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A statement shared by his agent on behalf of the family said Wilkinson died suddenly at home on Saturday. It didnB次元官网网址檛 provide further details.

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He is remembered by many in Britain and beyond for playing former steel mill foreman Gerald Cooper in the 1997 comedy B次元官网网址淭he Full Monty,B次元官网网址� about a group of unemployed steel workers who formed an unlikely male stripping act.

Wilkinson was born in Yorkshire in northern England in 1948 and spent part of his childhood in Canada. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in the 1970s.

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Wilkinson was recognized for his services to drama in 2005 when he was appointed a member of the Order of the British Empire.

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Wilkinson married actress Diana Hardcastle in 1988. The couple had two daughters.

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Sylvia Hui, The Associated Press