Actor and singer David Soul has died, aged 80. In 1978, he pondered the true appeal of Starsky & Hutch, as well as the nature of his fame, image and identity. | BBC Archive

Actor, David Soul just passed away at the age of 80. That’s sad. He began performing on stage as an actor in the mid-1960s, when he became a founding member of the Firehouse Theater in Minneapolis. He traveled with the company to New York City in 1965, appearing in Bertolt Brecht’s Baal and John Arden’s Sergeant Musgrave’s Dance. He first gained national attention as the “Covered Man” appearing on The Merv Griffin Show in 1966 and 1967, on which he sang while wearing a mask. He explained: “My na

David Soul, best known as one half of the '70s buddy cop duo 'Starsky and Hutch,' has died at age 80. David Muir looks back on his life and legacy. https://trib.al/Qr1A3do | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir