David Soul, 1943 – 2034 ‘Starsky & Hutch’ Actor and Soft Rock Singer (sent by Patrick Ranasinghe)
David Soul Live In Concert 1981
David Soul, 1943 – 2034 ‘Starsky & Hutch’ Actor and Soft Rock Singer, Dead at 80 David Soul, the actor-singer who famously starred as Kenneth “Hutch” Hutchinson in the beloved TV series Starsky & Hutch and scored a Number One hit with the soft rock ballad “Don’t Give Up on Us,” has died at the age of 80.
Soul’s wife, Helen Snell, confirmed her husband’s death in a statement to the BBC, saying he died Thursday “after a valiant battle for life in the loving company of family.” No cause of death was provided.
“He shared many extraordinary gifts in the world as actor, singer, storyteller, creative artist and dear friend,” Snell added. “His smile, laughter and passion for life will be remembered by the many whose lives he has touched.”
A Chicago-born folk singer before turning to acting, Soul appeared on The Merv Griffin Show (as a masked singer), Magnum Force, and Star Trek before landing his breakout role on Starsky & Hutch, which ran for four seasons from 1975 to 1979. On the buddy cop series, Soul’s Detective “Hutch” partnered with Paul Michael Glaser’s Starsky to patrol the streets of Bay City, California.
