A little over two months since the death of Nicholas Brendon, another cast member of Buffy the Vampire Slayer has shuffled off this mortal coil. Anthony Stewart Head died yesterday at the age of 72 due to complications from pneumonia, according to a statement released by his daughters. His longtime partner, Sarah Fisher, passed away in December.
Head found international fame as Rupert Giles in the hit supernatural show in the late 1990s. More recently, he had starred as Rupert Mannion, the ex-husband of Hannah Waddingham’s character on Ted Lasso. He first found fame in the UK in the 1980s as the face of a series of Nescafe commercials and was also known for his roles in Doctor Who, Merlin, and Little Britain.
Head is now the third main member of the Buffy cast to pass away, following Brendon in March and Michelle Trachtenberg last February. He is survived by his two daughters.