Blast from the Past: Starsky & Hutch

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Starsky & Hutch Pilot (1975)

I didn't watch the entire pilot for Starsky & Hutch, but I watched enough to count three scenes where the show managed to get it's two leads out of uniform.   There were scenes of David Soul in the shower, scenes in locker rooms, gyms, laundry rooms and Soul and Paul Michael Glaser stripping down before entering a steam room.

I'm not generally a fan of guns in visuals, guns anywhere actually, but I did find the steam room scene a bit of an exception.  There was something sort of hot, (and also a little silly) about Starsky and Hutch stripping down but leaving on their guns and shoulder straps.  It's a look, and Soul and Glaser worked it well.

When I was looking to see if either Soul or Glaser had a nude scene on their resume, I initially couldn't find anything, or any site with much info.  A bit of a deeper dive however, uncovered they each had one butt scenes.  Thanks to xyzpdq, and his SOMS archives, I did find a cap from 1977's The Stick-Up.  I couldn't find a decent copy of the film, but then, finally found a copy on Youtube.  The quality isn't great, but the scene below appears to be David Soul's only scene with a little skin.

The Stick Up (1977)

The Great Houdini (1976)

Although not naked, Paul Michael Glaser does look good almost naked, and in chains, as Harry Houdini in the 1976 television flick The Great Houdini.

I always love, and find it interesting when a hot actor's first nude scene is when they're older.  Glaser was one of televisions hottest studs when he was in his thirties.  Glaser waited another thirty years, until he was in his early 60's, to finally unveil the Glasser glutes in 2005's Ladies Night. The film is also on Youtube, but I couldn't find the nudity.  For that, you need to check out the great site, AZNude. 

Ladies Night (2005)