---
name: "David Soul"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-soul"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "28 August 1943"
died: "4 January 2024"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-18T00:58:03.316251+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# David Soul

Director. Born 28 August 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 4 January 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 28 August 1943, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 4 January 2024
- **Active:** 1971–1984
- **Also known as:** David Richard Solberg, David & Karen, Дэвид Соул
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 directing
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 82 (1), 1980s 81 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Soul, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q727752, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0815800/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15956

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Miami Vice*](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md) (81)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

David Soul (born David Richard Solberg, 28 August 1943 – 4 January 2024) was an American-British actor and singer. He rose to prominence playing Detective Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson in the television series *Starsky & Hutch* (1975–1979). He also directed three episodes of the series.

Soul appeared in films such as *Magnum Force* (1973) and the miniseries *Salem's Lot* (1979). He directed the *Miami Vice* episode 'No Exit' (1984) and episodes of other series including *Crime Story* and *China Beach*. He achieved chart success as a singer, with UK number one singles including 'Don't Give Up on Us' and 'Silver Lady'. In the mid-1990s he moved to the United Kingdom and took British citizenship in 2004 while retaining his US citizenship; he later appeared in West End productions.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, davidsoul.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *All in the Family* (1971), Fi1m 82, as Szabo Daborba — [page](https://film.one/tv/all-in-the-family.md)

### Directed (1) — the average rests on these

- *Miami Vice* (1984), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)

## Complete filmography (83)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Gridiron UK* (2016), Co-Writer
- *Filth* (2013), as Punter
- *Mermaids: The Body Found* (2011), as Narrator (voice)
- *Farewell* (2009), as Hutton
- *Lewis* (2007), series, as Paul Yelland
- *Puritan* (2006), as Eric Bridges
- *Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut* (2005), as Guest
- *Jerry Springer: The Opera* (2005), as Jerry Springer
- *Starsky & Hutch* (2004), as Original Hutch
- *Little Britain* (2003), series, Acting
- *Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time* (2002), as Mission Control
- *Tabloid* (2001), as Harvey
- *Terror in the Mall* (1998), as Roger Karey
- *Dalziel and Pascoe* (1996), series, as Detective Gus D'Amato
- *Les Filles du Lido* (1995), series, as Walter
- *Sandra, princesse rebelle* (1995), series, as Zoltan Kouros
- *Pentathlon* (1994), as Heinrich Müller
- *Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive* (1992), as Sam Haney
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing* (1992), as Truman York
- *Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann* (1991), as Terry Anderson
- *The Bride in Black* (1990), as Owen Malloy / John McGuire
- *In the Cold of the Night* (1990), as Dr. Frieberg
- *So Proudly We Hail* (1990), as Alden Ernst
- *Tides of War* (1990), as Martin Henkle
- *Prime Target* (1989), as Peter Armetage
- *Unsub* (1989), series, as Westy Grayson
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Andrew Pennington
- *In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders* (1988), as Michael Lee Platt
- *China Beach* (1988), series, Director
- *Appointment with Death* (1988), as Jefferson Cope
- *In the Heat of the Night* (1988), series, Director
- *The Secret of the Sahara* (1988), series, as Lieutenant Ryker
- *Jake and the Fatman* (1987), series, as Nelson Boardman, Dashiell Jaimeson
- *Harry's Hong Kong* (1987), as Harry Petros
- *The Hanoi Hilton* (1987), as Oldham
- *Heart of the City* (1986), series, Director
- *Crime Story* (1986), series, Director
- *The Fifth Missile* (1986), as Capt. Kevin Harris
- *The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1985), series, as Michael Dennison
- *The Key to Rebecca* (1985), as Alex Wolff
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Wes McSorley, Jordan Barnett
- *Partners in Crime* (1984), series, Acting
- *Hunter* (1984), series, Director
- *Miami Vice* (1984), series, Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)
- *Through Naked Eyes* (1983), as William Parrish
- *The Hitchhiker* (1983), series, as Cooper Halliday
- *The Yellow Rose* (1983), series, as Roy Champion
- *Casablanca* (1983), series, as Rick Blaine
- *World War III* (1982), series, as Colonel Jake Caffey
- *The Manions of America* (1981), series, as Caleb Staunton
- *Homeward Bound* (1980), as Jake Seaton
- *Rage!* (1980), as Cal Morrisey
- *Swan Song* (1980), as Jesse Swan, Producer
- *Salem's Lot* (1979), series, as Ben Mears
- *The Stick Up* (1977), as Duke Turnbeau
- *Little Ladies of the Night* (1977), as Lyle York
- *Starsky & Hutch* (1975), series, Kenneth Hutchinson, Director
- *Starsky & Hutch* (1975), as Det. Ken 'Hutch' Hutchinson
- *Dogpound Shuffle* (1975), as Pritt
- *The Disappearance of Flight 412* (1974), as Capt. Roy Bishop
- *The Death Squad* (1974), as Policeman (uncredited)
- *Magnum Force* (1973), as Officer John Davis
- *Intertect* (1973), as Curt Lowens
- *The Secret Sharer* (1973), as The Captain
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, as Inspector James 'Jim' Martin, SFPD
- *Ghost Story* (1972), series, as James Barlow
- *The Rookies* (1972), series, Acting
- *Movin' On* (1972), as Jeff
- *McMillan & Wife* (1971), series, as Jerry
- *Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law* (1971), series, as Doug, Pete, Ted Warrick
- *Cannon* (1971), series, Acting
- *Johnny Got His Gun* (1971), as Swede, World War I Soldier, Swede
- *All in the Family* (1971), series, as Szabo Daborba — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/all-in-the-family.md)
- *Dan August* (1970), series, as Lawrence Merrill III
- *The Young Rebels* (1970), series, Acting
- *Medical Center* (1969), series, Acting
- *Here Come the Brides* (1968), series, as Joshua Bolt
- *Ironside* (1967), series, as Roy Harris
- *Star Trek* (1966), series, as Makora — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Clifford Wade
- *I Dream of Jeannie* (1965), series, as Orderly
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Ike Hockett
- *Cuban Soul*, as Executive Producer

