Pierce Brosnan Instagram – My heartfelt condolences go out to the family, friends and colleagues of David Soul. I was a huge fan of American television, and Starsky and Hutch was one of my favorite shows. As a young actor just out of drama school — in London 1976 — with dreams of making movies, little did I know that my life was about to change when I was cast as Rory O’Manion in “The Manions of America,” an epic six hour mini series for ABC about the Irish Potato famine. David and I became good friends while making The Manions of America. We had so many wonderful times working together and enjoying the Irish landscape and her people. David loved Ireland and Ireland loved him right back. God bless and rest in peace mon frere.