'Starsky & Hutch' star David Soul dies aged 80: family

US-born actor David Soul, an icon of the 1970s for his role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in the classic crime series "Starsky & Hutch", has died aged 80, his family announced Friday.

"David Soul -- beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother -- died yesterday after a valiant battle for life in the loving company of family," his wife Helen Snell said in a statement.