David Soul photographed at a concert in Los Angeles on December 6, 1983. Soule, who rose to fame as the blonde half of crime-fighting duo “Starsky and Hutch” in a popular 1970s television series, has died at the age of 80.
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David Soul photographed at a concert in Los Angeles on December 6, 1983. Soule, who rose to fame as the blonde half of crime-fighting duo “Starsky and Hutch” in a popular 1970s television series, has died at the age of 80.
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LONDON – Actor-singer David Soul, the 1970s heartthrob who co-starred as the blonde half of the crime-fighting duo “Starsky & Hutch” and burst onto the music charts with the song “Don’t Give Up on Us” achieved the top position, has passed away. At the age of 80.
His wife, Helen Snell, said Friday that “David Soule – beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother – died yesterday after a brave fight for life in the loving company of family.”
“As an actor, singer, storyteller, creative artist and dear friend, he shared many extraordinary gifts with the world,” Snell said in a statement. “His smile, laughter and passion for life will be missed by the many people whose lives he touched.”
Soul, born David Solberg, was a Chicago native whose acting career began in the 1960s, when he joined Minnesota’s avant-garde Firehouse Theatre. He continued to appear on stage and screen throughout the 20th century, but is best known for his work in the 1970s.
Soul portrayed Detective Ken “Hutch” Hutchinson alongside dark-haired Paul Michael Glaser as Detective David Starsky in “Starsky & Hutch”, which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1979 and became so popular that it spawned a children’s toy line. Created a series.
David Soul (from left), Paul Michael Glaser and Antonio Fargas, stars of the 1970s “Starsky & Hutch” television series, arrive at the British premiere of the new film of the same name in London, March 11, 2004.
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David Soul (from left), Paul Michael Glaser and Antonio Fargas, stars of the 1970s “Starsky & Hutch” television series, arrive at the British premiere of the new film of the same name in London, March 11, 2004.
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She also found success as a singer, debuting with “Don’t Give Up on Us” in 1976 and scoring hits such as “Going In with My Eyes Open” and “Silver Lady”.
Soul first came to national fame in the 1960s by appearing on “The Merv Griffin Show” as “The Covered Man”, a singer wearing a stocking cap singing “That’s why I hide my face, because a man has to This has to be done” as the song screamed. Be free.”
His other TV credits include “Star Trek,” “All in the Family” and “I Dream of Jeannie,” the miniseries “Salem’s Lot” and a short-lived version of the film classic “Casablanca,” starring Soul as nightclub owner Rock. Starring Humphrey Bogart as Blaine.
Soule’s films included “Magnum Force,” “The Hanoi Hilton” and a cameo with Glaser in the 2004 big screen remake of “Starsky & Hutch,” starring Ben Stiller as Starsky and Owen Wilson as Hutch. Had acted in.
By the 1990s, Soule moved to Britain, where he played several stage roles. In 2001, he won a defamation case against a journalist who wrote a play called “The Dead Monkey” was the worst production of Seoul he had ever seen – without even seeing it. He also played the lead talk-show host in “Jerry Springer – The Opera” in London’s West End.
