Anthony Head, Buffy and Ted Lasso actor, dies aged 72

Anthony Head, the actor best known as 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. "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." His career included a recurring role in Little Britain, appearances in Merlin, and film parts in The Iron Lady and The Inbetweeners Movie; more recently he played former football club owner Rupert Mannion in Ted Lasso.

Sarah Michelle Gellar paid tribute on Instagram, beginning with a line from Buffy: "Tell Giles I figured it out and I’m ok" and adding, "Well I don’t have it figured out and I’m not ok. But I know I’m the lucky one because I knew you.

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