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David Soul
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David Soul was an American and British singer, television actor, film actor, and television director. Born in Chicago in 1943, he began his work period in 1964. He was educated at the University of Minnesota and Augustana University. Soul’s career included roles in film and television, as well as work in film direction. He was a male who spoke and wrote in English.
Soul was also a writer, with works including *Michael's Cardinal Sin*, *Manipulation and Dark Psychology : 4 Books in 1 - Enter the Realm of Psychology. Discover the Fundamentals of*, and *Empath*. He was married to Karen Carlson and Julia Nickson-Soul and had six children. He practiced Lutheranism. David Soul died in 2024.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Michael's Cardinal Sin
- Manipulation and Dark Psychology : 4 Books in 1 - Enter the Realm of Psychology. Discover the Fundamentals of
- Empath
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Film & TV
Chicago, Illinois, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Soul (August 28, 1943 - January 4, 2024) was an American-British actor and singer. He is known for his role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in the ABC television series Starsky & Hutch from 1975 to 1979. In 2004, Soul became a British citizen, while retaining his U.S. citizenship.
Known for
- Nos plus belles années 80 : La Compil ! — Self (archive footage)2013
- Filth — Punter2013
- Mermaids: The Body Found — Narrator (voice)2011
- Farewell — Hutton2009
- Maestro — Self2008
- Lewis — Paul Yelland2007
- Puritan — Eric Bridges2006
- The One Show — Self - Guest2006
- Jerry Springer: The Opera — Jerry Springer2005
- He's Starsky, I'm Hutch — Self2004
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1943
- Active to
- 2024
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 86,386
- Total plays
- 488,618
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David Soul (born August 28, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor and British citizen and singer best known for his role as the "seat-of-the-pants" California police detective Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson (opposite co-star and long-time friend Paul Michael Glaser) in the cult television program Starsky and Hutch (1975-79). Originally David Richard Solberg, he was born the son of a Lutheran minister. His father, Dr. Richard Solberg, was a senior <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/David+Soul"
Key facts
- Born
- David Richard Solberg , ( 1943-08-28 ) August 28, 1943, Chicago , Illinois , US
- Died
- January 4, 2024 (2024-01-04) (aged 80), London , England
- Citizenship
- United States United Kingdom
- Occupations
- Actor singer
- Years active
- 1961–2014
- Known for
- Joshua Bolt – Here Come the Brides , Detective Kenneth Richard "Hutch" Hutchinson – Starsky & Hutch
- Children
- 6, including China Soul
- Website
- davidsoul .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Augustana University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Notable work
- Starsky & Hutch
- Hair colour
- blond hair
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.davidsoul.com
- Image
- David Soul "Starsky & Hutch" (1975 ABC publicity photo).jpg
- Number of children
- 6
Show 11 more facts
- Commons category
- David Soul
- date of birth
- 1943-08-28
- name in native language
- David Soul
- start of work period
- 1964-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- date of death
- 2024-01-04
- ancestral home
- Norway
- end of work period
- 2013-00-00
- birth name
- David Richard Solberg
- pseudonym
- David Soul
- supported sports team
- Arsenal F.C.
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Encyclopedic overview
David Soul (born David Richard Solberg; August 28, 1943 – January 4, 2024) was an American-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 portrayed Officer John Davis in the 1973 movie Magnum Force.
During his career, Soul 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 United Kingdom and Canada. He achieved a further four top 10 entries and an additional number one single on the UK Singles Chart with "Silver Lady". In the 1990s, Soul moved to the UK and found renewed success on the West End stage. He also made cameo appearances in British TV shows, including Little Britain, Holby City, and Lewis.
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