Michael Newman
Acting
Biography
Michael Newman (April 26, 1957 - October 20, 2024) was an American actor and firefighter, known as the beloved lifeguared Mike "Newmie" Newman on television series Baywatch, and was the only cast member with real-life lifeguarding experience. Over the course of the show’s 1989 -2001 run, he appeared in 150 episodes — second only to David Hasselhoff. He also served as a full-time firefighter, balancing his duties at the firehouse with his filming schedule. After the series concluded, he continued firefighting for another 25 years before retiring. Newman died from his long battle with Parkinson's disease since he was diagnosed in 2006.
Known For
Join the Baywatch lifeguards on their thrilling adventures filled with beautiful beaches and those iconic red swimsuits.
Baywatch
The continuing story of Peacemaker, a vainglorious superhero/supervillain who believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill. After a miraculous recovery from his duel with Bloodsport, Peacemaker soon discovers that his freedom comes at a price.
Peacemaker
Baywatch Nights is an American police and science fiction drama series that aired in syndication from 1995 to 1997. Created by Douglas Schwartz, David Hasselhoff, and Gregory J. Bonann, the series is a spin-off from the popular television series, Baywatch.
Baywatch Nights
In a prison for the criminally insane, deranged anthropologist Ethan Powell is set to be examined by a bright young psychiatrist, Theo Caulder. Driven by ambition and a hunger for the truth, Caulder will eventually risk everything—even put his very life on the line—in a harrowing attempt to understand the bizarre actions of this madman.
Instinct
A film director decides to chart the course of a young actor as he tries to make it in Hollywood...
Welcome to Hollywood
This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid , an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.
City of Hope
In his darkest days, Silas Johnson gets a visit from a mysterious man who promises to make him the fast-gun that he has always wanted to be. But, at what cost?
A Gunfighter's Deal
Welcome to the bay... Mitch and his friends enter the sink or swim world that is BAYWATCH.
Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier
Distraught after a harsh break-up, a teenage boy seeks revenge on his ex-lover, but learns a valuable lesson.
Moonlighters
A young man encounters the delights, wonders, turmoils, and sorrows of his love life while maintaining his friendships.
A Very Specific Recipe
When six raiders kill her husband, child and workers on her ranch, a white woman raised by the Commanche' claims an Indian blood rite.