David Soul, who earned fame as the blond half of crime-fighting duo 바카라Starsky & Hutch바카라 in the popular 1970s television series, has at the age of 80.
His wife, Helen Snell, said on Friday that 바카라 바카라 beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother 바카라 died yesterday after a valiant battle for life in the loving company of family."
바카라He shared many extraordinary gifts in the world as actor, singer, storyteller, creative artist and dear friend," she said in a statement. 바카라His smile, laughter and passion for life will be remembered by the many whose lives he has touched.바카라
Soul portrayed detective Ken 바카라Hutch바카라 Hutchinson alongside Paul Michael Glaser as detective David Starsky in 바카라Starsky & Hutch.바카라
It ran on ABC between 1975 and 1979, and grew so popular it spawned a host of children's toys.
At the height of his fame, Soul also hit the music charts with the single 바카라Don't Give Up on Us.바카라
Soul had lived in Britain for many years, performing in several stage roles. In 2001, he won a libel case against a journalist who called 바카라The Dead Monkey,바카라 a play that Soul was in, the worst production he had ever seen - without having seen it.
Soul also played the titular talk-show host in 바카라Jerry Springer - The Opera" in London's West End.
Soul and Glaser had cameos in the 2004 big-screen remake of 바카라Starsky & Hutch,바카라 starring as Starsky and Owen Wilson as Hutch.