Buddy cop drama Starsky and Hutch was must-see TV during its 1975-1979 series run. Fans were captivated by the crime-solving duo as they raced around town in their white-striped red Ford Gran ...

Starsky and Hutch drove a red and white Ford Torino that was despised by the actors. Although a half dozen vehicles were used ...

David Soul, who starred as Sergeant Kenneth Richard “Hutch” Hutchinson in the TV series “Starsky & Hutch,” died Thursday, his wife announced on his website. He was 80.

American actor David Soul as detective Ken Hutchinson in the TV series Starsky And Hutch, circa 1977. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images) ...

David Soul, an actor who rocketed to fame in the 1970s as the blond half of the TV crime-fighting duo “Starsky and Hutch” and went on to become a successful pop singer, has died. He was 80.

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.

Soul portrayed detective Ken “Hutch” Hutchinson alongside Paul Michael Glaser as detective David Starsky in “Starsky and Hutch” on ABC from 1975 to 1979.

David Soul, who played Detective Kenneth “Hutch” Hutchinson in the hugely popular 1970s Starsky & Hutch TV series, starred in other TV shows and films and had hits as a singer, died Thursday ...

American actor David Soul as detective Ken Hutchinson in the TV series Starsky And Hutch, circa 1977. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images) ...

Soul portrayed detective Ken “Hutch” Hutchinson alongside Paul Michael Glaser as detective David Starsky in “Starsky and Hutch” on ABC from 1975 to 1979.

FILE - David Soul, left, Paul Michael Glaser, and Antonio Fargas, right, stars of the original 1970's "Starsky and Hutch" TV series, March 2004.