David Soul

David Soul

actor, director, producer

David Soul was born on Aug 28, 1943 in USA. David Soul's big-screen debut came with Here Come the Brides - Season 1 directed by Jerrold Bernstein in 1968, strarring Joshua Bolt. David Soul is known for Jerry Springer: The Opera directed by Peter Orton, David Soul stars as Jerry Springer and David Bedella as Warm-up Man. David Soul has got 1 awards and 4 nominations so far. The most recent award David Soul achieved is Golden Apple Awards. The upcoming new movie David Soul plays is The Gridiron which will be released on Sep 06, 2016.

David Soul achieved pop icon status as handsome, blond-haired, blue-eyed Detective Kenneth Hutchinson on the cult "buddy cop" TV series Starsky et Hutch (1975), Soul also had a very successful singing career recording several albums, with worldwide number one hit singles including "Silver Lady" & "Don't Give Up on Us Baby".Born in Chicago, Illinois, David Soul is the son of a minister who was at one time serving as the religious affairs advisor to the U.S. High Commission in Berlin. At 24 years of age, young Soul joined a North Dakota musical revue, was noticed by a keen-eyed talent scout, and signed to a studio contract. He went on to study acting with the Irene Daly School of The Actors Company, and with the Columbia Workshop in Hollywood. He first appeared on TV in small roles in shows including Jeannie de mes rêves (1965), Flipper le dauphin (1964) and All in the Family (1971). Regular TV work kept coming in for Soul including making masked appearances on The Merv Griffin Show (1962), as the popular singer known only as "The Covered Man."In 1973, Soul was fortunate enough to be cast as one of the corrupt motorcycle cops in the Clint Eastwood thriller Magnum Force (1973), where his talents came to the attention of several TV execs who were looking for someone to play one of the lead roles in the upcoming Starsky et Hutch (1975) TV series. After four seasons, the show came to an end, yet Soul's talents were still in demand. He quickly went on to appear as the meek writer turned terrified vampire hunter Ben Mears in the chilling television mini-series Les vampires de Salem (1979), and then as Jake in the interesting television movie Homeward Bound (1980).Several undemanding movies and TV series appearances followed for Soul. However in 1988 he scored rave reviews for his portrayal of real life, cold-blooded cop killer Michael Lee Platt in Extrême violence (1988). It was considered highly controversial for its intense level of violence in a made for TV production.David Soul remained very busy throughout the 1990's and beyond, in both film and on stage productions. He has toured internationally in several theater productions, including playing the narrator in the critically-acclaimed production of Willy Russell's Blood Brothers, plus a successful UK tour performing in Ira Levin's Deathtrap. Fans of the original TV series were glad to see Soul back with Paul Michael Glaser doing a cameo appearance in the big-budget movie version of Starsky & Hutch (2004).Throughout his life, Soul has continually championed social causes often utilizing his own funds to raise awareness on issues including the impact of the Vietnam War, the shutdowns in the US steel industry, animal welfare, world hunger and HIV education. Soul has for several years made his home in the United Kingdom, where he has appeared at the Edinburgh Festival, on several British TV shows and has become a keen soccer fan supporting English club, Arsenal FC.

  • Birthday

    Aug 28, 1943
  • Place of Birth

    Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Also known

    David Richard Solberg, David & Karen

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 4 nominations

Golden Apple Awards
1978
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Winner - Sour Apple

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