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Paul Michael Glaser, born March 25, 1943, is an American actor and director, perhaps best known for his role as Detective David Starsky on the 1970s television series Starsky and Hutch. He also appeared as Captain Jack Steeper on the 1999-2005 NBC series Third Watch. Glaser, the youngest of three children, was born Paul Manfred Glaser in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of Dorothy and Samuel Glaser, who was an architect.
Glaser attended Tulane University, and earned a Master's degree in English and theater in 1966. He was a member of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity. He earned a second master's degree from Boston University in acting and directing in 1967. After appearing in several Broadway productions, Glaser appeared in his first feature film in 1971, playing Perchik in the film version of Fiddler on the Roof. He first gained notice on television playing Dr. Peter Chernak on the daytime series Love is a Many Splendored Thing, and made guest appearances on shows such as The Rockford Files...
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David Soul, born August 28, 1943, is an American-born actor and singer and best known for his role as police Detective Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson in the television series Starsky and Hutch; he has since become a British citizen. Soul was born in Chicago, Illinois, as David Richard Solberg. His father, Dr. Richard Solberg, a Lutheran minister, was a senior representative for Lutheran World Relief during the reconstruction of Germany after World War II, and the family moved frequently while Soul was growing up.
Soul first gained attention as the mysterious "Covered Man" on several appearances on The Merv Griffin Show in 1967. Soul then appeared as level-headed Joshua Bolt on the television program Here Come the Brides, and later, Arthur Hill's law partner on Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law. He has also made guest appearances on shows such as I Dream of Jeannie, McMillan and Wife, Cannon, Gunsmoke, All in the Family, World War III (miniseries), Star Trek, and The Streets of San Francisco. His best known film appearance was opposite Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force...
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