Starsky & Hutch star David Soul dies aged 80
- Soul was a 1970s icon for his role as Detective Kenneth ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson in the classic TV crime series
- The US actor, who was based in London, died on Thursday ‘after a valiant battle for life in the loving company of family’, his wife Helen Snell said
US-born actor and singer David Soul, a 1970s icon for his role as Detective Kenneth “Hutch” Hutchinson in the classic television crime series Starsky & Hutch, has died aged 80, his family announced on Friday.
UK-based Soul, whose decades-spanning career included work as a director, producer and singer-songwriter, died on Thursday “after a valiant battle for life in the loving company of family”, his wife Helen Snell said.
“He shared many extraordinary gifts in the world as actor, singer, storyteller, creative artist and dear friend,” she added in a statement.
“His smile, laughter and passion for life will be remembered by the many whose lives he has touched.”
Heartthrob Soul starred opposite Paul Michael Glaser’s wisecracking tough guy Detective Dave Starsky in the wildly popular 1970s US series that was exported around the world.
The pair had cameos in a 2004 feature film remake of the hit show, starring Ben Stiller as Starsky and Owen Wilson as Hutch, which introduced the legendary characters to another younger generation.
