British actor Tom Wilkinson, known for such films as “The Full Monty” (Goi Puscă), “Shakespeare in Love” and “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”, died on Saturday at the age of 75, BBC and News.ro reported.

Wilkinson won a Bafta for 1997’s The Full Monty and reprized the role of Gerald when Disney+ revived the characters 26 years later.

In total, he received six Bafta nominations and two Academy Award nominations for Michael Clayton and In the Bedroom.

Tom Wilkinson died at home with his wife and family by his side.

With more than 130 film and television roles, Wilkinson has appeared in period dramas such as 1995’s Sense and Sensibility and 2013’s Pretty Woman, as well as criminal mastermind roles in films such as Rush Hour with Jackie Chan in 1998 or Guy Ritchie’s Rock and Roll in 2008.

He also won an Emmy for his portrayal of American politician Benjamin Franklin in the 2008 miniseries John Adams and an Emmy nomination for his portrayal of John F. Kennedy’s father, Joe, in The Kennedys. He played President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 2014 film Selma and appeared in The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Girl with the Pearl Earring.

His death was confirmed in a statement sent by his agent.

“It is with great sadness that the family of Tom Wilkinson announce that he passed away suddenly at home on December 30. His wife and family were with him,” the report said.

“The family requests privacy at this time,” the statement said.

In 1986, he got his first big screen role in the miniseries First Among Equals, based on the best-selling book by Geoffrey Archer. Diana Hardcastle played with him. The couple married in 1988 and later starred as husband and wife in the 2011 film The Kennedys and the 2014 action film The Good People. The couple have two daughters, Alice and Molly.

In the 2005 New Year Honours, Tom Wilkinson was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to theatre.