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Obit - Anthony Head
FILE - Anthony Head poses during the "Merlin" photocall at the 51st Monaco Television Festival in Monte Carlo, Monaco, Friday, June 10, 2010.
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Actor Anthony Head, known for his roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso,” has died at 72. His family announced Friday that he passed away peacefully due to complications from pneumonia, surrounded by loved ones. Head first gained recognition in the 1980s on British TV as part of a romantic couple in Nescafe ads. He later achieved U.S. fame as Rupert Giles in the supernatural series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” which aired from 1997 to 2003.
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