Anthony Head, the British actor best known for roles in Ted Lasso and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has died, aged 72.

Head’s daughters Emily and Daisy, both actors themselves, told BBC News that he “passed away peacefully of complications due to pneumonia, surrounded by his family.”

“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of our extraordinary father,” they said. “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.”

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