David Hasselhoff

Known For: Acting
Born: July 17, 1952
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

David Hasselhoff

David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952), nicknamed "The Hoff," is an American actor, singer, producer and businessman. He is best-known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s US series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch. Hasselhoff also produced Baywatch for a number of seasons in the 1990s up until 2001, when the series ended with Baywatch Hawaii. Hasselhoff also crossed over to a music career during the end of the 1980s and the early 1990s. He was noted for his performance at the Berlin Wall at New Year's Eve 1989; he enjoyed a short lived success as a singer primarily in German-speaking Europe. More recently, Hasselhoff has been involved with talent shows such as NBC's America's Got Talent from 2006–2009. Hasselhoff was the first celebrity eliminated from the eleventh season of Dancing with the Stars, on September…

Filmography

Hoff Roading

2025 · Self, Producer

Mind. Body. Money.

2025 · Self

Merci Dorothée !

2025 · Self (archive footage)

Ze Network

2022 · Self, Executive Producer

Wer ist das Phantom?

2021 · Self

The Savoy

2020 · Self

Close Enough

2020 · Self (voice)

Cup of Joe

2020 · Self

Mask Singer

2019 · Self

Our Ladies

2019 · Self

LUKE! Die Greatnightshow

LUKE! Die Greatnightshow

2019 · Self

Being David Hasselhoff

2019 · Self

SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout

2019 · Self

Battle of the 80s Supercars with David Hasselhoff

2019 · Self - Host

To Live and Dine in L.A

2019 · Self

Neuland

2018 · David Hasselhoff

Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

2018 · Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

Young Sheldon

2017 · David Hasselhoff

Killing Hasselhoff

2017 · David Hasselhoff, Producer

Brad Paisley's Comedy Rodeo

2017 · Self

Baywatch

2017 · The Mentor

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

2017 · The Form of David Hasselhoff

It's No Game

2017 · Hoffbot

The Grand Tour

2016 · Self

Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens

2016 · Colonel Gilbert Shepard

FantastiCozzi

2016 · Prince Simon (archive footage)

The Last Laugh

2016 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival

2016 · The Designer

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

2015 · Gilbert Grayson Sheperd

Hoff the Record

2015 · Self, Producer

Kung Fury

2015 · Hoff 9000 (voice)

Stretch

2014 · Self

Hasselhoff vs. The Berlin Wall

2014 · Self - Presenter

Hasselhoff – en svensk talkshow

Hasselhoff – en svensk talkshow

2014 · Self - Host

Cachitos de hierro y cromo

2013 · Self (archive footage)

The Christmas Consultant

2013 · Owen

The Goldbergs

2013 · David Hasselhoff

Newsreaders

2013 · David Hasselhoff

Gotham Comedy Live

2012 · Self - Host

Keith Lemon: The Film

2012 · The Hoff

Piranha 3DD

2012 · David Hasselhoff

Brain Drain 2

2011 · Padre Quarterback

Red or Black?

2011 · Self

Fröhlicher Frühling

2011 · Self

Hop

2011 · David Hasselhoff

The Hasselhoffs

2010 · Self, Executive Producer

Zulu Gumball

2010 · Self

Ask Rhod Gilbert

2010 · Self

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff

2010 · Self - Roastee

Scott Mills The Musical

Scott Mills The Musical

2010 · Narrator

Dancing Ninja

2010 · Ansel LaDouche / Ansel's Mother

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

2009 · Self

Disco and Atomic War

2009 · Self (archive footage)

The Hoff: When Scott Came to Stay

The Hoff: When Scott Came to Stay

2009 · Self

Anaconda 3: Offspring

2008 · Hammet

Celebrity Juice

2008 · Self

Sons of Anarchy

2008 · Dondo

Markus Lanz

2008 · Self

Britain's Got More Talent

2007 · Self

Britain's Got Talent

2007 · Self - Judge

Kickin' It Old Skool

2007 · David Hasselhoff

Click

2006 · Ammer

America's Got Talent

2006 · Self - Judge

Fugitives Run

2005 · Clint

The Princes of Malibu

2005 · Self

8 Out of 10 Cats

2005 · Self

Dancing with the Stars

2005 · Self - Contestant

Shaka Zulu: The Citadel

2005 · Mungo Prentice

Hape trifft!

