Tribute to Anthony Stewart Head

[shadowkat]

This one hit me harder than expected. What a lot of folks may not realize, is Head was also an excellent musician and singer. I first fell for him - when he performed in Chess.

1. Rocky Horror

Anthony Head performing Sweet Transvesite from Rocky Horror Tribute Show

Watch on YouTube

And with Amber Benson for Rocky Horror Tribute:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LH43hTh5KI

2. Anthony Head testing James Marsters and Juliet Landau on British Slang:

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3. Chess

I first saw Head in Chess in 1988.

Here's the song he didn't get to sing in Chess:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sCP3nTIDDs

(which he does a cappella).

4. Anthony Head as Giles singing "Free Bird" in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Watch on YouTube

5. Head singing Yet Another Hero Died Tonight

6. Giles singing "I Wish I Could Stay"

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7. Giles singing Behind Blue Eyes, by the Who

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8. REPO: The Genetic Opera - singing the lead of REPO.

9. And here's a retrospective of all of his film and television roles...posted 13 years ago:

Film and Television Roles

And BBC's retrospective of his film/television career

10. Anthony Head on acting.

11. Finally...all those Nescafe Gold Blend Ads (I thought it was Tasters Choice..). which was from 1987-1993.
It's how my mother fell in love with him. LOL!

I'll miss him. I've been following his career off and on since 1987.

Comments

[kazzy_cee]

Yes, it's a real shame as he wasn't that old. I did think he didn't look particularly well in Ted Lasso (he was very thin). It's such a shame, as I think he was a very good actor as well as a talented singer (I have his album!).

[shadowkat]

I had his album "Music for Elevators". Don't now - although it may be uploaded on my computer. (I got rid of my CDs and albums a while back - no record player or CD player or room for one.)

I agree - he looked very thin and frail in the last few things I've seen him in - a rom-com, and Ted Lasso. And I think his wife's death may have been hard on him? But he wasn't that old.

From all reports he was a very kind man - everyone who worked with him appeared to love him.