Full Name | David Soul |
Net Worth | $14 Million |
Date Of Birth | August 28, 1943 |
Place Of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Height | 1.85 m |
Profession | Film producer, Actor, Singer, Television Director, Don't Give Up on Us, Silver Lady, Going In With My Eyes Open |
Education | University of Minnesota, Augustana University, Don't Give Up on Us, Silver Lady, Going In With My Eyes Open |
Spouse | Helen Snell, Julia Nickson, Patti Carmel Sherman, Karen Carlson, Mirriam Solberg, Don't Give Up on Us, Silver Lady, Going In With My Eyes Open |
Children | China Soul, Christopher Soul, Jon Soul, Tyler Soul, Brendan Soul, Don't Give Up on Us, Silver Lady, Going In With My Eyes Open |
Parents | June Solberg, Richard W. Solberg, Don't Give Up on Us, Silver Lady, Going In With My Eyes Open |
Siblings | Rev. Solberg |
Nicknames | David Soul, Soul, David |
Known For | Starsky and Hutch (1975), Salem's Lot (1979), Magnum Force (1973), Here Come the Brides (1968) |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0815800 |
Nominations | MTV Movie Award for Best Cameo, TV Land Most Uninsurable Driver Award, TV Land Favorite Crimestopper Duo Award, Don't Give Up on Us, Silver Lady, Going In With My Eyes Open |
Movies | Starsky & Hutch, Salem's Lot, Magnum Force, In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders, Appointment with Death, The Hanoi Hilton, Filth, The Stick Up, The Disappearance of Flight 412, Little Ladies of the Night, Dogpound Shuffle, In the Cold of the Night, Terror in the Mall, The Fifth Missile, Through ... |
TV Shows | Here Come the Brides, Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, Starsky & Hutch, The Yellow Rose, Unsub, Maestro, The Secret of the Sahara, Casablanca, Six Fifty-Five |
Star Sign | Virgo |
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1 | Paul and I were both struggling actors. One night he would serve me in a restaurant, and the next night I would serve him. It was what out of work actors did. |
2 | People thought me a bit strange at first; a blond haired, blue-eyed Norwegian who sang Mexican folk songs, but I used it to my advantage and got a job. And so the music became my ticket to education. |
3 | To deal with the stark reality of having hit or hurt a woman or child, to deal with the initial responsibility you have not to do that and the knowledge you did do it, can be incredibly hard. |
4 | Yes, your home is your castle, but it is also your identity and your possibility to be open to others. |
5 | At only 20 years old I got married. I was still a kid myself, but in those times, if you got someone pregnant, you had no choice but to get married. So I left school and the only thing I could do was sing. |
6 | I was never jailed. The fact is that I was arrested, but I went into a diversion programme, and by that time I'd already begun working in what was called anger management. It was a painful and awful moment. |
7 | I went into acting because I had to make a good living. I had a child now and I had to support him any way I could... I wasn't happy, but I wasn't unhappy. I was just doing what I had to do to survive. |
8 | Once in a while I'll get moved to do some exercise. It's something I long for but the biggest problem is bending down and putting my tennis shoes on. Once I go out I'm OK. |
9 | I was born into a family of preachers. |
10 | If these theatres didn't exist, the tradition of British theatre would cease to exist. |
11 | It's important to move the theatre into the 21st Century. |
12 | Music always came first. I never set out to be an actor. |
13 | The most important thing is story-telling. It's as singular and old-fashioned as that. |
14 | I like to eat and I love the diversity of foods. |
15 | It's only when gravity starts to take over you begin to think about your body. |
16 | A job is a very healthy thing to do. |
17 | Being on the move all the time is draining, but the rewards make up for it. |
18 | I was an accidental actor. I was never formally trained. |
19 | Sometimes I feel an obligation to be accessible as a personality, but for me the driving force since the beginning has always been good work, taking risks, trying new things. If the door opens, go through it. Always go forwards. |
20 | One of my beliefs is that there are certain institutions within a community which stand for the spirit and heart of that community, there's the church, the local football team, the local pub and the theatre. |
21 | Nobody teaches you to be a father. Nobody teaches you to be a husband. Nobody teaches you how to be a star. You have to learn to work with the tools. |
22 | My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher. |
23 | I believe that a parent's role is to provide a path or opportunity for their children. |
24 | [on Starsky & Hutch (2004)] In a word, I thought it sucked. |
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1 | Lives in London and works mostly on the stage acting and producing in England. His partner was actress Alexa Hamilton. [November 2000] |
