Anthony Head: The soft-spoken star whose Rupert Giles enamored a generation of Buffy fans
Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more In the early 2000s, British actor Anthony Head was living in Los Angeles, thousands of miles away from his family, filming for the supernatural teen drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was the role that defined his career — as the socially awkward British librarian Rupert Giles — but the pain of being apart from his family was excruciating. Head, who has died aged 72 due to complications related to pneumonia, said in a 2016 interview that being away from his wife, Sarah, and their two daughters, Emily and Daisy, was something he couldn’t put into words. “Even now, I feel emotional about it. It was a real test,” he told The Guardian. “I’d try to go home to them every three or four …