Anthony Head, Buffy and Ted Lasso star, dies at 72

Anthony Head died peacefully from pneumonia complications at age 72, surrounded by his family.

Anthony Head, the British actor who spent five decades moving quietly and capably through television, film, stage, and radio, died peacefully at 72 from pneumonia complications, surrounded by his daughters Emily and Daisy. He was known to millions as Rupert Giles, the steadfast librarian-guardian of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and to a generation of British viewers as the romantic face of a coffee advertisement that became, improbably, a cultural touchstone. His passing marks the loss of a particular kind of artist — one who chose presence over prominence, ensemble over ego, and whose colleagues

Anthony Head, Buffy and Ted Lasso star, dies at 72

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