In the American series “Starsky and Hutch”, a phenomenon of the 70s, he played Hutch, the blond one. British-American actor David Soul died Thursday at age 80, his wife Helen Snell announced Friday.
Born in Chicago in the United States, David Soul obtained British citizenship in 2004 to spend the rest of his life in the United Kingdom with his British wife.
“David Soul – beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother – died yesterday after a valiant battle for life surrounded by the love of his family,” Helen Snell said in a statement.
“His smile, his laugh and his passion for life will be remembered by the many people he touched,” Helen Snell added.
In the series “Starsky and Hutch”, broadcast for 92 weeks in the United States between 1975 and May 1979, David Soul, alongside Paul Michael Glaser, forms the duo aboard the famous red Ford Gran Torino with white stripe.
The series followed their adventures in the fictional town of Bay City, where the two policemen were assisted by Huggy the Good Tips, their faithful informant played by Antonio Fargas.
In 2004, a feature film was made from the series “Starsky and Hutch”, which has become a cult. Owen Wilson took over the role played by David Soul 30 years earlier, and Ben Stiller took over that of Paul Michael Glaser.
David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser have remained very close over the years, the former describing the latter as his “best friend”, his “brother” in a message published in November on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
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Born on August 28, 1943, David Soul spent his childhood between South Dakota (north-central United States) and Berlin, where his father Richard Solberg, professor of history and political science, had been appointed business advisor by the American diplomacy religious.
He also appeared in the series “Flipper the Dolphin”, “Star Trek”, “One Hundred Married Girls” and “The Yellow Rose”, as well as in the film “Magnum Force”.
At the height of his fame, he also embraced a music career, recording five albums.
In the 1990s he also took to the stage in London’s West End.
David Soul was married five times and had six children.
He met his last wife Helen Snell while she was handling press relations for a comedy he was starring in, “Deathtrap.” They got married in 2010.
“I finally got British citizenship in 2004 because I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life here with Helen,” he said in an interview reproduced on his official website.
“I tell people I’m both British and American. I can vote in both countries and I’m proud of it,” she also said in this interview, in which she also mentioned his involvement in several local associations in London.
2024-01-05 17:06:06
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