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Actor David Soul, known for the television series ‘Starsky & Hutch’, died on Thursday at the age of 80, the British news agency PA reported on Friday, citing his wife Helen Snell.

In the 1970s, Soul played detective Ken ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson, and Paul Michael Glaser appeared in the crime series as his colleague Dave Starsky.

Like the series ‘The Streets of San Francisco’ and ‘CHIPs’, ‘Starsky & Hutch’ thrived on high-speed chases in traffic, where the tires screeched loudly. But it was more humorous and won a loyal audience in both the US and West Germany in the late 1970s.

Based on the television series, a film of the same name was released in 2004, starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson as the investigative duo. Soul and Glaser made cameo appearances.

Soul was born in Chicago in August 1943. Over the course of his career, he also starred in the American series ‘Here Come the Brides’, in the film ‘Calahan’ with Clint Eastwood and in the Stephen King adaptation ‘Salem Must Burn’. Soul also took British citizenship.

His family paid tribute to him as “beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother” and also mentioned his talent as a singer and storyteller. He died after a courageous struggle for survival in the presence of his family, the statement said. “His smile, his laughter and his passion for life will be remembered by many whose lives he touched.” (sda/dpa)