David Soul (1943-2024)
British/American actor David Soul has passed away on 4th January 2024. He was 80. He was best known for his role as Detective Hutch in the popular 70s television series "Starsky & Hutch".
Starting his career on stage in the 1960s, Soul broke into television, appearing in shows such as "Star Trek", "All in the Family" and "Here Come the Brides" before landing in a film opposite Clint Eastwood in the movie "Magnum Force", which led to his career-defining role in "Starsky & Hutch" alongside co-star Paul Michael Grazer. He also appeared in "Salem's Lot".
Soul also had a singing career, achieving #1 in 1977 with "Don't Give Up on Us". Throughout the 1980s, he continued to work in American television before moving to London in the 1990s, where he obtained British citizenship and enjoyed a successful stage and screen career. In 2004, he and Graser made a cameo in the remake "Starsky & Hutch", starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson.
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