Ted Lasso honours Anthony Head with fresh tribute
Ted Lasso has paid tribute to Anthony Head, who played series villain Rupert Mannion during the show’s first three seasons. The BBC source says Head died at age 72, but the supplied information does not include details about the tribute, its timing, or the circumstances of his death.
Ted Lasso has honoured actor Anthony Head with a tribute, according to the supplied BBC Entertainment report.
Head played Rupert Mannion, described in the source as a villain in the series, during its first three seasons.
The source says Head died at the age of 72. It does not provide further details about when or where he died, the cause of death, or the nature of the tribute.
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