Anthony Head, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso Star, Dead at 72

    Anthony Head, star of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer, ‘Ted Lasso’ and more, is dead after suffering complications due to pneumonia, according to his two daughters, Emily and Daisy. He was 72 years old.

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    1. So heartbreaking! Pneumonia is so dangerous! If you have a cold that doesn't seem to get better or a cough that just seems to hang on, please get checked for pneumonia. Just in case.

    2. I've only seen him in Buffy and the 2016 movie "A streetcat named Bob" where he plays a conflicted father to a son who was an addict. A very good performance. May he Rest in Peace.

    3. "Buffy" has lost three cast members in the space of less than eighteen months. First Michelle Trachtenberg in Feb 2025, then Nicholas Brendon in March 2026 and now Anthony. R.I.P. to you all…….

    4. Somebody doesn't know the difference between a star and a supporting character. Sarah Michelle Gellar was the star of Buffy. Jason Sudeikis stars in Ted Lasso. Anthony Head was a supporting character in both shows.

    5. Anthony Head can die, and I won't get suspicious. But he dies just months after fellow Buffy Scooby Gang actor Nicholas Brendon and Dawson's Creek main star Jason Van Der Beek, all tied to prominent WB shows, that's a different story. May he rest in peace.

    6. I always loved the Buffy episode where The Gentlemen stole everyone's voices and Giles had to explain everything using a projector and slides. It was hilarious and clever, without a single word spoken.

    7. Rupert Giles was one of my favorite characters on Buffy the vampire slayer the mentor, Watcher, and father figure a vampire slayer could ever have rest in peace Anthony say say hi to Xanderaka Nicholas and Michelle aka faith from all of us Buffy fans ok

    8. I just heard about this. I can't believe it. He was so good and watching this made me so tearful. I am so sorry. This is now three of Buffy's cast gone. I loved his scenes with Sarah, David and James Marsters.