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The actors, Paul and David are both known for Starsky and Hutch

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Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul attending MCM Comic Con. A fan convention held at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Birmingham, in Solihull, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, on Saturday 18th March 2017.

 

 

About this photograph.

 

They are the American actors, Paul Michael Glaser seen on the left, and David Soul seen on the right. They were famous for starring in the iconic 1970s cop show called Starsky & Hutch.

 

The photograph was taken with an Olympus Camedia C-3040Z camera.

 

Paul Michael Glaser is famous for playing the role of detective sergeant David Starsky, He was born on 25th March 1943, under the name of Paul Manfred Glaser, in Massachusetts, United States.

 

He grew up to become an actor and appeared in various episodes of various television shows and a few movies before his big break came when he was cast as Starsky in Starsky & Hutch.

 

After Starsky & Hutch, he continues to act in television and movies, but he also did director work, including The Running Man, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in the mid-80s.

 

He had been married twice. His first wife Elizabeth Glaser passed away in 1994 of HIV from a blood transfusion.

 

David Soul, whom had sadly passed away, was famous for playing the role of detective sergeant Kenneth “Hutch” Hutchinson.

 

He was born on 28th August 1943, under the name of David Richard Solberg, and grew up to become an actor and singer. He had appeared in various episodes of various television shows and a couple of movies before his big break came when he was cast as Hutch in Starsky & Hutch.

 

After Starsky & Hutch, he continues to star in television, some movies, and theatre. In the mid-1990s, he moved to the United Kingdom, and by 2004, obtained British citizenship so he holds a dual nationality of US-UK.

 

He had been married 5 times. He passed away at the age of 80 on 4th January 2024, in London, surrounded by his family.

 

 

 

About the event.

 

 

MCM Comic Con.

 

The MCM Comic Con is a fan convention (fancon) event in the UK. It was mainly a trade and marketing event aimed at fans and collectors of film, television, and comic memorabilia and merchandising. In additional to the trade and marketing, the event also featured guest appearances from television, film, comic artists and writers.

 

It started life as the London Movies, Comics, and Media Expo, later shorten to London MCM Expo, in 2001 by Paul Miley and Bryan Cooney. It would later become known as MCM Expo Group, and in 2017 was acquired by ReedPop.

 

They also hold convention events in other places around the United Kingdom.

 

 

Starsky & Hutch.

 

Starsky & Hutch is a 1970s American television police action series, in the old days, was called a cop show. It lasted four seasons between 1975 to 1979, and was a very highly popular show.

 

The plot is about two streetwise detectives in the fictional location known as Bay City, and going around in Starsky’s red Ford Gran Torino with white strips, solving crimes.

 

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