{"id":1292,"date":"2026-06-05T17:36:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1292"},"modified":"2026-06-05T17:36:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:36:33","slug":"anthony-head-buffy-and-ted-lasso-star-dies-at-72","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1292","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Head, \u2018Buffy\u2019 and \u2018Ted Lasso\u2019 star, dies at 72"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Anthony Head, the British character actor whose four-decade career stretched from London\u2019s West End to cult American television, died Friday. He was 72.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1290\">Scott Pelley lived many workers\u2019 fantasy, telling off your boss, in CBS \u201860 Minutes\u2019 firing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>His daughters, Emily and Daisy Head, announced the news in a statement to the BBC, saying their father had \u201cpassed away peacefully of complications due to pneumonia, surrounded by his family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Head was best known to American audiences as Rupert Giles, the Watcher and father figure to the Slayer Buffy Summers, a role he played across all seven seasons of \u201cBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u201d opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar. He later introduced himself to a new generation of fans on Apple TV+\u2019s \u201cTed Lasso,\u201d where he played Rupert Mannion, the vindictive former owner of AFC Richmond who relinquishes control of the club to his ex-wife, played by Hannah Waddingham.<\/p>\n<p>His other television credits included the fictional Prime Minister in the BBC sketch comedy \u201cLittle Britain\u201d and Uther Pendragon \u2014 Arthur\u2019s father \u2014 in the fantasy series \u201cMerlin.\u201d He also appeared in the Margaret Thatcher biopic \u201cThe Iron Lady,\u201d playing Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe opposite Meryl Streep, according to Deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Though primarily recognized for his screen work, Mr. Head began his career in the theater, appearing in the musical \u201cGodspell\u201d in the late 1970s before going on to stage productions of \u201cChess,\u201d \u201cPeter Pan\u201d and \u201cRocky Horror Show Live.\u201d Before breaking through on television, he became a recognizable face in Britain as the star of a long-running series of Nescafe commercials that aired from 1987 to 1993, according to Variety.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1289\">FCC weighs overhaul of subsidies for classroom internet as Big Tech backlash grows<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Head is survived by his daughters, both actors themselves. His longtime partner, Sarah Fisher, died last year.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>PHOTOS: Celebrity deaths in 2026: The famous faces we&#8217;ve lost<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>\u201cIt is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of our extraordinary father,\u201d Emily and Daisy wrote in their statement. \u201cWe know how dearly he will be missed by friends, colleagues, and fans of the shows he was in \u2014 he loved his job very much, and he always considered himself incredibly lucky, to have been able to work alongside such exceptionally talented people, in such wonderful productions, across a career that spanned several decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><br \/>\n                          This article was constructed with the assistance of artificial intelligence and published by a member of The Washington Times&#8217; AI News Desk team. The contents of this report are based solely on The Washington Times&#8217; original reporting, wire services, and\/or other sources cited within the report. For more information, please read our AI policy or contact Steve Fink, Director of Artificial Intelligence, at sfink@washingtontimes.com<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n                          The Washington Times AI Ethics Newsroom Committee can be reached at aispotlight@washingtontimes.com.<br \/>\n                      <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=1287\">War of words: Iran, CENTCOM offer competing accounts of Gulf naval interaction<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony Head, the British character actor whose four-decade career stretched from London&#8217;s West End to cult American television, died Friday. 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