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Anthony Head, the British actor best known for playing the "watcher" Rupert Giles on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and the sleazy Rupert Mannion on "Ted Lasso," has passed away at the age of 72. Head's death was confirmed by the BBC, and a statement provided by family revealed he died "peacefully of complications due to pneumonia, surrounded by his family."
A versatile actor best known for his television work in both the United States and the United Kingdom, Head's career spans decades and saw him taking on characters of all backgrounds, from sniveling villains to courageous heroes. But to millions of TV fans, he'll always be Giles, the high school librarian who guided Buffy Summers on her quest to save the world from the vampire hordes, crafting one of pop culture's most legendary mentor figures in the process.
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