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A tall, blond actor who has played heroes who are masculine yet soft and whose eyes express a pain yet... (Learn more)

Top Projects: Starsky and Hutch, Here Come the Brides, Starsky and Hutch (View All)

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David Soul’s Milestones
Acted on London stage in Alan Ayckbourn's "Comic Potential"
Appeared in stage productions with Cafe La Mama and in various Off-Off- and Off-Broadway theaters
Performed as a folksinger in Minneapolis, Minnesota; later toured as an opening act for bands like The Byrds, Jay and the Americans and The Lovin' Spoonful
Played Hutch on "Starsky & Hutch"; made TV directorial debut with episodes of series (ABC)
Played middle brother on "Here Come the Brides" (ABC)
Starred in the London stage production "The Dead Monkey"; also co-produced
Was member of ensemble cast of "The Yellow Rose" (NBC)
1949 - 1957 With family, divided time between Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Berlin, Germany
1962 Offered a contract as a pro baseball player with Chicago Red Sox; declined because family was moving to Mexico where his father had accepted a teaching position
1965 Acted on stage at the Firehouse Theater in Minneapolis
1965 Moved to NYC (date approximate)
1966 After enticing Merv Griffin with a photo in which his face was covered by a hood, made his TV debut singing on Griffin's talk show
1967 Made TV acting debut in episode of "Star Trek"
1971 Made feature film debut in "Johnny Got His Gun"
1974 Appeared for one season on "Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law" (ABC); also made TV-movie debut in "The Disappearance of Flight 412" (NBC)
1975 Acted on stage at Actor's Alley, appearing in such plays as "The Glass Menagerie" and "Waiting for Godot"
1979 Starred as vampire hunter in CBS miniseries "Salem's Lot"
1983 Played Rick in TV series version of "Casablanca" (NBC)
1986 Produced and narrated documentary "Fighting Ministers"
1987 Appeared as a POW in "Hanoi Hilton"
1988 Acted in the Hercule Poirot mystery "Appointment With Death"
1994 Co-wrote screenplay for and starred in the feature "Tides of War"
1994 Toured Australia and New Zealand as the Narrator in a stage production of the musical "Blood Brothers"
1996 Toured Great Britain in the stage play "The Aspern Papers"
1997 Assumed role of the Narrator in the London production of "Blood Brothers"
1999 Toured Great Britain playing a series of musical concerts
2000 Joined the cast of the BBC drama series "Holby City", playing a cardiologist

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Also known as

AKA : David Richard Solberg
AKA : David Solberg

Born

August, 28 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Education

  • Washington High School, Sioux Falls, South Dakota:
  • University of Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico:
  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota:
  • University of the Americas, Mexico City, Mexico:
  • Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota:

Professions

actor, director, producer, singer, grocery boy