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David Soul (born David Richard Solberg; August 28, 1943) is an American-British actor and singer. He is known for his role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in the television series ''
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'' from 1975 to 1979; Joshua Bolt on ''
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'' from 1968 to 1970; and Officer John Davis in ''
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'' in 1973. As a singer, he scored one US hit and five UK hits with songs such as " Don't Give Up on Us" (US & UK No. 1) in 1976 and " Silver Lady" (UK No. 1) in 1977.


Early life

Soul was born on August 28, 1943 in
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, United States, and is of Norwegian descent. His mother, June Johnanne (Nelson), was a teacher, and his father, Dr. Richard W. Solberg, was a
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minister, professor of History and Political Science, and director of Higher Education for the
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(now part of the ELCA). Both of Soul's grandfathers were
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. Dr. Solberg was also senior representative for
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during the reconstruction of Germany after World War II from 1949 until 1956. Because of this, the family moved frequently during Soul's youth. The family was living in
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, where Soul's father taught political science and history at Augustana College, when Soul graduated from that city's Washington High School. Soul attended Augustana College for two years before the family moved again, this time to Mexico City, where he studied for one year at the University of the Americas. While in Mexico, inspired by students who taught him to play the guitar, Soul changed his direction and decided to follow his passion for music. His first appearance upon returning from Mexico was in a club in Minneapolis, The 10 O'Clock Scholar.


Career

Soul began performing on stage as an actor in the mid-1960s, when he became a founding member of the
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in Minneapolis. He traveled with the company to New York City in 1965, appearing in Bertolt Brecht’s ''
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'' and John Arden’s ''
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''. Soul first gained national attention as the "Covered Man" appearing on ''
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'' in 1966 and 1967, on which he sang while wearing a mask. He explained: "My name is David Soul, and I want to be known for my music." The same year, he made his television debut in '' Flipper.'' In 1967, he signed a contract with Columbia Pictures and following a number of guest appearances, including the episode " The Apple" from the second season of ''
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,'' he landed the role of Joshua Bolt on the television program ''
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'' with co-stars Robert Brown,
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and
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. The series was telecast on the ABC network from September 25, 1968, to September 18, 1970. In 1972, he co-starred as Arthur Hill's law partner on '' Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law.'' Following numerous guest-starring roles on TV, including '' Streets of San Francisco,'' he was cast by Clint Eastwood in the film ''
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.'' His breakthrough came when he portrayed Detective Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson on ''
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,'' a role he played from 1975 until 1979. Soul also directed three episodes of ''Starsky and Hutch'': "Huggy Can't Go Home" (1979), "Manchild on the Streets" (1977), and "Survival" (1977). Throughout his career, he made guest appearances on ''
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'', ''
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'', and numerous TV movies and mini-series, including ''Homeward Bound (1980),'' ''
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'' and ''Rage'' (1980) a TV movie commended on the floor of the U.S. Senate and for which he received an Emmy Award nomination. Soul also starred with James Mason in the 1979 TV miniseries adaptation of
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'', which was edited and released as a theatrical feature film in some countries. During the mid-1970s, Soul returned to his singing roots. He scored one US hit with " Don't Give Up on Us" (1977) which reached No. 1 in the US and the UK. " Silver Lady" (1977) hit No. 1 in the UK. From 1976 until 1978, he had five UK top 20 singles and two top 10 UK albums. From 1976 to 1982, he toured extensively in the U.S., Europe, Far East, and South America. In the U.S., he continued to make guest appearances in various television series. He starred in the miniseries '' The Manions of America'' as Caleb Staunton in 1981. He starred in the short-lived 1983 NBC series ''
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'', playing nightclub owner Rick Blaine (the immortalized role that was made famous by
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in the 1942 film ''
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''), and co-starred in the NBC series ''
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'' during the 1983-1984 season. He also starred in the television adaptation of
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's wartime drama ''
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'' (1985) directed by David Hemmings. He later starred as the infamous Florida robber Michael Platt in the TV movie '' In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders'' (1988), which depicted the 1986 FBI Miami shootout and which was subsequently used as an FBI training film. Soul also directed the episode "No Exit" of the 1980s TV series ''
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.'' In 1987, Soul was cast as Major Oldham in the movie ''
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''. In the mid-1990s, Soul moved to England, forging a new career on the West End stage, including the role of Chandler Tate in ''Comic Potential'' and The Narrator in '' Blood Brothers''. He also participated in the successful 1997 election campaign of his personal friend
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who ran as an MP for Tatton, as well as Bell's unsuccessful campaign in Brentwood in Essex in the 2001 General Election. In 2001 and 2002, he appeared in ''
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'' as Alan Fletcher. In 2003, he appeared (as himself) in the first series of the BBC's '' Little Britain''. In 2004, he appeared in ''
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'' in the role of Andrew Pennington (he had also starred in the 1989 film adaptation of Christie's ''Appointment with Death''). Soul was a guest on the BBC's ''
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''. He was one of the fastest drivers to have appeared on the show, finishing the lap in 1:54:00, but managed to break the car's gearbox (and subsequently a backup car's) very close to the finish. On July 12, 2004, he took over playing the role of
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in ''
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'' at the
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in London, televised by the BBC in 2005. He returned to the West End in 2006, playing Mack in a new production of
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's musical ''
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'' at the
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. The production co-starred
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and was directed by John Doyle. He also appeared in the TV series '' Dalziel & Pascoe'' (Game of Soldiers). He had a brief cameo in the 2004 movie version of ''
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,'' alongside original co-star
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. In August 2008, Soul appeared in the
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-themed television series ''
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'' on
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mentored by
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. He appeared with
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in the film '' Farewell'' directed by Christian Carion, which received its U.S. release in 2010. In June 2012, Soul made a one-week appearance with
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at the
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in a reprise of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated play by
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, ''Love Letters''. On 29 July 2012, Soul appeared in an episode of the British television detective drama series ''
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'', playing a murder victim. He was also featured in the hit album by Fosseytango, singing on the track "Landlord". In 2013, Soul appeared in a cameo role in the Scottish film ''
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'' lip-syncing his own recording of " Silver Lady". In 2014, Soul appeared in a British television commercial for
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singing "Silver Lady" while driving a coach.


