Tom Wilkinson will be missed as one of the great actors – Robert Carlyle

Tom Wilkinson died at the age of 75 (Zak Hussein/PA)

Tom Wilkinson died at the age of 75 (Zak Hussein/PA)

Actor Tom Wilkinson will be missed as “one of the greats of not only his, but of any generation”, according to his The Full Monty co-star Robert Carlyle.

The British star, well known for his role as former steel mill foreman Gerald Cooper in the 1997 comedy film, died suddenly at home on Saturday at the age of 75, his family said.

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