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From Nescafe to Ted Lasso: Anthony Head's life in pictures

Ben Hatton
News imageGetty Images Anthony Head poses for a photo in character as Rupert Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer Getty Images

British actor Anthony Head has died at the age of 72.

Head first became widely known in the UK featuring in Nescafe adverts in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and went on to play roles in many popular TV shows, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso and Merlin.

News imageAlamy Head and Sharon Maughan stare into each other's eyes during one of the adverts Alamy
Head's big breakthrough in the UK came from an unlikely place - playing one half of the Gold Blend couple in Nescafe coffee TV adverts. He and Sharon Maughan's portrayal of a coffee-inspired romance unfolded through a series of ads between 1987 and 1993
News imageOnline USA Anthony Head poses for a photo in character as Rupert Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer Online USA
One of Head's best known roles was his portrayal of Rupert Giles in the teen show Buffy the Vampire Slayer between 1997 and 2003
News imageAlbert L. Ortega/WireImage Anthony Head with Buffy stars James Marsters and Alyson Hannigan pose for a photo together, with Alyson in the middleAlbert L. Ortega/WireImage
Head with Buffy stars James Marsters and Alyson Hannigan in 2003
News imagePA Media Head and Richard E Grant sit next to each other in character on set - the set is a living room, and Head holds what appears to be an alcoholic drink in his handPA Media
Head (left) starred alongside Richard E Grant in Otherwise Engaged on the West End in 2005
News imageDave Hogan/Getty Images David Walliams, Matt Lucas and Anthony Head pose with an award in 2006 Dave Hogan/Getty Images
After Buffy, he went on to have a recurring role as the prime minister in the sketch show Little Britain in the mid-noughties
News imageDave Hogan/Getty Images Head sits behind a desk playing his character as the prime minister, while Walliams bangs on the table and makes an emotive face Dave Hogan/Getty Images
Head and Walliams on stage at the Little Britain's Big Night charity gala performance in aid of Comic Relief in 2006
News imageHead is dressed as a medieval king, and sits on a throne, for a press picture
From 2008 to 2012 Head played King Arthur's father Uther in the BBC One drama Merlin
News imageJeronimo Alzarez/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Head in costume in the period drama Jeronimo Alzarez/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
Head played the head of the Capulet family in ABC show Still Star-Crossed, an adaptation of a book which picks up the plot from the end of Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet, in 2017
News imageAlamy Anthony Head in a scene from Apple TV+ series : Ted Lasso - season 3 (2024).Alamy
One of his most recent roles was playing former football club owner Rupert Mannion in the Apple streaming hit Ted Lasso