And so, farewell to the twinkly-eyed, devilishly handsome, suave and sophisticated Anthony Head, who died this week.
Many people associate him most, understandably, with his long-running character "Rupert Giles" in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I hardly ever watched the show.
Instead, like most Britons of a certain age, it is for this - the role that made him famous, the most romantic "soap opera" ["coffee opera", perhaps?] on telly in the 80s - that we remember him most!
He was so much more than that, needless to say. He had a much-lauded stage career, and as a singer released a few albums of solo work.
This, of course, was perhaps his most surprising role...
Don't get strung out...
RIP, Anthony Stewart Head (20th February 1954 – 1st June 2026)
Oh, I loved the Gold Blend ads - that's the role I remember him most from, too. And the Prime Minister from Little Britain!
ReplyDeleteAh yes. Little Britain had loads of classic moments, although I have to admit I found David Walliams a bit creepy in those "Prime Minister" sketches. Jx
DeleteNow you finally stumped me with one. I have no idea who he is and I never did watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He's quite handsome though.
ReplyDeleteUnderstandably, if you didn't watch Buffy then you wouldn't know him, as that was his big hit Stateside. Maybe you saw Merlin, which was broadcast on NBC from 2008? He was King Arthur's father in that.
DeleteRegardless, yes, he was very handsome - a heartthrob over here, on the basis of coffee adverts alone! Jx
Sad news.
ReplyDeleteLove the video wasn't he fab.
He was great in both roles, even if they were diametrically opposite... Jx
DeleteI agree, this news saddened me too. Loved the coffee adverts, and he also did a stint in the first series, or pilot, of Jonathan Creek. He was certainly eye-catching!
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If you look at IMDB, he popped up in loads of things over the years! Good cheekbones made him very photogenic... Jx
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