RIP Tom Wilkinson

[garrow]

Hugely underrated actor. First saw him in the Full Monty.

'The Full Monty' and 'Batman Begins' actor Tom Wilkinson dies at 75

 

[Driftwood]

Great actor. Loved him in The Full Monty and The Patriot.

RIP

 

[MisterCreosote]

Underrated roles in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and In The Bedroom, though IIRC he got an Oscar nod for the latter.

RIP.

 

[DanOregon]

In the Bedroom was one of those movies that was simple and also devastating.

 

[Driftwood]

He also did a nice job as Ben Franklin in the HBO series John Adams.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

He was fantastic as the laid-off and perpetually-overdressed redundant foreman in "The Full Monty." I'm gutted. RIP.

 

[I Should Coco]

He was fantastic as the laid-off and perpetually-overdressed redundant foreman in "The Full Monty." I'm gutted. RIP.

Also mourning Mr. Wilkinson's death:

 

[I Should Coco]

Underrated roles in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and In The Bedroom, though IIRC he got an Oscar nod for the latter.

RIP.

That's right ... he is part of a great supporting cast in "Spotless Mind." One of the best movies of the 2000s.

 

[Deskgrunt50]

So good. And count me as another huge fan of “Eternal Sunshine.”

RIP

 

[Slacker]

I'm not familiar with Wilkinson's work, so now I'm gonna look him up next.

Sounds like he knew how to pick a great role, and a great movie project, good director, all that stuff.

 

[BTExpress]

Played Republican heavyweight James Baker in HBO's "Recount" and Democratic heavyweight Joseph Kennedy in Reelz's "The Kennedys." Excellent in both.

 

[apeman33]

I'm such a sports head that I thought this was about the guy who was the Edmonton Eskimos' quarterback before and with Warren Moon.

 

[Small Town Guy]

I think Michael Clayton is one of the best films of the last 20 years and Wilkinson (and his bread) are the best part of that movie. But always so good in everything.

 

[Kato]

The opening monologue from "Michael Clayton":