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Buffy and Ted Lasso star Anthony Head dies at 72
British actor Anthony Head, best known for his roles in TV shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso, Merlin and Little Britain, has died at the age of 72.
Head found international fame as Rupert Giles in hit supernatural teen show Buffy in the late 1990s.
He went on to have a recurring role in sketch show Little Britain as the prime minister, he played king Uther Pendragon in the BBC's Merlin, and appeared as former football club owner Rupert Mannion in Ted Lasso.
"He passed away peacefully of complications due to pneumonia, surrounded by his family," his daughters Emily and Daisy said.
Actor Anthony Head, known for ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ has died at 72
Anthony Head arrives for the European premiere of ‘The Iron Lady’ on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short, File)
Anthony Head poses during the “Merlin” photocall at the 51st Monaco Television Festival in Monte Carlo, Monaco, Friday, June 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Christian Alminana, File)
Anthony Head arrives for the European premiere of ‘The Iron Lady’ on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short, File)
Anthony Head arrives for the European premiere of ‘The Iron Lady’ on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short, File)
Anthony Head arrives for the European premiere of ‘The Iron Lady’ on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short, File)
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Anthony Head, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso actor, dies aged 72
British actor starred on the West End before finding international fame in the 90s on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Anthony Head, the actor best-known for playing Rupert Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has died aged 72.
“He passed away peacefully of complications due to pneumonia, surrounded by his family,” his daughters Emily and Daisy Head said in a statement.
“It has been, and forever will be, an honour and a privilege to be his daughters, and to have witnessed first-hand the impact both he and his work have had on so many.”
As well as playing the mentor to Sarah Michelle Gellar’s character, Head had a recurring role in David Walliams and Matt Lucas’s BBC sketch show Little Britain, appeared in the BBC production of Merlin as well as film roles in The Iron Lady and The Inbetweeners Movie. More recently, he played former football club owner Rupert Mannion in Ted Lasso.
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