Buffy and Ted Lasso star Anthony Head dies at 72

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

British actor Anthony Head, best known for his roles in TV shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso, Merlin and Little Britain, has died at the age of 72.

Head found international fame as Rupert Giles in hit supernatural teen show Buffy in the late 1990s.

He went on to have a recurring role in sketch show Little Britain, play king Uther Pendragon in the BBC's Merlin, and appear as former football club owner Rupert Mannion in Ted Lasso.

"He passed away peacefully of complications due to pneumonia, surrounded by his family," his daughters Emily and Daisy said.

Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0p0rz4n0mo

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Not mentioned in the article is my favourite of his - 'Bleak Expectations' - a radio Charles Dickens parody that became more and more surreal. He played Mr. Gently Benevolent, the evil guardian of the hero, and then villain of the piece, which he hammed up marvellously. No one could do an evil laugh like him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleak_Expectations

[Miguelito Loveless]

1. Wasn't a Buffy watcher

But I knew him from his voice work on BBC radio, and second Muriels' mention of his work in Bleak Expectation, which is a masterpiece of satire. Also, his turn as the evil alien headmaster with David Tennant Doctor Who (where the Doctor reunites with former 3rd/4th Doctor companion, Sarah Jane Smith (Elizabeth Sladen).

[chowder66]

2. Oh NO!!! I've always enjoyed him. R.I.P.