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My Take
What earns my respect for Glaser is the refusal to coast. He could have ridden the Starsky & Hutch fame forever, yet he stepped behind the camera as a director and writer, choosing to build stories rather than just star in them. A Cambridge native and Boston University man, he came up through the golden age of network television, racking up roles in The Waltons, Kojak, and The Streets of San Francisco. Surviving five decades in this business takes more than a famous face. I read his career as quiet proof that curiosity outlasts celebrity.
Overview
Paul Michael Glaser (born Paul Manfred Glaser; March 25, 1943) is an American actor, director, and writer whose career has spanned five decades. He made his acting debut in the television series Love Is a Many Splendored Thing and went on to have many acting roles, appearing in The Waltons, The Streets of San Francisco, and Kojak.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Paul Michael Glaser
- Name (Japanese)
- ポール・マイケル・グレイザー
- Reading
- ぽーる・まいける・ぐれいざー
- Born
- March 25, 1943 (age 83)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Goat
- Origin
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film director / screenwriter / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Boston University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Starsky & Hutch | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.