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.jpg) Soul in 1975 | |
| Born | David Richard Solberg August 28, 1943 |
| Died | January 4, 2024 (aged 80) |
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| Years active | 1961–2014 |
| Known for | Joshua Bolt – Here Come the Brides Detective Kenneth Richard "Hutch" Hutchinson – Starsky & Hutch |
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| Children | 6, including China Soul |
| Website | davidsoul |
David Soul (born David Richard Solberg; August 28, 1943 – January 4, 2024) was an American-British actor and singer. With a career spanning five decades, he rose to prominence for portraying Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in the American television series Starsky & Hutch from 1975 to 1979. His other notable roles included Joshua Bolt on Here Come the Brides from 1968 to 1970 and as the lead actor in the 1979 American TV movie Salem's Lot. Soul also had moderate success as a film actor when he portrayed Officer John Davis in Magnum Force in 1973.
During his career, Soul also found success as a singer, achieving a number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1977 with "Don't Give Up on Us", which also peaked at number one in the United Kingdom and Canada. He achieved a further four top 10 entries and an additional number one single on the UK Singles Chart with "Silver Lady". In the 1990s, Soul moved to the UK and found renewed success on the West End stage. He also made cameo appearances in British TV shows, including Little Britain, Holby City, and Lewis.[1][2]
- ^ Williams, Zoe (January 5, 2024). "David Soul: the British-American star who made crime-fighting cool". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Hayward, Anthony (January 5, 2024). "David Soul obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved January 6, 2024.