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David Soul

Television Director / Singer-songwriter / Actor | * 08/28/1943 († 80, 01/04/2024) | Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
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David Soul (born David Richard Solberg; August 28, 1943 – January 4, 2024) was an American and 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 he 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 UK and Canada. Soul achieved a further four top 10 entries and an additional number one single on the UK Singles Chart with "Silver Lady". In the 1990s he moved to the United Kingdom and found renewed success on the West End stage. He also made cameo appearances in British TV shows, including ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Mystery

Known for these Movies & Shows

Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcome their differences to solve an important case wit ...

Starsky & Hutch

PG-13

2004 | 2.9/5 | 1h 41min
Comedy, Crime
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"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in gr ...

Magnum Force

R

1973 | 3.6/5 | 2h 4min
Drama, Crime, Action
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"Jerry Springer: The Opera" tells the story of a day in the job of world famous talk-show host, Jerry Springer. Jerry has to sort out a number of guests problems; including a man who wants to dress up ...

Jerry Springer: The Opera

Certification unknown

2005 | 3.4/5 | 2h
Comedy
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Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the streets of Bay City. ...

Starsky & Hutch

TV-14

1975 | 3.6/5 | 1h per episode
Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
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Movies with David Soul as Actor(36)

as Punter2013 Filth
as Narrator (voice)2011 Mermaids: The Body Found
as Hutton2009 Farewell
as Eric Bridges2006 Puritan
as Jerry Springer2005 Jerry Springer: The Opera
as Original Hutch2004 Starsky & Hutch
as Harvey2001 Tabloid
as Roger Karey1998 Terror in the Mall
as Heinrich Müller1994 Pentathlon
as Sam Haney1992 Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive
as Truman York1992 Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
as Terry Anderson1991 Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
as Dr. Frieberg1990 In the Cold of the Night
as Alden Ernst1990 So Proudly We Hail
as Martin Henkle1990 Tides of War
as Owen Malloy / John McGuire1990 The Bride in Black
as Peter Armetage1989 Prime Target
as Jefferson Cope1988 Appointment with Death
as Michael Lee Platt1988 In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
as Harry Petros1987 Harry's Hong Kong
as Oldham1987 The Hanoi Hilton
as Capt. Kevin Harris1986 The Fifth Missile
as Alex Wolff1985 The Key to Rebecca
as William Parrish1983 Through Naked Eyes
as Cal Morrisey1980 Rage!
as Jesse Swan1980 Swan Song
as Jake Seaton1980 Homeward Bound
as Lyle York1977 Little Ladies of the Night
as Duke Turnbeau1977 The Stick Up
as Pritt1975 Dogpound Shuffle
as Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson1975 Starsky and Hutch
as Capt. Roy Bishop1974 The Disappearance of Flight 412
as John Davis1973 Magnum Force
as Curt Lowens1973 Intertect
as Jeff1972 Movin' On
as Swede, World War I Soldier1971 Johnny Got His Gun

TV Shows/Series with David Soul as Actor(40)

as Paul Yelland2007 Lewis
as Self - Guest2006 The One Show
2003 Little Britain
as himself2002 V Graham Norton
2002 Top Gear
1998 The Heaven and Earth Show
1996 Dalziel & Pascoe
as Zoltan Kouros1995 Sandra, princesse rebelle
as Walter1995 Les Filles du Lido
as himself1991 Pebble Mill
as Andrew Pennington1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Westy Grayson1989 Unsub
as Lieutenant Ryker1988 The Secret of the Sahara
1987 Jake and the Fatman
as Michael Dennison1985 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Wes McSorley1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Jordan Barnett1984 Murder, She Wrote
1984 Partners in Crime
as Roy Champion1983 The Yellow Rose
as Cooper Halliday1983 The Hitchhiker
as Rick Blaine1983 Casablanca
as Colonel Jake Caffey1982 World War III
as Caleb Staunton1981 The Manions of America
as himself1976 The Captain and Tennille
as Kenneth Hutchinson1975 Starsky & Hutch
1972 The Streets of San Francisco
as James Barlow1972 Ghost Story
1972 The Rookies
as Szabo Daborba1971 All in the Family
1971 Cannon
as Ted Warrick1971 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1970 The Young Rebels
1969 Medical Center
as Joshua Bolt1968 Here Come the Brides
1967 Ironside
as Makora1966 Star Trek
as Orderly1965 I Dream of Jeannie
as Clifford Wade1965 The F.B.I.
as himself1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as Ike Hockett1955 Gunsmoke

Movies with David Soul as Crew(2)

Writing/Co-Writer2016 Gridiron UK
Production/Producer1980 Swan Song

TV Shows/Series with David Soul as Crew(7)

Directing/Director1988 In the Heat of the Night
Directing/Director1988 China Beach
Directing/Director1986 Heart of the City
Directing/Director1986 Crime Story
Directing/Director1984 Hunter
Directing/Director1984 Miami Vice
Directing/Director1975 Starsky & Hutch

Additional Information

Official websites:
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Full Name: David Richard Solberg
Born: Saturday, 08/28 1943 (August) in Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 01/04 2024 (January) in London (aged: 80)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of Minnesota, Washington High School, Augustana University
Spouses (current/former): Karen Carlson, Patti Carnel, Julia Nickson-Soul
Children: China Soul
Other names for David Soul (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"David Richard Solberg"
"David & Karen"
David Soul frequently works together with these people:
Victor French (23x, Actor)
Morgan Woodward (22x, Actor)
Gregg Palmer (21x, Actor)
Anthony Caruso (20x, Actor)
Joseph V. Perry (20x, Actor)
Scott Marlowe (20x, Actor)
William Windom (19x, Actor)
Ed Nelson (18x, Actor)
Dabbs Greer (18x, Actor)
Claude Akins (18x, Actor)
John Anderson (18x, Actor)
Jeffrey Bloom (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:6245, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/26/2024