1 of 3 | "Buffy" and "Ted Lasso" icon Anthony Stewart Head has died at the age of 72. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | License Photo
June 6 (UPI) -- Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Merlin and Ted Lasso icon Anthony Stewart Head has died of pneumonia at the age of 72, his family announced Friday.
"it is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of our extraordinary father," his daughters Emily and Daisy said in a statement.
"He passed away peacefully of complications due to pneumonia, surrounded by his family," they added. "It has been, and forever will be, an honor and a privilege to be his daughters, and to have witnessed firsthand the impact both he and his work have had on so many."
Sarah Michelle Gellar and James Marsters paid tribute on social media to their former Buffy co-star.
