like Rush Hour alongside Jackie Chan in 1998, or RocknRolla by Guy Ritchie in 2008.

Furthermore, he not only played fictional characters, since he also put himself in the shoes of American political figures such as Benjamin Franklin, something that earned him an Emmy. He was also recognized with this nomination after playing Joe, John F. Kennedy’s father, in The Kennedys. He also played President Lyndon B Johnson in 2014’s Selma, among many other roles. In fact, the Encyclopedia of British Cinema recognized him as “a star of great character, with a remarkable gift – one of several – for conveying inner pain.”

It was at the age of 18 when his vocation for acting arose. Then, they asked him to direct a play. “For the first time in my life, I started doing something I knew how to do,” she said in an interview. “I realized that it wasn’t necessarily these southern middle-class guys who became actors; they could possibly be people like me. And once I knew that, I never changed my mind,” she said.

As for the sentimental thing, the actor married actress Diana Hardcastle in 1988. Both also worked together in the cinema, when they played their role as husband and wife in The Kennedys in 2011. They also shared a filming set in the production Good People 2014. The couple had two daughters, Alice and Molly. Off-screen, Wilkinson was known for being down-to-earth and keeping a relatively low profile. “I like going to Waitrose and not being recognized,” he said in an interview. Without a doubt, international cinema experiences a great loss this weekend.