Ted Lasso alum Anthony Head died at the age of 72, his family announced on June 5, 2026. The late British actor was known for a variety of film and TV roles, and colleagues and fans are mourning his death. As more details about his passing come to light, many are wondering what happened to Anthony in his final days.
Here is what we know about Anthony’s cause of death.
Anthony was a British actor who most recently starred in Ted Lasso as the character Rupert Mannion, the ex-husband of Hannah Waddingham‘s character, Rebecca Welton.
One of his most notable on-screen roles was playing Rupert Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Anthony also starred in numerous films and TV shows, including The Iron Lady, Underdogs, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Let the Wrong One in, Little Britain, Docto Who Confidential, Merlin, The Canterville Ghost and Bridgerton.
Anthony’s daughters, Emily and Daisy, released a statement to BBC News, confirming that their father die “peacefully of complications due to pneumonia, surrounded by his family.”
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of our extraordinary father,” their statement read. “It has been, and forever will be, an honour and a privilege to be his daughters, and to have witnessed firsthand the impact both he and his work have had on so many.”
