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David Soul (born August 28, 1943) is an American-born actor.
Originally
David Richard Solberg, he was born in Chicago, the son of a Lutheran minister. His father, Dr. Richard Solberg, was a senior representative for Lutheran World Relief during the reconstruction of Germany after World War II, and the family moved frequently while David was growing up.
David Soul first gained attention as the level-headed Joshua Bolt on the television program Here Come the Brides, but became famous for portraying the character of detective Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson on the television program Starsky and Hutch. He has also made guest appearances on shows such as I Dream of Jeannie
, Cannon
, Gunsmoke
, and The Streets of San Francisco. His best known film appearance was opposite
Clint Eastwood in
Magnum Force.
After a successful singing career, including #1 hits such as
Don't Give Up On Us, David moved to the UK, and notably participated in the successful 1997 election campaign of Martin Bell. In September 2004 he became a British citizen. He has been married five times, and has six children, five sons and one daughter. His brother Daniel Solberg is pastor of St. Paulus Lutheran Church in San Francisco.
On July 12, 2004, he took over playing the role of Jerry Springer in Jerry Springer - The Opera at the Cambridge Theatre in London.
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