2 | He has taken over the lead role of "Jerry Springer - the Opera" at London's Cambridge Theatre. However, he has the only non-singing role. [January 2005] |
3 | He appeared in the London West End revival of the stage musical "Mack and Mabel", playing the lead role of Mack Sennett alongside Janie Dee, playing Mabel Normand. [July 2006] |
4 | He is on a UK tour in the revival of the stage musical "Mack and Mabel", playing the lead role of Mack Sennett alongside Janie Dee, playing Mabel Normand. [January 2006] |
5 | (2004 - 2005) Appearing at the Cambridge Theatre London as Jerry Springer in the National Theatre production of Jerry Springer The Opera. |
6 | Appearing in the title role in "Jerry Springer: The Opera" at the Cambridge theater in London's West End. [December 2004] |
7 | Named one of his five sons Brendan after longtime Irish friend and comedian Brendan Grace. |
8 | He is of Norwegian descent. |
9 | At the Edinburgh Festival in 2000, he directed and starred in Sam Shepard's "Fool For Love". His production incorporated pre-shot and live on-stage video, visual effects, graphics, 3-D imaging, time-lapse footage and digital sound to heighten the visceral experience of the presentation. It was one of the first real examples of how streaming media can be effectively applied to the live theatre. |
10 | Romantically involved with actress/singer/composer Lynne Marta throughout the run of Starsky and Hutch (1975) but they split up after the show ended. |
11 | Became a United Kingdom citizen in September 2004. |
12 | During the run of Starsky and Hutch (1975), he recorded a #1 single called "Don't Give Up On Us". |
13 | Fluent in both German and Spanish. |
14 | He has 6 children - 5 sons and a daughter, China Soul. |
15 | In Cannes in 1996, David performed songs from his friend Charles Aznavour in the Martinez Hotel. |
16 | He is an avid skier, tennis player and loves to go "exploring" with his children. |
17 | He played the role of Narrator in the New Zealand-born/Australian production of Willy Russell's Blood Brothers (a production which moved on to Melbourne and Sydney). The play marks David's return to the stage after a fifteen years absence and his first, even experience in a musical. |
18 | In 1994, David has refocused his acting and producing efforts specifically to the burgeoning international film and television markets. He starred in two films for Canadian and French television, and starred (in French) with Anne Giraudau and Line Renaud in the television mini-series, Les filles du Lido (1995) for France's TF-1. |
19 | Between 1984 and 1986, David financed, produced and directed an award-winning documentary, The Fighting Ministers, which uses the shut-down of the steel industry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as its basis. |
20 | Between 1977 and 1982, he recorded four albums, which included a string of major hit singles: Don't Give Up On Us, Baby; Silver Lady; and Going In with my Eyes Open. He toured extensively with his band in the USA, UK, Japan and South America. |
21 | His father, Dr. Richard Solberg, served as a religious affairs advisor to the U.S. High Commission in Berlin and as senior representative for the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), refugee relief agency actively involved in the post WW-II reconstruction in Germany. Dr. Solberg's job was to administrate relief to the tens of thousands of refugees who were fleeing oppressive regimes and then try to put the fragmented families back together again in the West. These early experiences proved to be indelible ones for David as hundreds of these people streamed through the Solberg home. |
22 | His brother, the Rev. Solberg, was an activist minister (Lutheran). He has joined him on more than one occasion in public protest or rally. Also, he and Paul Michael Glaser have attended Christian/Jewish benefits together at least once. |
23 | Children: with Mirriam - one son; with Karen Carlson - one son; with Patti - one, as well as the two sons she previously had with Bobby Sherman; and with Julia Nickson - one daughter, China Soul. |
24 | Used to appear on The Merv Griffin Show (1962) wearing a hood and was billed as "The Covered Man" before becoming nationally known on Starsky and Hutch (1975). |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Payne & Redemption | 2016 | filming | Deputy Chief Jim Coraggio (rumored) |
Filth | 2013/I | | Punter |
Inspector Lewis | 2012 | TV Series | Paul Yelland |
Mermaids: The Body Found | 2011 | TV Movie | Narrator (voice) |
Crash Bang Wallow | 2010 | Short | Narrator (voice) |
Farewell | 2009 | | Hutton |
That Deadwood Feeling | 2009 | Video | Larry |
Old Dog | 2006 | Short | Chaney Gray / Sal |
Puritan | 2005 | | Eric Bridges |
Jerry Springer: The Opera | 2005 | TV Movie | Jerry Springer |
The Dark Lantern | 2004 | TV Movie | Storyteller |
Agatha Christie: Poirot | 2004 | TV Series | Andrew Pennington |
Starsky & Hutch | 2004 | | Original Hutch |
Dalziel and Pascoe | 2004 | TV Series | Detective Gus D'Amato |
