Anthony Head's family have confirmed that the Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso actor died in England earlier this week at the age of 72, with the beloved star passing away from complications of pneumonia, according to a statement released on Friday. The announcement came from his daughters, Emily and Daisy, who said he was surrounded by relatives when he died.
News of his death was first reported by the Press Association, after which Emily and Daisy issued a detailed tribute explaining both the cause of death and the shock felt by the family. Head, whose career spanned decades on stage and screen, continued working into his seventies and remained best known to many fans as Rupert Giles, the thoughtful Watcher and father figure to Buffy Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
