Anthony Head, the British television actor who had roles in “Ted Lasso,” “Merlin” and most notably father figure Rupert Giles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” has died, his family announced Friday.

LONDON (AP) — Anthony Head, the suave, smooth-voiced British actor known for roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso,’ has died, his family said Friday.

Head alcanzó la fama en Estados Unidos como el bibliotecario Rupert Giles, mentor del personaje principal en la serie sobrenatural de culto “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, que se emitió de 1997 a 2003.