Famous Left-hander Birthday, March 25
Paul Michael Glaser, Actor
Michael Glaser is born on March 25, 1943, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.. He is an American actor and director, best known for his role as Detective David Starsky on the 1970s famous television series Starsky and Hutch. He also appeared as Captain Jack Steeper on the 1999 to 2005 NBC series Third Watch. In addition to television, film, and theater, Paul M. Glaser is an avid photographer. He also writes poetry and works on children’s novels.
He first appeared in several Broadway productions before eventually appearing in his first 1971 feature film, playing Perchik in the film version of Fiddler on the Roof. He first gained notice on television playing Dr. Peter Chernak on the series Love is a Many Splendored Thing. He then made guest appearances on shows The Waltons and The Rockford Files. He found fame playing Detective David Starsky opposite David Soul in the television show Starsky and Hutch, of which he also directed several episodes. The series ran for four seasons on ABC, from 1975 – 1979.
After the series, Paul Glaser continued to act on films and television. He directed the 1987 movie The Running Man starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and the 1992 movie The Cutting Edge. He also directed episodes of several well-known TV series, including Miami Vice, Robbery Homicide Division and Judging Amy.
Glaser returned to the big screen in 2003 in Something’s Gotta Give, as Diane Keaton’s ex-husband (she’s also a lefty), and with a brief cameo in the 2004 film version of Starsky & Hutch, this time his old role was reprised by Ben Stiller.
On November 30, 2007, Glaser starred as Captain Hook in a pantomime version of Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley, Kent, England. In the 2008 pantomime season, he took the lead role at Sunderland’s Empire Theatre. On October 1, 2009, he guest starred in CBS’s The Mentalist, episode “The Scarlet Letter.”
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