Death of actor David Soul, hero of “Starsky and Hutch”, at 80

2024-01-05 16:55:39

Actor David Soul, known for playing one of the main roles in “Starsky and Hutch,” has died at age 80.

He was the unforgettable detective Kenneth “Hutch” Hutchinson in the cult detective series. David Soul, known for playing one of the two members of the title pair of Starsky et Hutch, died on January 4, 2024 at the age of 80. It was his wife, Helen Snell, who revealed the sad news in a press release relayed by Sky News this Friday.

The causes of his death have not been specified, but the press release says that he died “after a valiant fight for life”, surrounded by his family.

Born August 28, 1943 in Chicago, David Soul was noticed on television for the first time in 1976, in the show The Merv Griffin Show. Subsequently, he is found in several television series, such as One hundred girls to marry Then Owen Marshal : Counselor at Law.

But it is his role in Starsky et Hutch which he played from 1975 to 1979, which revealed him to the general public. He plays Hutch, the more discreet and thoughtful of the duo who, with his friend Starsky (Paul Michael Glaser), solves cases in an unconventional way. In total, the series will be entitled to four seasons and will quickly become cult. He also makes an appearance in the film Starsky et Hutch released in 2004, in which Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson play the main roles.

Other film and television roles

On television, we will then find David Soul as guest star in television series, such as World War III, Gunsmoke or Star Trek. He was also seen in Arabesque in 1993 or Hercule Poirot in 2004. He still acted on television until 2012, with a role in Inspect Lewis.

David Soul has also distinguished himself in the cinema. In 1971, we found him in Johnny Goes to War. Two years later, he played opposite Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force. We have also seen it in the films The Vampires of Salem (1979), appointment with death by Michael Winner (1988) and more recently L’affaire Farewell in 2009. We haven’t seen him on the big screen since that date.