David Soul, actor best known for his role in the TV series ‘Starsky & Hutch,’ dies at 80
David Soul, an actor who rocketed to fame in the 1970s as the blond half of the TV crime-fighting duo "Starsky and Hutch" and went on to become a successful pop singer, has died.
David Soul, an actor who rocketed to fame in the 1970s as the blond half of the TV crime-fighting duo "Starsky and Hutch" and went on to become a successful pop singer, has died.
He was 80.
"David Soul—beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother—died yesterday after a valiant battle for life in the loving company of family," Soul's family said in a statement released by his wife Helen Snell on Friday. "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."
Born David Richard Solberg on Aug. 28, 1943, in Chicago to a Lutheran minister and a teacher. He was an accomplished athlete who at age 18 was offered a contract to play baseball for the Chicago White Sox, according to the biography on his official website.
From left, Paul Michael Glaser, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and David Soul, at the the British premiere of the movie "Starsky And Hutch" in 2004. Dave Hogan / Getty Images fileBut Soul was drawn to the stage and he launched his acting career as a founding member of the Firehouse Theatre Company in Minneapolis
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