Personal life

Soul has been married five times and has five sons and a daughter. He first married the actress Mirriam "Mim" Solberg (née Russeth), in 1964. The couple had one child, but the marriage lasted only a year. Soul married actress
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in 1968, after they met on the set of the television series ''
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.'' The couple also had a child, but divorced in 1977. During the years he was filming ''Starsky & Hutch,'' Soul had an open relationship with actress
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. In 1980, Soul married Patti Carnel Sherman, ex-wife of
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, the 1960s pop idol and Soul's co-star in ''Here Come the Brides.'' Soul was jailed and ordered to attend therapy classes for alcoholism, after attacking her when she was seven months pregnant. In 1987, Soul married actress
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. The couple had one child,
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, who is a singer/songwriter. Soul married his fifth wife, Helen Snell, in June 2010. They had been in a relationship since 2002 after meeting when Soul was working in the British stage production of '' Deathtrap.'' In 2004, Soul obtained British citizenship.David Soul: My home is where my art is
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Filmography


Film


Television


Discography


Albums


Studio albums


Compilation albums


Singles


Bibliography

* ''Top Pop Singles 1955–2002'' by
Joel Whitburn Joel Carver Whitburn (November 29, 1939 – June 14, 2022) was an American author and music historian, responsible for setting up the Record Research, Inc. series of books on record chart placings. Early life Joel Carver Whitburn was born in Wau ...
– 2003 * ''The Life, The Legend'' by David Tailford – 1987


See also

*
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References


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