Tributes to Buffy and Ted Lasso star Anthony Head after death aged 72
The British actor, who also appeared in Merlin and Little Britain, died of complications from pneumonia.
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Tributes to Buffy and Ted Lasso star Anthony Head who dies aged 72
The British actor, who also appeared in Merlin and Little Britain, died of complications from pneumonia.
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