Anthony Head, British star of 'Ted Lasso,' 'Merlin' and 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' dies at 72

Anthony Head, the British tv histrion who had roles successful “Ted Lasso,” “Merlin” and astir notably begetter fig Rupert Giles successful “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” has died, his household announced Friday.

Head’s daughters Emily and Daisy Head confirmed his decease to the Associated Press and said helium died of complications from pneumonia. He was 72.

“Our grief is acold greater than the spread helium has near behind, but we cognize his bequest volition unrecorded on, successful the shows helium was a portion of, and successful the audiences that emotion them,” Head’s daughters said successful a connection to AP. “How fortunate we are to cognize we are capable to ticker him doing what helium loved, adjacent erstwhile helium is nary longer with us.”

Head, a seasoned of respective BBC bid including “Doctor Who,” became astir acquainted to American audiences successful the precocious 1990s, playing Rupert Giles — a high-school-librarian-turned-magic-shop-owner and mentor to Sarah Michelle Gellar’s titular quality successful “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” He starred successful a bulk of episodes — 121 installments, according to IMDb — during the series’ tally from 1997 to 2003.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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