For ‘Buffy’ Fans, Nicholas Brendon’s Xander Was a Complicated Everyman

The actor, who died on Friday, was a fan favorite on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” even as his character mixed quiet heroism with hostility toward the show’s women.Nicholas Brendon, bottom left, as Xander Harris in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” His castmates included Alyson Hannigan, top left, Charisma Carpenter, right, and Sarah Michelle Gellar, center.