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Anthony Head, star of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, has died at the age of 72.

Anthony Head, a renowned actor whose credits include roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer« и «Ted Lasso ».

Head's daughters, Daisy and Emily, announced their father's death from complications of pneumonia in a statement to Britain's Press Association news agency on Friday (via The Independent ). He was 72 years old. News of the actor's death came just over four months after the death of Head's wife, Sarah Fisher, who died at the age of 61.

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«"It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our wonderful father, Anthony Head," Daisy and Emily Head said in a statement. "He passed away peacefully from complications of pneumonia, surrounded by his family.".

A publicity portrait of the cast of the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," circa 1997. Bottom left: Nicholas Brendon, Anthony Head, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Charisma Carpenter, and Alyson Hannigan. (Photo by Fotos International/Courtesy of Getty Images)

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Daisy and Emily Head said: "It has been and always will be an honour and privilege to be his daughters and to see first-hand the impact he and his work have had on so many people.".

Anthony Head played Rupert Giles in all seven seasons of the series. «Buffy the Vampire Slayer »", from 1997 to 2003. In the film «Ted Lasso» He played Rupert Manion in 18 episodes across the series' first three seasons, from 2020 to 2023.

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«"We know how much he will be missed by his friends, colleagues and fans of the productions he was involved in – he loved his work and always considered himself incredibly fortunate to have had the opportunity to work alongside such exceptionally talented people on such wonderful productions over several decades," Heads' daughters added in a statement.

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This article was originally published on Forbes.com.

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