Classic Films

Word has come that the British actor Anthony Head has died. I can promise you you've seen him in something, whether it was a TV adaptation of a Jane Austen novel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, or a Nescafe commercial.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jun/05/anthony-head-death-buffy-the-vampire-slayer

Head began his professional career on the stage, starring in the 1978 West End revival of Godspell alongside Su Pollard. In the following decade, he took on various projects, including a role in the 1981 adaptation of Lady Chatterley’s Lover and a part in 1987’s A Prayer for the Dying alongside Bob Hoskins and Liam Neeson.

In the early 80s, Head also sang backing vocals for the British pop group Red Box, and was featured on their 1986 debut album The Circle & the Square. He was arguably best known in the UK and US for his role in Nescafé’s Gold Blend TV adverts, which focused on the slow-burn courtship between a British couple.

Yet the stage remained Head’s focus, with a lead role as Freddie Trumper in the original West End production of the Abba musical Chess in 1988, as well as performing in productions of A Patriot for Me and Lady Windermere’s Fan. He also took a starring role as Dr Frank-N-Furter in the 1990 West End production of The Rocky Horror Show.

His IMDB credits:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0372117/