In a statement, his daughters said he “passed away peacefully of complications due to pneumonia, surrounded by his family”.
The star was best known as librarian Rupert Giles in the cult US supernatural TV series starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, which ran from 1997 to 2003.
More recently, Head appeared in football comedy Ted Lasso, where he played former Richmond FC owner Rupert Mannion.
Other notable roles include playing the Prime Minister in Little Britain and Uther Pendragon in the TV show Merlin, the father of Prince Arthur.
Known for his distinctive baritone voice, Head first rose to fame in the UK in the 1980s in the Nescafe Gold Blend television adverts.
Head’s daughters, actresses Emily and Daisy Head, said in their statement that: “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.”
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