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time | 2002 | TV Mini-Series | Mission Control |
Holby City | 2001-2002 | TV Series | Alan Fletcher / Professor Alan Fletcher |
Tabloid | 2001 | | Harvey |
The New Adventures of Robin Hood | 1998 | TV Series | Clement the Hermit |
Terror in the Mall | 1998 | TV Movie | Roger Karey |
The Girls of Lido | 1995 | TV Mini-Series | Walter |
Vents contraires | 1995 | TV Movie | Quill |
Sandra, the Rebel Princess | 1995 | TV Mini-Series | Zoltan Kouros |
High Tide | 1994 | TV Series | Brian Landis |
The Judge Is a Woman | 1994 | TV Series | Jerome Keaton |
Pentathlon | 1994 | | Heinrich Müller |
What's the Bet? | 1993 | TV Series | |
Murder, She Wrote | 1991-1993 | TV Series | Jordan Barnett / Wes McSorley |
Jake and the Fatman | 1988-1992 | TV Series | Dashiell Jaimeson / Nelson Boardman |
Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive | 1992 | TV Movie | Sam Haney |
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing | 1992 | TV Movie | Truman York |
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann | 1991 | TV Movie | Terry Anderson |
Tides of War | 1990 | | Martin Henkle |
The Bride in Black | 1990 | TV Movie | Owen Malloy / John McGuire |
In the Cold of the Night | 1990 | | Dr. Frieberg |
The Young Riders | 1990 | TV Series | Jeremy Styles |
So Proudly We Hail | 1990 | TV Movie | Alden Ernst |
Prime Target | 1989 | TV Movie | Peter Armetage |
Deadly Nightmares | 1989 | TV Series | Cooper Halliday |
Unsub | 1989 | TV Series | John Westley "Westy" Grayson / Wes Grayson |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1989 | TV Series | Michael Dennison |
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders | 1988 | TV Movie | Michael Lee Platt |
Bloodstone | 1988 | | Sandy McVey (voice, uncredited) |
Appointment with Death | 1988 | | Jefferson Cope |
The Secret of the Sahara | 1988 | TV Mini-Series | Lieutenant Ryker |
Crime Story | 1987 | TV Series | Dr. Newhouse |
Harry's Hong Kong | 1987 | TV Movie | Harry Petros |
The Hanoi Hilton | 1987 | | Oldham |
The Fifth Missile | 1986 | TV Movie | Capt. Kevin Harris |
The Key to Rebecca | 1985 | TV Movie | Alex Wolff |
Partners in Crime | 1984 | TV Series | Harry |
The Yellow Rose | 1983-1984 | TV Series | Roy Champion |
Through Naked Eyes | 1983 | TV Movie | William Parrish |
Casablanca | 1983 | TV Series | Rick Blaine |
World War III | 1982 | TV Movie | Col. Jake Caffey |
The Manions of America | 1981 | TV Mini-Series | Caleb Staunton |
Homeward Bound | 1980 | TV Movie | Jake Seaton |
Rage! | 1980 | TV Movie | Cal Morrisey |
Swan Song | 1980 | TV Movie | Jesse Swan |
Salem's Lot | 1979 | TV Movie | Ben Mears |
Starsky and Hutch | 1975-1979 | TV Series | Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson |
The Stick Up | 1977 | | Duke Turnbeau |
Little Ladies of the Night | 1977 | TV Movie | Lyle York |
Dogpound Shuffle | 1975 | | Pritt |
Gunsmoke | 1975 | TV Series | Ike |
Medical Center | 1974 | TV Series | Walter |
McMillan & Wife | 1974 | TV Series | Jerry |
The Rookies | 1974 | TV Series | Johnny Dane |
Cannon | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Udo Giesen / Sean |
The Disappearance of Flight 412 | 1974 | TV Movie | Capt. Roy Bishop |
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | 1971-1974 | TV Series | Ted Warrick / Doug / Pete |
Magnum Force | 1973 | | Davis |
Circle of Fear | 1973 | TV Series | James Barlow |
Intertect | 1973 | TV Movie | Curt Lowens |
The Streets of San Francisco | 1972 | TV Series | Inspector James 'Jim' Martin, SFPD |
The F.B.I. | 1972 | TV Series | Clifford Wade |
Movin' On | 1972 | TV Movie | Jeff |
All in the Family | 1971 | TV Series | Szabo Daborba |
Johnny Got His Gun | 1971 | | Swede |
Ironside | 1971 | TV Series | Roy Harris |
Dan August | 1971 | TV Series | Lawrence Merrill III |
The Young Rebels | 1970 | TV Series | Capt. Marshall |
Here Come the Brides | 1968-1970 | TV Series | Joshua Bolt |
The Secret Sharer | 1967 | | |
Star Trek | 1967 | TV Series | Makora |
I Dream of Jeannie | 1967 | TV Series | Orderly |
Flipper | 1967 | TV Series | Dennis Blake |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Filth | 2013/I | performer: "Silver Lady" | |
Johnny English Reborn | 2011 | courtesy: "Don't Give Up On Us" / performer: "Don't Give Up On Us" | |
Rabbit Hole | 2010 | performer: "Don't Give Up On Us" | |
The Hitcher | 2007 | performer: "Don't Give Up on Us" | |
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | 2003 | performer: "Don't Give Up on Us" | |
The Stud | 1978 | performer: "Silver Lady" | |
Top of the Pops | 1977-1978 | TV Series performer - 17 episodes | |
Starsky and Hutch | | TV Series writer - 3 episodes, 1975 - 1978 performer - 2 episodes, 1977 - 1978 | |
The Stick Up | 1977 | "If You Can, Give Your Love", "Friend of Mine" / lyrics: "Friend of Mine" / music: "Friend of Mine" | |
Circle of Fear | 1973 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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A History of Britain | 2001 | TV Mini-Series documentary | |
