{"id":83871,"date":"2026-06-05T17:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/anthony-head-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-and-ted-lasso-star-dies-at-age-72\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T17:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:30:59","slug":"anthony-head-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-and-ted-lasso-star-dies-at-age-72","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/anthony-head-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-and-ted-lasso-star-dies-at-age-72\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Head, &#8220;Buffy the Vampire Slayer&#8221; and &#8220;Ted Lasso&#8221; star, dies at age 72"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>British actor Anthony Head, best known for playing librarian and mentor Rupert Giles on &#8220;<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/nicholas-brendon-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-actor-dies\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/a><\/span>,&#8221; has died at 72, his talent agency Gordon &amp; French confirmed to CBS News on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Head&#8217;s daughters said he had died of complications from pneumonia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our grief is far greater than the hole he has left behind, but we know his legacy will live on, in the shows he was a part of, and in the audiences that love them,&#8221; Daisy and Emily Head said in a statement shared with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cd0p0rz4n0mo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News partner BBC News<\/a>. &#8220;How lucky we are to know we are able to watch him doing what he loved, even when he is no longer with us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Head rose to fame in England in the 1980s, then became internationally known with his leading role on &#8220;Buffy&#8221; in the late 1990s. He was best known for his deep baritone voice and was a frequent face on television, including a role on the British classic &#8220;Doctor Who.&#8221; He also appeared in films including &#8220;The Iron Lady&#8221; with Meryl Streep and 2024&#8217;s &#8220;Upgraded.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/05\/400d41fc-c1ad-4f72-804f-d08b146bfd03\/thumbnail\/620x413g2\/fd7595b233ee5b243578c6ec3b2f2907\/gettyimages-655812834.jpg#\" alt=\"Anthony Head at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London, March 20, 2017. \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/05\/400d41fc-c1ad-4f72-804f-d08b146bfd03\/thumbnail\/620x413g2\/fd7595b233ee5b243578c6ec3b2f2907\/gettyimages-655812834.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/05\/400d41fc-c1ad-4f72-804f-d08b146bfd03\/thumbnail\/1240x826g2\/0a4c3aeaffd9b38897bad9a2aef800ed\/gettyimages-655812834.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Anthony Head at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London, March 20, 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                David M. Benett\/Dave Benett\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Head most recently appeared on Apple TV&#8217;s &#8220;Ted Lasso,&#8221; where he played villainous team owner Rupert Mannion throughout the show&#8217;s first three seasons. Head did not appear in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PxZg4SfIURg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent teaser trailer<\/a> for the show&#8217;s <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/steps-of-faith-hope-for-amputees\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">upcoming fourth season<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Daisy and Emily Head noted that their father &#8220;always considered himself very lucky&#8221; and said that he &#8220;loved his job very much.&#8221; They also said &#8220;his legacy will live on&#8221; through his entertainment work.<\/p>\n<p>Head spent his life in England. He shared his two daughters with longtime partner Sarah Fisher. Fisher, an animal welfare advocate, died in December, according to BBC News.<\/p>\n<p>Daisy and Emily Head said their father died surrounded by his family.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It has been, and forever will be, an honour and a privilege to be his daughters, and to have witnessed firsthand the impact both he and his work have had on so many,&#8221; they said.<\/p>\n<p>Head&#8217;s &#8220;Buffy&#8221; co-star Nicholas Brendon\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/nicholas-brendon-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-actor-dies\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">died from natural causes<\/a><\/span> in March at the age of 54. 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