Famous actor Anthony Head, best known for his roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso,” died at the age of 72.
His daughters, actresses Emily and Daisy Head, issued a statement Friday to the Press Association announcing his passing, according to Irish News.
Head’s daughters said, “He passed away peacefully of complications due to pneumonia, surrounded by his family.”
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 25: Actor Anthony Head attends the “Dominion” Press Line during Comic-Con International 2014 at Hilton Bayfront on July 25, 2014 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
“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,” they said.
Emily and Daisy paid tribute to the late actor’s kind nature, and passion for his work.
“We know how dearly he will be missed by friends, colleagues, and fans of the shows he was in — he loved his job very much, and he always considered himself incredibly lucky, to have been able to work alongside such exceptionally talented people, in such wonderful productions, across a career that spanned several decades,” they wrote.
LONDON-May 04: Actor Anthony Head attends the ‘Attack the Blocks’ Premiere May 4, 2011 at the Vue Cinema, Leicester Square in London. (Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)
Head’s many credits include “A Street Cat Named Bob,” “Persuasion,” “Upgraded” and “Repo! The Genetic Opera,” to name a few.
The star’s death comes fewer than six months after his long-term partner, Sarah Fisher, passed at the age of 61, according to Page Six. She was the mother of Head’s two daughters. (RELATED: Actor James Handy Allegedly Stabbed To Death By Girlfriend’s Son)
LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 09: Anthony Head attends the Woman’s Own Children Of Courage Awards at Westminster Abbey on December 9, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)
“Our grief is far greater than the hole he has left behind, but we know his legacy will live on, in the shows he was a part of, and in the audiences that love them,” his daughters wrote in their statement, according to Irish Times.
“How lucky we are to know we are able to watch him doing what he loved, even when he is no longer with us.”