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Anthony Head

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Anthony Stewart Head (born 20 February 1954) is an English actor and singer. Primarily a performer in musical theatre, he rose to fame in the UK in the 1980s following his role in the Gold Blend couple television advertisements for Nescafé, which led to major roles in several television series. He is best known for his roles as Rupert Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003), the Prime Minister in Little Britain (2003–2006), Uther Pendragon in Merlin (2008–2012), and Rupert Mannion in Ted Lasso (2020–2023), as well as voicing Herc Shipwright in BBC Radio 4's Cabin Pressure. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony Head is the 814th most popular actor (up from 4,644th in 2019), the 1,067th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,575th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Anthony Head ranks 814 out of 13,578. Before him are Dirk Benedict, Hal Holbrook, Brian Thompson, Tim Roth, Capucine, and Horst Tappert. After him are Jeff Bennett, Tom Holland, Dan Aykroyd, Dwight Schultz, Dean Reed, and Colin Baker.

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Among people born in 1954, Anthony Head ranks 56. Before him are Riccardo Patrese, David Grossman, Andrej Babiš, Harald Schumacher, Filip Vujanović, and Robert Kocharyan. After him are François Fillon, Eric Johnson, Kathleen Turner, Shuji Nakamura, Rene Russo, and Aleksander Kwaśniewski.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Anthony Head ranks 1,067 out of 8,785. Before him are Arthur Cayley (1821), Thomas Tallis (1502), Robert III of Scotland (1330), Edward Kelley (1555), Ed Miliband (1969), and Henry Briggs (1561). After him are Van Morrison (1945), Tom Holland (1996), Fraser Stoddart (1942), Twiggy (1949), Benjamin Hornigold (1680), and Tony Richardson (1928).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Anthony Head ranks 123. Before him are Michael Palin (1943), Julie Walters (1950), Richard Wilson (1936), Ian McDiarmid (1944), Desmond Llewelyn (1914), and Tim Roth (1961). After him are Tom Holland (1996), Colin Baker (1943), Tom Hardy (1977), Emma, Lady Hamilton (1765), Kiefer Sutherland (1966), and Bernard Cribbins (1928).

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