Anthony Head: Tributes to Buffy and Ted Lasso star Anthony Head after death aged 72

The British actor, who also appeared in Merlin and Little Britain, died of complications from pneumonia.

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

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

Sarah Michelle Gellar, who played the eponymous Buffy, led tributes to Head, writing: "Thank you to Daisy and Emily who not only shared their dad with me, but with the world."

His daughters' statement said "it is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of our extraordinary father".