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Starsky & Hutch star David Soul dies, aged 80: Actor who won cult status for 1970s TV series and topped the charts with hit 'Don't Give Up On Us' passes away after 'valiant battle for life' - as his heartbroken wife leads tributes
Daily Mail UK ^ | 09:43 EST, 5 January 2024 | By RORY TINGLE

Posted on 01/05/2024 6:49:20 AM PST by Red Badger

Actor David Soul, who won cult status for his role in 1970s TV series Starsky & Hutch before topping the charts in the US and UK, has died at the age of 80.

His heartbroken wife Helen Snell confirmed the news in a statement issued this afternoon.

She said: 'David Soul - beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother - died yesterday after a valiant battle for life in the loving company of family.

'He shared many extraordinary gifts in the world as actor, singer, storyteller, creative artist and dear friend.

'His smile, laughter and passion for life will be remembered by the many whose lives he has touched.'


(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; History; Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: davidsoul; hollywood; obituary; soul
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1 posted on 01/05/2024 6:49:20 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: windcliff

Ping


2 posted on 01/05/2024 6:51:59 AM PST by stylecouncilor ("Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God" - Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Red Badger

I enjoyed that show as a kid.


3 posted on 01/05/2024 6:52:29 AM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Red Badger

pic, which one is which?


4 posted on 01/05/2024 6:53:20 AM PST by Sirius Lee (Next week on The Bickersons...)
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To: ConservativeMind

The car was as iconic as the General Lee..................


5 posted on 01/05/2024 6:53:35 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Good job David, now go with God.


6 posted on 01/05/2024 6:53:44 AM PST by McGavin999 ( A sense of humor is a sign of intelligence, leftists have no sense of humor, therefore……)
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To: Red Badger

RIP.

I wonder what his valiant battle for life was all about.


7 posted on 01/05/2024 6:53:47 AM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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To: Sirius Lee

The sitting guy is David...................


8 posted on 01/05/2024 6:53:56 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY8APrYU2Gs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCT_MY_WA2I

Farewell, David. Was dating my wife during these.


9 posted on 01/05/2024 6:54:32 AM PST by Luke21
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To: Red Badger

He could have starred in “Captain 70’s”


10 posted on 01/05/2024 6:55:11 AM PST by Sirius Lee (Next week on The Bickersons...)
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To: Red Badger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY8APrYU2Gs

That was him? Never connected that.


11 posted on 01/05/2024 6:55:54 AM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: ConservativeMind

Something to look forward to back then.

RIP Hutch.


12 posted on 01/05/2024 6:55:56 AM PST by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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To: Red Badger

That was quite a long life. Never was a Starsky & Hutch fan, but I was aware of their cultural popularity.


13 posted on 01/05/2024 6:58:14 AM PST by fwdude (.)
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To: Red Badger; dfwgator

I met Paul Michael Glaser at a car show in the late 1970s

In the good old days

https://youtu.be/R5L6PWNaZCE?si=NQctSI8ZnYQ1Az7h


14 posted on 01/05/2024 6:58:54 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Red Badger

bttt


15 posted on 01/05/2024 7:00:46 AM PST by linMcHlp
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To: Red Badger

Was in Eastwood’s Magnum Force.


16 posted on 01/05/2024 7:01:34 AM PST by abb
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To: Red Badger

No mention of his role in “The Man from UNCLE”.


17 posted on 01/05/2024 7:04:21 AM PST by G Larry ("XFKAT" We can't keep spelling out "X Formerly Known As Twitter"!)
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To: fwdude

They changed the show. It was a very dark and violent show at first, but the squealers got it repackaged on the fly into a pseudo comedy, which was pretty much the same as the movie decades later. The show melted like an ice cube and the do-gooders moved on to their next target, even way back then.


18 posted on 01/05/2024 7:05:56 AM PST by Luke21
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To: G Larry

He was the second brother in that cheesy “Here Come The Brides” thingy too. Bobby Sherman became the singer in that one.


19 posted on 01/05/2024 7:07:07 AM PST by Luke21
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To: Red Badger

80 years old. I know a number of people saying they can’t retire because their money will run out before they are 95.


20 posted on 01/05/2024 7:07:49 AM PST by glorgau
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