Buffy's Anthony Head Gone Six Months After Partner Sarah Fisher

When Anthony Head passed away on June 5 at age 72, his daughters Emily and Daisy released a statement that felt both heartbreaking and grounded in gratitude. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer star died from pneumonia complications—just months after losing his longtime partner, Sarah Fisher, in late 2025.

The timing compounds an already devastating loss. Fisher, an animal rights activist who worked with Battersea Dogs and Cats Home and Holly Hedge Animal Sanctuary, passed away suddenly in late 2025, with Emily and Daisy announcing her death in January. They described the shock of losing her“with very little warning.”Now, less than six months later, their father was gone too.

Head’s career spanned decades of beloved television. Most recognizable for his role as Rupert Giles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, he also starred as Rupert Mannion on Ted Lasso, proving his range across wildly different genres. He was the kind of actor who seemed to genuinely enjoy the work—in a 2009 interview with The Times, he called Fisher“the most influential person in my life,”offering a rare window into the man beyond the roles.

In their statement, Emily and Daisy captured what made their father resonate with audiences: his obvious love for acting, his luck at working alongside“exceptionally talented people,”and the legacy he left in the shows themselves. They noted that fans will continue to watch him doing what he loved, even in his absence. That’s the strange comfort of film and television—performances outlive the performer, becoming a kind of immortality.

The loss of both parents within six months is the kind of grief that rewrites a life. But their daughters’words suggest Head left behind something deeper than nostalgia. He left behind decades of work that mattered to people, and a reputation as someone who truly treasured the relationships in his life.