Beloved actor Anthony Stewart Head, best known for his role as surrogate father Rupert Giles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, died this week from complications with pneumonia. He was 72.
"It is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of our extraordinary father," Giles' daughters Daisy and Emily Head said in a statement to the BBC. "It has been, and forever will be, an honour and a privilege to be his daughters, and to have witnessed firsthand the impact both he and his work have had on so many."
Head's seven season role as Rupert Giles on Buffy placed him firmly in the canon of all-time TV dads, while occasionally giving him a chance to highlight his talents beyond the screen.
Head was an accomplished singer and theater performer, early in his career landing a role in the musical Godspell. In the early '90s he starred as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in a stage production of Rock...
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