Starsky & Hutch star David Soul dies aged 80 as wife shares heartbreaking statement
He was not on the list.
Actor David Soul, best known for his role in the television series Starsky & Hutch, has died at the age of 80, his wife Helen Snell said in a statement.
She said in the statement: “David Soul – beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother – died yesterday after a valiant battle for life in the loving company of family. He shared many extraordinary gifts in the world as actor, singer, storyteller, creative artist and dear friend.
“His smile, laughter and passion for life will be remembered by the many whose lives he has touched.” The British-American actor and singer was best known for his role as Detective Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson in Starsky & Hutch from 19975 to 1979. He costarred with Paul Michael Glaser. He was also Joshua Bolt on Here Comes the Brides between 1968 and 1970.
Other roles included Officer John David in Magnum Force in 1973 and Roy Champion in The Yellow Rose. He also had a few hits as a singer with his tracks Don't Give Up on Us and Silver Lady - with both songs going to number one on the charts in the UK.
David was born in 1943 in Chicago, Illinois in the US. His father, Dr Richard W Solberg was a Lutheran minister, the director of Higher Education for the Lutheran Church in America and the senior representative for Lutheran World Relief during the reconstruction of Germany after World War II. This meant that David moved around a lot as a kid.
He lived in South Dakota and Mexico City when he was younger. While studying at the University of the Americas, he was inspired by students who taught him to play the guitar. He decided to follow his passion for music and ended up performing at a club in Minneapolis.
He started performing on stage as an actor in the mid-60s when he became a founding member of the Firehouse Theater. While travelling with the company, he appeared in many productions and first gained attention when he was the Covered Man in The Merv Griffin Show in the late 60s.
It wasn't long after that he made his TV debut in Flipper. In 167, he signed a contract with Columbia Pictures and appeared on an episode of Star Trek before landing a role in Here Come the Brides. In the early '70s, he starred as Arthur Hill's law partner on Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law.
Things were going great for David and he was soon cast by Clint Eastwood in the movie, Magnum Force. He starred opposite Paul Michael Glaser in Starsky & Hutch, with the two reprising their roles in the 2004 remake of the same name, starring Ben Stiller as Starsky and Owen Wilson as Hutch.
David has been married five times and has five sons and one daughter. He first tied the knot with Mirrirm 'Mim' Solberg in the early 60s, when they welcomed one child. They split after one year together. In 1968, he married Karen Carlson after they met on Here Come the Brides.
They also welcomed a child but split nine years later. While filming for Starsky & Hutch, he was in an open relationship with Lynne Marta. In 1980, he got married to Petti Carnel Sherman - who was the ex-wife of his Here Come the Bride's co-star Bobby Sherman. The marriage didn't last and, seven years later, he married Julia Nickson.
The couple have a child called China Soul, who followed in her father's footsteps and became a singer. Then, in 2010, he married Helen Snell. They started dating in 2002 after meeting on the British production of Deathtrap. He gained his British citizenship in 2004.
He once discussed his love for the UK. In 2015, he said to MailOnline: "Britain is beautiful. I like south Devon a lot, the bleakness of Dartmoor. And I like being in a country steeped in history. I return to the States about three times a year as my five sons all live there, though my daughter lives here."
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
1971 Johnny Got His
Gun Swede
1973 Magnum
Force Officer John Davis
1975 Dogpound
Shuffle Pritt
1977 The Stick Up Duke Turnbeau
1979 Salem's Lot Ben Mears
1983 Through
Naked Eyes William Parrish
1985 The Key to
Rebecca Alex Wolff
1987 The Hanoi
Hilton Maj Oldham
1988 Appointment
with Death Jefferson Cope
1989 Prime Target Peter Armetage
1992 Grave Secrets:
The Legacy of Hilltop Drive Sam
Haney
1994 Pentathlon Mueller
2004 Starsky and
Hutch The Original Ken
"Hutch" Hutchinson Cameo
2009 Farewell Hutton, Ronald Reagan's adviser
2013 Filth Punter
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1966 I Dream of
Jeannie Gerhard - the Orderly 1 episode:
"My Master, the Weakling"
1967 Flipper Ranger Dennis Blake 1 episode
1967 Star Trek Makora Episode: "The Apple"
1968–1970 Here
Come the Brides Joshua Bolt 52 episodes
1971 All in the
Family Szabo Daborda 1 episode
1972 The F.B.I. Clifford Wade 1
episode: "The Runner"
1972 The Streets of
San Francisco Jim Martin 1 episode: "Hall of Mirrors"
1973 Cannon Sean Cadden, Udo Giesen 2 episodes
1973 Circle of Fear James Barlow 1
episode: "The Phantom of Herald Square"
1974 The
Disappearance of Flight 412 Captain
Roy Bishop Television film
1975–1979 Starsky
& Hutch Detective Sergeant
Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson 92
episodes
1977 Little Ladies
of the Night Lyle York Television film
1979 Salem's Lot Ben Mears Miniseries
1980 Rage! Cal Morrisey Television film
1982 World War III Colonel Jake Caffey Miniseries
1983 Casablanca Rick Blaine 5
episodes
1983–1984 The
Yellow Rose Roy Champion 22 episodes
1985 The Key to
Rebecca Alex Wolff Television film
1986 The Fifth
Missile Capt. Kevin Harris Television film
1988 The Secret of
the Sahara Lieutenant Riker 4 episodes
1988 In the Line of
Duty: The F.B.I. Murders Mike
Lee Platt Television film
1989 Unsub John Westley "Westy"
Grayson 8 episodes
1989 Prime Target Peter Armetage Television
film
1990 The Young
Riders Jeremy Styles "Gathering Clouds", 2
episodes
1991 Murder,
She Wrote Casino Owner Wes
McSorely 1 episode
1991 Cry in the
Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann Terry
Anderson Television film
2001 Holby City Professor Alan Fletcher 1 episode
2003 Little Britain Himself 1
episode
2004 Poirot Andrew Pennington 1 episode
2004 Dalziel and
Pascoe Gus D'Amato 1 episode: "A Game of
Soldiers"
2012 Lewis Paul Yelland 1 episode
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
Year Title Details AUS[21] NL[22] NZ[23] UK[24] US[25]
1976 David Soul
Released: November 1976
Label: Private Stock
8 13 17 2 40
1977 Playing to an
Audience of One
Released: 1977
Label: Private Stock
30 - 9 8 86
1979 Band of Friends
Released: 1979
Label: Energy
- - - 94 163
1982 The Best Days
of My Life[26]
Released: 1982
Label: Energy
- - - - -
1997 Leave a Light
On...[27]
Released: 1997
Label: Self-released
- - - - -
Compilation albums
Year Title Details UK[24]
1979 Moods
Released: 1979
Label: K-tel
-
1990 The Best Of...
Released: 1990
Label: Connoisseur Collection
Europe release
-
1993 The Magic
Collection
Released: 1993
Label: ARC
-
1994 The Best Of
Released: March 1994
Label: Music Club
UK release of 1990 compilation
-
2008 Looking
Back – The Very Best Of
Released: October 2008
Label: Vibrant
-
2010 Don't Give Up
on Us – The Very Best of David Soul
Released: November 29, 2010
Label: Music Club Deluxe
-
2020 Gold
Released: March 6, 2020
Label: Crimson
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