David Soul, ‘Starsky and Hutch’ Actor,
Dies at 80
Hollywood Reporter,
by
Mike Barnes
Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog,
1/5/2024 11:09:47 AM
David Soul, who starred alongside Paul Michael Glaser on the 1970s’ ABC buddy cop show Starsky and Hutch and had a No. 1 hit with the song “Don’t Give Up on Us,” has died. He was 80. Soul died Thursday after “a valiant battle for life in the loving company of family,” his wife, Helen Snell, said in a statement. “He shared many extraordinary gifts in the world as actor, singer, storyteller, creative artist and dear friend,” she said. “His smile, laughter and passion for life will be remembered by the many whose lives he has touched.” Soul also appeared
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Mofongo 1/5/2024 11:13:14 AM (No. 1630126)
Why are former actor deaths major news? They’re just ACTORS.
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MaMe2 1/5/2024 11:17:54 AM (No. 1630127)
Well, #2. Probably some of them remind us of certain times in our lives.
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BeatleJeff 1/5/2024 12:36:07 PM (No. 1630167)
I remember my cousin was infatuated with his album. She'll be devastated by this news.
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Timber Queen 1/5/2024 1:28:33 PM (No. 1630205)
I had a pre-teen crush on David Soul. He was soooo cool! He had talent and 80 years is a good run. May God rest his soul and comfort his family. I caught a clip of the show over at Brietbart. The red and white Trans-Am was the third star of "Starsky and Hutch". The best part about growing up in L.A. is all the old shows were filmed on the streets. It's like going back in time. With today's traffic they could never film chase scenes like that anymore!
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Hazymac 1/5/2024 1:54:45 PM (No. 1630216)
"Don't Give Up on Us" is a really fine song, part of the soundtrack of our earlier lives. And yet singing was only part of what David Soul did. Condolences to his family and friends. He appears to have lived a very full life.
The movie role of Soul I remember best is his portrayal of the homicidal Officer Davis, the leader of Lt. Briggs' (Hal Holbrook) four cop criminal execution squad with Robert Urich (Grimes), Tim Matheson (Sweet), and Kip Niven (Astrachan). Of the four, Davis was the best shot with a pistol ("dog nuts") in 1973's Magnum Force with Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry Callahan. Officer Davis perished when his motorcycle went over the side of an aircraft carrier (stuntman Dar Robinson).
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zephyrgirl 1/5/2024 2:57:48 PM (No. 1630253)
I remember David Soul in "Here Come the Brides" on TV. He played the middle brother Joshua Bolt, to Robert Brown's Jason Bolt and Bobby Sherman's Jeremy Bolt. I never watched "Starksy and Hutch," but did like him in "Magnum Force." The Star Trek episode was just on TV a few days ago, and it is just as silly as I remembered it. I'll bet he'd love to forget that job.
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chumley 1/5/2024 3:32:16 PM (No. 1630266)
As I recall he carried a nickel Colt Python .357 in Starsky and Hutch. An excellent choice. At the time it was the Cadillac of .357s and cost more than most cops could afford.
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franq 1/5/2024 4:54:17 PM (No. 1630300)
Yes, #5, he was great in that role. I've watched that movie many times. Also had his album - bought it because I liked "Silver Lady".
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SweetPea3 1/5/2024 5:14:35 PM (No. 1630308)
I thought he was good in the TV mini-series, "Salem's Lot".
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pensom2 1/6/2024 2:13:56 PM (No. 1630905)
#1, I understand how you feel about former actors' deaths being "major news." I've decided that those who make the news are not just actors; they have moved a step beyond being actors to becoming "celebrities." Therefore, people recognize them, remember who they are or were, to a degree that overtakes being small-time mere actors. Celebrity status isn't particularly impressive either, of course. I have never quite understood why so many of the general public get so enthused to meet or even just see in person, an individual who has become a "celebrity." Few celebrities have accomplished anything particularly impressive--most are just ordinary people who are a little attractive or charismatic. They're not necessarily more intelligent, accomplished, heroic, or even interesting than run of men and women. Yet because they have been seen on TV or featured in "People Magazine," silly people, especially impressionable young people, flock to them for a chance to shake their hands or get an autograph. Celebrity status often multiplies earning power exponentially. Most people live mundane lives, searching for whatever external spark they suppose will ignite or brighten their day. God bless them. Abraham Lincoln said, "God must have loved the common people--He made so many of them."
Celebrities, like us all, strive always to keep the public from learning of their less-than-heroic foibles and sins, lest they fall from grace in a very public fashion, heaping shame upon themselves. Witness the multiple billionaires paying scores of thousands of dollars to expensive, high-profile attorneys to engage in Promethean exertions to shield their names from the disgrace of having associated with Jeffrey Epstein.
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