Who starred in the role of Mitch Buchannon on the TV series “Baywatch”?
“Baywatch” – TV Fun in the Sun David Hasselhoff. Multi-talented performer David Michael Hasselhoff, born on July 17, 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland, starred as Los Angeles County lifeguard lieutenant Mitch Buchannon. Hasselhoff, a veteran of television had previously portrayed Dr. William “Snapper” Foster on the daytime soap opera “The Young and The Restless”, from 1975 to 1982. Hasselhoff then starred as Michael Knight on the television series “Knight Rider” from 1982 to 1986. As a singer, Hasselhoff became a successful recording artist, primarily in Austria, Switzerland, Germany, and the United Kingdom. In an ironic twist of fate, Hasselhoff was scheduled to perform a concert on pay-for-view from Atlantic City. The concert was expected to reignite his singing career in the United States. On the night of the concert, former sports star and accused murderer O.J. Simpson was involved in a police chase on the California highways. Viewership of the concert was significantly lower than expect
