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On the small screen, Wilkinson earned an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for portraying Benjamin Franklin in the 2008 HBO biopic miniseries John Adams.

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Ben Franklin and his time in France have previously been already portrayed (beautifully) by Tom Wilkinson in HBO’s John Adams.

Michael Douglas can’t save this limited series about Benjamin Franklin’s time in Paris.

Wilkinson’s Benjamin Franklin is a clever, witty, cantankerous extrovert, often dominating scenes because he has the most dialogue.

Wilkinson’s Benjamin Franklin is a clever, witty, cantankerous extrovert, often dominating scenes because he has the most dialogue.

After watching Wilkinson in John Adams, you might be left with the impression that while Benjamin Franklin may have not exactly performed these kinds of miracles, his role in the creation of the ...

At the risk of reducing an extraordinarily versatile actor to just one sweet spot, it must be noted that Tom Wilkinson had a particular genius for playing the gruff authority figure with a wry ...

He also won a 2009 Golden Globe and 2008 Emmy for his role as Benjamin Franklin in the HBO series “John Adams.” Wilkinson married actress Diana Hardcastle in 1988. The couple had two daughters.