David Soul Looking Back: Very Best Of CD - Import

David Soul first gained attention in the as the mysterious "Covered Man" on several appearances on The Merv Griffin Show in 1967 in which he sang while wearing a ski mask and explained, "My name is David Soul, and I want to be known for my music". Superstar status came when he portrayed Detective Hutchinson on Starsky and Hutch. He has also made guest appearances on shows such as I Dream of Jeannie, McMillan and Wife, Cannon, Gunsmoke, Star Trek, and The Streets of San Francisco. His best known film appearance was opposite Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force (1973). These film and TV roles lead to a successful singing career for which David had huge chart hits with "Don't Give Up on Us " and "Silver Lady". In the 1990s, Soul moved to London, and forged a new career on the West End stage. In 2004, he appeared in Agatha Christie's Poirot - Death on the Nile as well as taking over playing the role of Jerry Springer in Jerry Springer - The Opera at the Cambridge Theatre in London which was televised by the BBC in 2005. He returned to the West End in 2006, playing Mack in a new production of Jerry Herman's musical Mack and Mabel at the Criterion Theatre alongside Janie Dee, directed by John Doyle.In August 2008 David Soul is scheduled to appear in the TV talent show-themed television series called Maestro on BBC2 running from 18th August to 20th September 2008..