## Gallery

- ![Autograph David Soul US-American actor (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/162834/gallery-2f38f285798e.png) Autograph David Soul US-American actor (2024) — Birkho, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Autogramm_David_Soul_US-amerikanischer_Schauspieler.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![David Soul](https://film.one/media/person/162834/gallery-df727f78bdd9.jpg) David Soul — ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/David_Soul_%22Starsky_%26_Hutch%22_%281975_ABC_publicity_photo%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of David Soul as Ken Hutchinson and Paul Michael Glaser as David Starsky from the premiere of the television series Starsky and Hutch.](https://film.one/media/person/162834/gallery-864c1a9ff571.jpg) Photo of David Soul as Ken Hutchinson and Paul Michael Glaser as David Starsky from the premiere of the television series Starsky and Hutch. — ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/David_Soul_Paul_Michael_Glaser_Starsky_and_Hutch_1975.JPG/1280px-David_Soul_Paul_Michael_Glaser_Starsky_and_Hutch_1975.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Photo of Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul from the television program Starsky and Hutch. (1975)](https://film.one/media/person/162834/gallery-8e082102e7c4.jpg) Photo of Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul from the television program Starsky and Hutch. (1975) — ABC Television.  The tag has been cut or torn, leaving only part of the ID visible; the New York Avenue of the Americas ABC address is partially there.  Untorn or uncut ABC tags for this show can be seen at Commons photos:

photo 1
photo 2
photo 3, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Paul_Michael_Glaser_David_Soul_1975.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Intergovernmental Organization Secretary-General, H.E. Irving levance with famed actor David Soul. (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/162834/gallery-2f308b570592.jpg) Intergovernmental Organization Secretary-General, H.E. Irving levance with famed actor David Soul. (2013) — Education-files, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Secretary-General_H.E._Irving_Levance_with_Actor_David_Soul.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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