Editing David Soul (section)

{{Short description|American-British actor (1943–2024)}}
{{About|the American actor and singer|the Scottish rugby union player|David Sole}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = David Soul
| image              = David Soul "Starsky & Hutch" (1975 ABC publicity photo).jpg
| caption            = Soul in 1975
| birth_name         = David Richard Solberg
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1943|8|28}}
| birth_place        = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], US
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2024|01|04|1943|08|28}}
| death_place        = [[London]], England
| citizenship        = {{Ubl| United States | United Kingdom}}
| children           = 6, including [[China Soul]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|singer}}
| years_active       = 1961–2014
| known_for          = Joshua Bolt – ''[[Here Come the Brides]]''<br> Detective Kenneth Richard "Hutch" Hutchinson – ''[[Starsky & Hutch]]''
| spouse             = {{ubl
  | {{marriage|Mirriam Russeth|1964|1965|end=divorced}}
  | {{marriage|[[Karen Carlson]]|1968|1977|end=divorced}}
  | {{marriage|Patti Carnel Sherman|1980|1986|end=divorced}}
  | {{marriage|[[Julia Nickson]] |1987|1993|end=divorced}}
  | {{marriage|Helen Snell|2010|}}
  }}
| website            = {{URL|davidsoul.com}}
}}

'''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 (1979 miniseries)|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|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in 1977 with "[[Don't Give Up on Us (song)|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 (song)|Silver Lady]]". In the 1990s, Soul moved to the UK and found renewed success on the [[West End theatre|West End]] stage. He also made cameo appearances in British TV shows, including ''[[Little Britain (TV series)|Little Britain]]'', ''[[Holby City]]'', and ''[[Lewis (TV series)|Lewis]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Zoe |date=January 5, 2024 |title=David Soul: the British-American star who made crime-fighting cool |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/jan/05/david-soul-actor-dies-starsky-hutch-career |access-date=January 6, 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name=guardobit>{{Cite news |last=Hayward |first=Anthony |date=January 5, 2024 |title=David Soul obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/jan/05/david-soul-obituary |access-date=January 6, 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>