Thursday, January 4, 2024

David Soul obit

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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