2005 · Self

The Friday Night Project

2005 · Self - Host

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

2004 · David Hasselhoff

A Dirty Shame

2004 · Self

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

2004 · German Coach

Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel

Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel

2004 · Self

Weihnachten auf Gut Aiderbichl

Weihnachten auf Gut Aiderbichl

2003 · Self

100 Greatest Sexy Moments

2003 · Self

Christmas in Hollywood

2003 · Self (archive footage)

Wildboyz

2003 · Self

Bikini Destinations

2003 · , Creator

Celebrity Naked Ambition

2003 · Self (archive footage)

Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding

2003 · Mitch Buchannon, Executive Producer

Idool

2003 · Self - Guest

Die 100 nervigsten...

Die 100 nervigsten...

2002 · Self

Still Standing

2002 · Gary Maddox

The New Guy

2002 · David Hasselhoff

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002 · Self

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

2002 · Self

Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical

2001 · Dr. Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde

Layover

2001 · Dan Morrison

Fear Factor

2001 · Self - Contestant

Welcome to Hollywood

2000 · David Hasselhoff

One True Love

2000 · Mike Grant

Starnacht am Wörthersee

Starnacht am Wörthersee

2000 · Self

The Big Tease

1999 · David Hasselhoff

The West Wing

1999 · David Hasselhoff

Action

1999 · David Hasselhoff

The Target Shoots First

1999 · Self

Visit Fabulous Las Vegas

1999 · Self

SpongeBob SquarePants

1999 · Himself

Television: The First Fifty Years

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999 · Self / Mitch Buchanon (archive footage)

Legacy

1998 · Jack Scott

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

1998 · Self

Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

1998 · Colonel Nick Fury

Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay

1998 · Executive Producer

The View

1997 · Self

Leute heute

1997 · Self

Just Shoot Me!

1997 · David Hasselhoff

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996 · Self - Host

Dear God

1996 · David Hasselhoff (uncredited)

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996 · Self

Gridlock

1996 · Jake Gorsky

3rd Rock from the Sun

1996 · Doctor Lasker

Baywatch Nights

1995 · Mitch Buchannon, Creator

Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise

1995 · Mitch Buchanan, Executive Producer

MTV Europe Music Awards

1994 · Self - Presenter

Avalanche

1994 · Duncan Snyder

Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen

1994 · Self

Live & Kicking

1993 · Self

Eurotrash

1993

Raw

1993 · Self

Ring of the Musketeers

1992 · John Smith D'Artagnan

The Bulkin Trail

The Bulkin Trail

1992 · Michael Bulkin

Knight Rider 2000

1991 · Michael Knight

Musik liegt in der Luft

Musik liegt in der Luft

1991 · Self, Self - Singer

DAS!

1991 · Self

Fire and Rain

1990 · Dr. Dan Meyer

The Final Alliance

1990 · Will Colton

Bail Out

1989 · Roger 'White Bread' Donaldson

Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier

1989 · Mitch

Baywatch

1989 · Mitch Buchannon, Director, Producer, Executive Producer

Witchcraft (Evil Encounters)

1988 · Gary

Flitterabend

1988 · Self - Singer

Three Crazy Jerks II

1988 · Michael Trutz vom Rhein

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake

1988 · Billy Travis

Starke Zeiten

1988 · David

David Hasselhoff and the Knight Rockers

David Hasselhoff and the Knight Rockers

1988 · Self

Collaricocoshow

1987 · Self

Le monde est à vous

1987 · Self

Sacrée soirée

1987 · Self

ZDF-Fernsehgarten

1986 · Self

Terror at London Bridge

1985 · Don Gregory

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

1985

Night of 100 Stars II

1985 · Self

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

1985 · Self

Melodien für Millionen

Melodien für Millionen

1985 · Self

The Cartier Affair

1984 · Curt Taylor

Goldener Löwe

1984 · Self

Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix

1982 · Michael Knight

Knight Rider

1982 · Michael Knight

Entertainment Tonight

1981 · Self

Wetten, dass..?

1981 · Self

Semi-Tough

1980 · Marvin 'Shake' Tiller

Verstehen Sie Spaß?

1980 · Self

Pleasure Cove

1979 · Scott

Starcrash

1978 · Simon

Diff'rent Strokes

1978 · David Hasselhoff

The Love Boat

1977 · Tom Bell, Brian Kiley

Revenge of the Cheerleaders

1976 · Boner

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self (uncredited)

The Lion Roars Again

The Lion Roars Again

1975 · Self (uncredited)

Ein Kessel Buntes

Ein Kessel Buntes

1972 · Self - Musician

Die ZDF-Hitparade

Die ZDF-Hitparade

1969 · Self

Tony Awards

1956 · Self

Bambi

1948 · Self

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Audience Member

C'est Magique !

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Kung Fury 2

— · Hoff 9000 (voice)

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