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 Tuesday2.

He started out on the David Hasselhoff series as a stuntman and technical adviser and stuck around for 10 seasons.

David Hasselhoff has led tributes to his former Baywatch co-star Michael Newman, following his death at the age of 68. In a tribute on Instagram, Hasselhoff said Newman, who was a real lifeguard as well as an actor, "saved my life at least four times" while filming the hugely popular 1990s TV series.