David Hasselhoff Mourns ‘Baywatch’ Costar Michael Newman: 'A Warrior'

David Hasselhoff is remembering his late Baywatch costar, Michael Newman . “Newman was a warrior..

..he literally saved my life at least 4 times,” the Mitch Buchanan actor wrote alongside a photo of him and Newman on the Baywatch set via Instagram late Tuesday, October 22.

“He did the transfer from the scarab to jet skis several times perfectly. What an amazing man. He was never afraid of the water.

I remember directing him in a few episodes and he was really good. He became a great actor. We will all miss him.

” “RIP to the one and only @newmiefish,” commented Jeremy Jackson , who played Hobie Buchanan, Mitch’s son on the popular lifeguard drama. Newman died Sunday, October 20, at the age of 68, nearly two decades after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2006. A post shared by David Hasselhoff (@davidhasselhoff) People reported that Newman died “from heart complications,” adding that he was “surrounded by his family and friends.

” “I got to see Mike the last time he was conscious and he looked [at] me and in typical Mike fashion said, ‘You’re just in time,’” Newman’s friend Matt Felker told the outlet. Newman appeared on Baywatch for 10 seasons from 1989 to 2000. His character, Newmie, was based loosely on himself since he was the only real lifeguard in the cast.

He was not initially a featured actor on the action drama, but after he began performing stunts and offering guidance to the writers about rescue scenes, he became invaluab.