Former Baywatch star Michael Newman has died aged 68, nearly two decades after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The actor, who played Mike “Newmie” Newman on the hit show, was the only cast member who once worked as a real-life lifeguard.

Michael Newman, who played a lifeguard of the same name on “Baywatch,” died Oct. 20, nearly two decades after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Newman was 67 years old. His friend Matt Felker said Newman died “from heart complications” but was surrounded by friends and family at the time he passed, People magazine reported.