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RiP Anthony Head

292 replies

25mini7 · 05/06/2026 16:43

So sad rip

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ProfessorRedshoeblueshoe · 05/06/2026 16:53

Gold Blend adverts were great. Loved Giles. RIP

SpaceRaccoon · 05/06/2026 16:54

I'm a huge Buffy fan, really sad to hear this and 72 is no age.

TomatoSandwiches · 05/06/2026 16:54

Oh no ☹️ he was my weird teenage crush in Buffy the vampire slayer. RIP you handsome devil.

hairstreak · 05/06/2026 16:54

Oh 😥
This is so sad. I've loved him in everything I've seen him in, he'll be sorely missed 💔

Quaytohappiness · 05/06/2026 16:54

How awful - RIP Anthony. I never had the pleasure of meeting him but MNetters who had were always full of praise. One of the good people.

Timeforatincture · 05/06/2026 16:55

Herc Shipwright!

What a loss.

VimesandhisCardboardBoots · 05/06/2026 16:57

Well Fuck.

JuneAlready · 05/06/2026 16:57

💕to their daughters.

Loopytiles · 05/06/2026 16:58

Terrible news

So handsome!

So many good performances.

SilenceInside · 05/06/2026 16:58

I am not normally saddened by the death of celebrities but seeing this news headline surprised me by how sad it made me. Anthony Head as Giles in Buffy was such a presence in my late teens and early twenties. Really feel for his two daughters, given that their mum also died a just a few months ago.

Middlemarch123 · 05/06/2026 16:58

Oh god bless his soul. How sad. Loved him in The Split.

Mapletree1985 · 05/06/2026 16:59

25mini7 · 05/06/2026 16:43

So sad rip

He's taken all our gold.

PixieMcGraw · 05/06/2026 17:01

He seems to have been a genuinely good guy. He did lots of advocacy work for rescue dogs. Very sad.

Lampzade · 05/06/2026 17:02

Quaytohappiness · 05/06/2026 16:54

How awful - RIP Anthony. I never had the pleasure of meeting him but MNetters who had were always full of praise. One of the good people.

Yes, he was often regarded as one of the nicest celebrities . His name always came up on the nice celebrity threads

thefemaleJoshLyman · 05/06/2026 17:03

Sad news. He was brilliant in Buffy and Ted Lasso.

mumofoneAloneandwell · 05/06/2026 17:04

RIP and well wishes to his family

Far too young to have left us x

Scorchio84 · 05/06/2026 17:04

Ah no that's so sad! He'll always be Giles to me 💔His poor family

NoCommentingFromNowOn · 05/06/2026 17:06

His coffee adverts were the first ones I remember ❤️.

Soubriquet · 05/06/2026 17:07

Literally just read this! I can’t believe it. RIP Rupert Giles….who is survived by his son Randy Giles (IYKYK)

ConstanzeMozart · 05/06/2026 17:07

Was it known that he was unwell, or is it out of the blue?
It's very sad.

CactusRabbit · 05/06/2026 17:08

I'm so sad to hear this. Buffy had such an impact on so many people, Anthony Head's portrayal of Giles was a massive part of that.

Locutus2000 · 05/06/2026 17:08

Fuck no, that one hurts. Worst since Bowie for me.

CuntOfTheLitter · 05/06/2026 17:09

His poor daughters- two loved parents gone in six months

how horrific

Silvertips · 05/06/2026 17:09

This is very sad news, his long term partner had recently died also who he must have still been in deep grief for. I loved Buffy back in the day and he was brilliant in it.

Locutus2000 · 05/06/2026 17:11

CactusRabbit · 05/06/2026 17:08

I'm so sad to hear this. Buffy had such an impact on so many people, Anthony Head's portrayal of Giles was a massive part of that.

He had a real calming quality about him. I didn't realise he was 72, probably because he is forever Giles and the Gold Blend man to me.

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