Never Mind the Buzzcocks | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
Top Ten | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Harry Hill | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
Starsky & Hutch Documentary: The Word on the Street | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Everyman | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
All-Star Party for Aaron Spelling | 1998 | TV Special | Himself |
Light Lunch | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
Surprise sur prise | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
Joyeux anniversaire Monsieur Trenet | 1995 | TV Movie | Himself |
Circus of the Stars #15 | 1990 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Performer |
Sábado noche | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
Entertainment Tonight | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
The Val Doonican Music Show | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
Friday Night, Saturday Morning | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
The Regis Philbin Show | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
The John Davidson Show | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
The Palace | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
Horas doradas | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
Top of the Pops | 1978-1980 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Good Morning America | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1977-1979 | TV Series | Himself - Actor / Himself |
Aplauso | 1978 | TV Series | Himself |
Happy Birthday, Bob | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
The Captain and Tennille in Hawaii | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
The 5th Annual American Music Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
The Merv Griffin Show | 1967-1978 | TV Series | Himself |
The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1977 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
US Against the World | 1977 | TV Movie | Himself |
Rock Concert | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
The 3rd Annual People's Choice Awards | 1977 | TV Special | Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite Television Dramatic Program |
The Rich Little Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
Dinah! | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
The 2nd Annual People's Choice Awards | 1976 | TV Special | Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Show |
Get It Together | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
Cuban Soul | 2015 | Documentary filming | |
Columbus: Oil Rigs & American Dreams | 2012 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
JacK Waltzer: On the Craft of Acting | 2011 | Documentary | Himself - Comedian |
Face Booth | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The Gooner Review | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
The Alan Titchmarsh Show | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
Maestro | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
The One Show | 2008 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Kings of 70s Romance | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The Late Late Show | 2004-2006 | TV Series | Himself |
Breakfast | 2001-2006 | TV Series | Himself |
Tubridy Tonight | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
Today with Des and Mel | 2004-2006 | TV Series | Himself |
Forty Years of Fuck | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
X Rated: Top 20 Most Controversial TV Moments | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
X-Rated: The TV They Tried to Ban | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
The Daily Politics | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
Heaven and Earth with Gloria Hunniford | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
Loose Women | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
This Morning | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
He's Starsky, I'm Hutch | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself |
GMTV | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
Richard & Judy | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
Starsky & Hutch: A Last Look | 2004 | Video short | Himself / Original Hutch |
EastEnders: Christmas Party | 2003 | TV Movie | Himself |
V Graham Norton | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
The National Television Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
Little Britain | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
Top Gear | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
Kelly | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
Les enfants de la télé | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
God Save the Queen: the Soundtrack to the Summer of '77 | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Curses of Ancient Egypt | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
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