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Tom Wilkinson

1948 - 2023

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Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson (5 February 1948 – 30 December 2023) was an English actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and two Laurence Olivier Awards. In 2005, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). Wilkinson trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before making his West End debut portraying Horatio in Hamlet (1980) for which he received a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Wilkinson is the 693rd most popular actor (down from 420th in 2019), the 939th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 533rd in 2019) and the 105th most popular British Actor.

Tom Wilkinson is most famous for his role as Michael Clayton in the 2007 film of the same name.

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Among actors, Tom Wilkinson ranks 693 out of 13,578. Before him are Jeremy Renner, Nebahat Çehre, Pat Carroll, Robin Wright, Marion Cotillard, and Michael Chekhov. After him are Vincent Price, Betty White, Ray Milland, John Corbett, P. Ramlee, and Patrick Wilson.

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Among people born in 1948, Tom Wilkinson ranks 76. Before him are William Daniel Phillips, Ray Kurzweil, Carl Weathers, Valentin Ceaușescu, Edwige Fenech, and Amadou Toumani Touré. After him are Nicolae Timofti, Radomir Antić, Luis Galván, Brian Eno, William Gibson, and Bernard-Henri Lévy. Among people deceased in 2023, Tom Wilkinson ranks 63. Before him are Glenda Jackson, László Sólyom, David McCallum, Cormac McCarthy, Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and Charlie Munger. After him are Alain Touraine, Harry Markowitz, Matthew Perry, Dubravka Ugrešić, Milan Milutinović, and Mark Margolis.

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Among people born in United Kingdom, Tom Wilkinson ranks 939 out of 8,785. Before him are John Harrison (1693), Jim Broadbent (1949), Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset (1499), Rob Halford (1951), Simon Cowell (1959), and Thomas Hill Green (1836). After him are Thomas Cook (1808), Ray Milland (1907), Ann Radcliffe (1764), John Fowles (1926), George Martin (1926), and William Penn (1645).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Tom Wilkinson ranks 105. Before him are Bernard Hill (1944), Peter Finch (1916), John Gielgud (1904), Margaret Rutherford (1892), Christian Bale (1974), and Jim Broadbent (1949). After him are Ray Milland (1907), Naomi Watts (1968), Peter Cushing (1913), Jessica Tandy (1909), Brenda Blethyn (1946), and Kim Cattrall (1956).

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