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Anthony Head Biography (1954-)

Full name, Anthony Stewart Head; born February 20, 1954, in Camdentown, England; son of Seafield Head (a documentary filmmaker) and Helen Shingler (an actress); a brother of Murray Head (an actor and singer); companion of Sarah Fisher (an animal trainer), beginning 1982; children: (with Fisher) Emily Rose,Daisy May. Addresses: Agent: Innovative Artists, 1505 10th St., SantaMonica, CA 90401.; Manager: Turnpike Entertainment, 1139 ½ Cardiff Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90035.; Publicist: Aquarius Public Relations, 7700 SunsetBlvd., Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90046.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

February 20, 1954

Camdentown, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Anton, Lady Chatterley's Lover (also known as L'Amant de Lady Chatterley and Lady Chatterley's Liebhaber), Cine-Source, 1981
• Rupert, A Prayer for the Dying, Samuel Goldwyn, 1987
• Michael Toyle, La collina del diavolo, 1988
• Woof Again! Why Me?, 1992
• Sam Gervasi, Paul's manager, I'll Be There, Warner Bros., 2003
• Victor, Fat Slags, Entertainment Film Distributors, Ltd., 2004
• Dennis Folley, Framing Frankie, 2005
• Ned, Imagine Me & You, Fox Searchlight, 2005
• Also appeared in Devil's Hill.
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Clive Martel, Enemy at the Door, LWT, 1978
• Weir, The Mallens, ITV, 1979
• Phil Norton, Howard's Way, BBC, 1985
• Bentley, Woof!, CITV, 1988
• (As Anthony Stewart Head) Oliver Sampson, VR.5 (also known as Avenging Angel, Virtual Reality, and VR), Fox, 1995, Sci-FiChannel, 1997
• (As Anthony Stewart Head) Rupert Giles, Buffy, the Vampire Slayer(also known as Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: The Series and Slayer), The WB, 1997-2001, UPN, 2002-2003
• James, Manchild, BBC and BBC America, 2002
• Professor Third, Fillmore! (animated; also known as Disney's "Fillmore!"), ABC, 2002
• Narrator, Talking to Animals, ITV, 2003
• Himself, From Bard to Verse, BBC, 2004
• Himself, Horsetails, Discovery Europe, 2004
• Himself, True Horror, Discovery Europe, 2004
• The prime minister, Little Britain, BBC, 2004-2005
• Miniseries
• William Le Breton, Lillie, BBC, 1978
• Tony Kroesig, Love in a Cold Climate, BBC1 and PBS, 1980
• Movies
• Norm Pitlock, Royce, Showtime, 1994
• Jimmy Price, Roger, Roger, BBC, 1996
• (As Anthony Stewart Head) Colin Truemans, Best Actress, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
• (As Anthony Stewart Head) William Benton, And Starring Pancho Villa asHimself, HBO, 2003
• Mr. Andrew Barton, Reversals, ITV, 2003
• Specials
• The 100 Greatest TV Ads, Channel 4, 2000
• Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special, VH1, 2000
• Buffy's Back, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
• The 100 Greatest Musicals, Channel 4, 2003
• Himself (Part 3), Tracy Beaker Parties with Pudsey, BBC, 2004
• The British Comedy Awards 2004, ITV, 2004
• ITV's Best Ever Ads, ITV, 2005
• Also appeared in The Grudge Fight, BBC.
• Pilots
• Voice of Giles, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Animated Series (animated), 2006
• Max Flash, Him and Us, ABC, 2006
• Episodic
• Simon Lovell, "The Figures Man," Accident, BBC, 1978
• Hanslick, "A Safe Place," Secret Army, BBC, 1979
• Bill, "See You in Moscow," Bergerac, BBC1, 1981
• Ricki, "Slags," The Comic Strip Presents, Channel 4, 1984
• "No Room at the Inn," Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1985
• James Sinden, "Goodbye Jenny Wren," C.A.T.S. Eyes, ITV, 1985
• Richard Rathbone, "Day of the Yokel," Boon, ITV, 1987
