Actor David Soul Wife; Meet Helen Snell, Explore Her Age, Biography
David Soul, who won cult status for his role in 1970s TV series Starsky & Hutch before topping the charts with his hit ‘Don’t Give Up On Us’, has died at the age of 80.
His heartbroken wife Helen Snell said the British-American star had passed away surrounded by his family following a ‘valiant battle for life’.
She said in a statement: ‘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.’
Soul married five times and leaves behind five sons and a daughter. He first wed the actress Mirriam ‘Mim’ Solberg in 1964, but this lasted only a year.
Further unions followed with Karen Carlson, who he met on the set of TV series Here Comes the Brides; Patti Carnel Sherman, the ex-wife of 1960s pop idol Bobby Sherman; and the actress Julia NIckson.
Soul described how he ‘fell in love’ with Britain after spending time there for work and gained citizenship. He met Helen Snell, a PR executive, in 2002 on the stage production of Deathtrap. They married in 2010 and lived together in London.
Soul became an international star and pin-up thanks to Starsky and Hutch during the show’s four year run between 1975 and 1979.
He played Detective Ken ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson alongside Paul Michael Glaser’s Detective Dave Starsky.
The original series ran for four seasons on ABC from 1975 to 1979, following the title characters, detectives who fought crime on the streets of the fictional Bay City, California in a bright red Gran Torino, with Antonio Fargas playing their informant, Huggy Bear.
Soul also enjoyed a short-lived pop career, scoring a number one hit in the US and UK with catchy ballad Don’t Give Up On Us Baby in 1976.
Further chart toppers would follow in 1977, with singles Going In With My Eyes Open and Silver Lady, but Soul’s foray as a singer would end 12-months later with the release of It Sure Brings Out The Love In Your Eyes – his fifth and final single.
Other memorable film roles included that of a vigilante cop in Dirty Harry sequel The Enforcer and the lead as nostalgic writer Ben Mears in 1979 Stephen King adaptation Salem’s Lot.
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