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Published January 6, 2024, 4:48am ET
Starsky & Hutch star Paul Michael Glaser has paid tribute to his longtime friend David Soul following his death this week.
“David was a brother, a friend, a caring man,” Glaser said in a statement to People. “We will never see his like again.”
“I find it difficult to understand David's death. “It seems like just yesterday we were exchanging affectionate insults on the phone,” continued Glaser, who played David Michael Starsky on the hit series.
“It just takes time, I tell myself; As I say goodbye to such a dear friend and important part of my life, I suspect I will feel his loss, our loss, only gradually.”
Glaser, 80, said his former co-star “loved and appreciated” his wife Helen Snell, who “stood by his side through those difficult years.”
“He could never tell me enough what she meant to him,” he added. “My deepest condolences to all his sons and his daughter China.”
David Soul's Starsky & Hutch co-star Paul Michael Glaser has paid tribute to his longtime friend following his death this week. Getty Images
He concluded: “And to all of you, our supportive and caring audience, who recognized a very special relationship and never stopped telling us so. Thank you very much. We have all lost a dear friend who will live on in our memories.”
The buddy cop drama aired from 1975 to 1979 and was about two California detectives. Soul played Sergeant Kenneth Richard “Hutch” Hutchinson.
Actor Ben Stiller, who played the role of “David Starsky” alongside Owen Wilson in the 2004 remake, wrote on X“The 70s are defined as cool.” Rest in peace x.”
Soul died on Thursday at the age of 80. AP The duo starred in the buddy cop drama from 1975 to 1979. Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
The actor died on Thursday at the age of 80.
Snell announced the news in a statement, saying her husband died “after a brave fight for life in the loving company of his family.”
“He shared many extraordinary gifts in the world as an actor, singer, storyteller, creative artist and dear friend,” she added. “His smile, laughter and passion for life will be remembered by the many whose lives he touched.”
Soul played Sergeant Kenneth Richard “Hutch” Hutchinson in the hit series, while Glaser appeared as David Michael Starsky. FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images
Soul suffered from a number of health problems throughout his life, including cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Soul is survived by Snell and his six children – five sons and a daughter.
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