• Dudley Rathbone, "Day of the Yokel," Pulaski, BBC, 1987
• Recording studio engineer, "More Bad News," The Comic Strip Presents, Channel 4, 1988
• Chris Patterson, "A Trip to the Zoo," Rockliffe's Babies, BBC, 1988
• Allan Rothwood, "Nowhere to Run," Highlander (also known as Highlander: The Series), syndicated, 1993
• Simon, "Acting Constables," The Detectives, 1993
• (As Anthony Stewart Head) Nigel Gibson, "Cold Heaters," NYPD Blue,ABC, 1995
• Terry, Ghostbusters of East Finchley, BBC, 1995
• Adam Klaus, "The Wrestler's Tomb," Jonathan Creek, BBC1 and PBS, 1997
• (As Anthony Stewart Head) Dr. Staretski, "Two Guys, a Girl, and a Mother's Day," Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place (also known as Two Guysand a Girl), ABC, 1999
• Himself, SM:TV Live (also known as SM:TV, SM:TV Gold, and Saturday Morning Television Live), ITV1, 2001
• Henry Hutton, "Two Below Zero," Silent Witness, BBC, 2002
• V Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2002
• Peter Salter, "Traitor's Gate," Spooks (also known as MI-5), BBC, 2002
• Himself, Loose Lips (also known as Psychic Loose Lips), 2003
• Richard & Judy, Channel 4, 2003
• Richard Harper, "May the Best Man Win," My Family, BBC, 2003
• The Terry and Gaby Show, Channel 5, 2003
• Sir Tim, New Tricks, BBC, 2004
• Chester Grant, Monarch of the Glen, BBC Scotland and BBC America,2004
• This Morning (also known as This Morning with Richard and Judy), ITV, 2004, 2005
• Today with Des and Mel, ITV, 2004, 2005
• Stewart Masters, M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team (also known asMurder Investigation Team), ITV, 2005
• Breakfast, BBC, 2005
• Dr. David Terry, Rose and Maloney, ITV, 2005
• T4, Channel 4, 2005
• Mr. Finch, "School Reunion," Doctor Who, BBC1, 2006
• Mr. Machin, Hotel Babylon, BBC, 2006
• Morning Glory, Channel 4, 2006
• Also appeared (as Anthony Stewart Head) as himself, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," Biography, Arts and Entertainment.
• Stage Appearances
• Kovacs, A Patriot for Me, Centre Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre,Los Angeles, 1984-85
• Rupert Cadell, Rope, Wyndham's Theatre, Guildford, England, 1994
• Captain Hook, Peter Pan, Savoy Theatre, London, 2003-2004
• Pirate King, The Pirates of Penzance, Savoy Theatre, London, 2003-2004
• Jeff Golding, Otherwise Engaged, England, 2005
• Also appeared as Jesus, Godspell, West End production; Frankenfurter, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, London; Freddie Trumper, Chess; Yonadab, Royal National Theatre, London; The Heiress; Julius Caesar; Rope.
• Radio Appearances
• Narrator, Project: Who?, BBC Radio Two, 2005
• RECORDINGS
• Video Games
• (As Anthony Stewart Head) Rupert Giles, Buffy the Vampire Slayer,Fox Interactive, 2000
• (As Anthony Stewart Head) Rupert Giles, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds, Fox Interactive, 2003
• Albums
• (With George Sarah) Music for Elevators, Beautiful Is A BeautifulDoes, 2002
• Released a three-song single with Two Way, c. early 1980s.
• Taped Readings
• A Line in the Sand, by Gerald Seymour, 1988
• Star Trek the Next Generation: The Valiant, by Michael Jan Friedman, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2002
• The Chrestomanci Series-Mixed Magics, by Diana Wynne Jones, 2002
• The Barefoot Book of Knights, 2003
• Also appeared on Star Trek: The Eugenics Wars--The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh-Volume 1.
• Audio Stories
• Appeared as Lord Grayvorn, Excelis Dawns; Reeve Maupassant, Excelis Rising; Lord Vaughan Sutton, Excelis Decays.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• New York Times, November 22, 1992