Anthony Head

Anthony Head had one of those careers that took an unlikely turn into something special. He first won Britain over through coffee adverts, of all things, the Gold Blend couple, and then grew into Rupert Giles, the tweedy Watcher who gave Buffy its heart and gravity. I always loved that he was a trained singer and musical theatre performer underneath the buttoned-up exterior, which gave Giles those surprising, soulful moments. Learning he passed away on the first of June 2026 lands heavily. He brought warmth and dry English wit to everything, and a generation of fans clearly felt mentored by him too.

Name (English)

Anthony Head

Name (Japanese)

アンソニー・スチュワート・ヘッド

Reading

あんそにー・すちゅわーと・へっど

Born

February 20, 1954 (age 72)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Horse

Origin

Camden Town, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor / singer / stage actor

• Official sitehttps://www.anthonyhead.org/
• Xhttps://x.com/AnthonySHead
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony%20Head
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%98%E3%83%83%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q342962

Tags

• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.