From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 to 2005 NBC series Third Watch. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Michael Glaser, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia