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David Soul, one-half of TV's 'Starsky & Hutch,' dies at 80

“Starsky& Hutch” actor David Soul sits in a radio studio to broadcast an interview on Nov. 2, 1976.

David Soul, the actor who brought the cool detective Ken Hutchinson to life in the popular 1970s TV series "Starsky & Hutch," has died. He was 80.

In a Friday statement to The Times, the actor and director's family confirmed that Soul died Thursday "after a valiant battle for life in the loving company of family."

Additional details, including a cause of death, were not immediately available.

"He shared many extraordinary gifts in the world as actor, singer, storyteller, creative artist and

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