What Happened To The Cast Of The Original Starsky And Hutch?

Paul Michael Glaser had racked up a series of stage, film, and TV credits by the time he was cast in "Starsky & Hutch." He was unhappy with his role on the show, however, and he made no secret that he wanted out of his contract. When the show ended, he continued to work, both as a director and an actor, although his work was less frequent and often in lower profile roles.

In 1981, tragedy struck the Glaser family. As The L.A. Times reported, Glaser's then-wife, Elizabeth, required a blood transfusion while giving birth. At the time, the AIDS epidemic was just beginning, and the methods of transmission of the HIV virus were not fully understood. As such, Elizabeth was given HIV-tainted blood. She then unknowingly passed the virus on to her children, via breast milk. The couple's daughter, Elizabeth, died of AIDS right around the time of her 7th birthday, and Elizabeth herself died of the disease years later.

Before she died, Elizabeth had founded the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, of which Glaser still serves as the honorary chairman.