The Öscar-nominated actor played steel mill foreman Gerald Cooper, one of six redundant workers who stripped for cash in the 1997 blockbuster.
The 75-year-old went on to receive a Bafta for best supporting actor.
Tom's friend, singer Will Young, tweeted: "Goodbye friend. Funny, bloody smart... British acting royalty." Actor Aneurin Barnard, who starred opposite Wilkinson in Dead In A Week (Or Your Money Back), wrote: "I had a very great time getting to know him.
One of our wonderful legends." Wilkinson recently reunited with co-stars Robert Carlyle and Mark Addy in a Disney+ series of the same name.
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