From Nescafe to Ted Lasso: Anthony Head's life in pictures

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Anthony Head, the British actor who became famous in the 1980s for Nescafé coffee commercials before going on to prominent roles in television and film, has died at 72. Head's early visibility in the ads led to a decades-long career that included the cult series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, where he played Giles, and more recently the Apple TV+ comedy Ted Lasso. The BBC marked his death with a photographic retrospective tracing his journey from advertising's golden age to prestige streaming platforms.