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This is a compilation of the characters found in the TV series ''Baywatch'' and ''Baywatch Hawaii''. ==''Baywatch'' (1989-1990; 1991–1999)== * Mitch Buchannon (David Hasselhoff); (seasons 1–9) * Craig Pomeroy (Parker Stevenson); (season 1, recurring seasons 8–9) * Jill Riley (Shawn Weatherly); (season 1); was the most experienced female lifeguard on the service, she trained Shauni McClain on how to become a better lifeguard and was respected by all of her friends at Baywatch. She died from an blood embolism caused by a shark attack. * Eddie Kramer (Billy Warlock); (seasons 1–3); Eddie began life on Baywatch as a teenager with a complicated background. Being an orphan, he learned from a very early age to defend himself - a theory that got him into trouble quite a few times while in his first year on Baywatch. He likes to keep himself fit and likes to box. This helps him in some situations. Eddie is homeless during this time and is helped out by fellow Lifeguard Craig Pomeroy (Parker Stevenson). Eddie eventually managed to secure a place of his own. He developed a relationship with Shauni McClain. They eventually married and moved to Australia.〔Note:This was an on-screen relationship that turned real.〕 In season 2, Billy was moved from a regular cast member to supporting lead, replacing Stevenson. He would remain there until his departure along with Erika in the beginning of Season 3. After his departure in 1992, Warlock explained his departure was voluntary as he had been unhappy with the direction Baywatch had taken. Warlock later reprised his character for one episode in the spin-off series, ''Baywatch Nights'' in 1996 and also in the 2003 television movie, ''Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding''. * Shauni McClain (Erika Eleniak); (seasons 1–3); Shauni was a complete rookie when she started out as a lifeguard with Baywatch, being scared of people drowning and freezing up when people needed CPR, she was put under the wing of experienced lifeguard Jill Riley, where she became confident in her abilities.In her time at Baywatch she fell for and married her long term colleague Eddie Kramer played by Billy Warlock. Their onscreen chemistry and romance became real for a time. Erika Eleniak played in 44 episodes of the first and second seasons, and first two episodes of the third season, she was the show's female mainstay from 1989 until 1992. It was reported by both producers and Erika herself that her departure was due to her dislike for the direction the show was taking. * Trevor Cole (Peter Phelps); (season 1); Phelps was the first main cast member to exit the series. His character's disappearance was never addressed onscreen, but he had previously expressed interest in returning home to Sydney, Australia. * Hobie Buchannon (Brandon Call, season 1; and Jeremy Jackson, seasons 2–9); the son of Mitch Buchannon; he forms a romantic relationship with his long-time crush, Summer Quinn. His parents are divorced and his mom, Gayle appears in several episodes. According to Hasselhoff, the role almost went to Leonardo DiCaprio.〔(''Leonardo DiCaprio almost cast in Baywatch'' ); article; Times of India; accessed .〕 * Gayle Buchannon (Wendie Malick); (season 1, sporadically recurring afterwards) Mitch's former wife who always struggled with the fact that Mitch was always on lifeguard duty 24 hours a day. * Don Thorpe (Monte Markham); (seasons 1–2) * Gina Pomeroy (Gina Hecht, pilot episode; and Holly Gagnier, season 1) Craig's loving and supporting wife. * Garner Ellerbee (Gregory Alan Williams); (seasons 1, 3, 4–5, recurring seasons 2 and 8)A good friend of the lifeguards. A police officer who patrols the beach but hates the water. * John D. Cort (John Allen Nelson); (season 1, recurring seasons 2, 4–5) A former lifeguard who had a relationship with C.J Parker who eventually succumbed to blindness. He often got Mitch in trouble with illegal money making schemes. * Harvey Miller (Tom McTigue); (season 2) An Australian lifeguard that annoyed Mitch and the rest of the team because of his rash decisions and recklessness. * Ben Edwards (Richard Jaeckel); (season 2, recurring seasons 3–4); Edwards was part of the first team of lifeguards at Baywatch (formed in the 1950s), known as 'The Red Knights'. He was the longest serving lifeguard at Baywatch and retired in 1994. Ben had a close relationship with Mitch Buchannon, and served as a mentor to him. Some time before the series started, Ben had crushed his hip when he jumped from a huge height to save a drowning fisherman. He was unable to swim after this injury and required the use of a walking cane. Captain Thorpe promoted Ben to lieutenant instead of firing him. He was eventually promoted to captain, after Thorpe's departure. The day he resigned, he made his final rescue when he jumped off a pier to save a young boy. He was then happy to 'go out on top'. * Kaye Morgan (Pamela Bach); (recurring seasons 2-3, 5–6). Pamela Bach portrayed two other characters in later seasons and also made an appearance as another character in the first season ''Baywatch Hawaii''. * Roberta "Summer" Quinn (Nicole Eggert); (seasons 3–4); Summer and her mother, Jackie, moved to California to escape Jackie's abusive ex-boyfriend. They traveled across the country in their trailer and set up home in a local trailer park. Summer was a star athlete in her hometown winning many awards for swimming. Her mother's ex-boyfriend tracked them down and confronted Summer. When he began to get physical with her, Matt Brody stepped in and stopped him. This was the start of a long friendship between the two. Later, with the help of C.J. Parker, Summer overcame bulimia. Summer then left to pursue her education at a university. * Matt Brody (David Charvet); (seasons 3–5, recurring season 6); Matt had a long-term relationship with Summer Quinn in the fourth season, and pursued a similar relationship with C.J. Parker in the fifth and sixth seasons. He was forced to resign because of a phony sexual harassment lawsuit filed by series 'bad girl,' Neely Capshaw, but was reinstated after the lawsuit proved to be false. Matt after a while went back to France unable to cope with Neely's return. He eventually returned, but after going on a holiday with some members of the team, he was never seen again, which suggests he returned to France again. * Casey Jean "C.J." Parker (Pamela Anderson); (seasons 3–7) A strong dedicated lifeguard who is also the object of desire from several men on the beach. Eventually left Baywatch and got married to rock singer in Mexico, but unfortunately, it didn't last. She later opened up a Beach cafe in Hawaii and married one of her waiters Leonard. UGO.com voted CJ Parker one of the top 10 blondes. * Jimmy Slade (Kelly Slater); (season 3, recurring season 4); Jimmy Slade was a main character during the third season and had a gift for surfing. He was constantly trying to become a professional surfer and had a romantic relationship with Summer Quinn. He had a very strict military father, who he did not get along with, and a mother who abandoned him. Due to his family circumstances, he lived alone on the beach in his van. He eventually did break into the professional circuit and left Baywatch to move to Hawaii. * Stephanie Holden (Alexandra Paul); (seasons 3–7); when Stephanie was seven years old her father died in a helicopter crash in Vietnam. This affected her deeply and she developed a huge fear of helicopters. Stephanie was eventually abandoned by her mother and was raised by her grandmother. She developed a romantic relationship with Mitch Buchannon, and the two became very serious. The relationship ended abruptly when Stephanie left Mitch without explanation (she was married). Stephanie and Mitch eventually got over their differences and formed a strong friendship. She dies in season 7 from a lightning strike while at sea. Paul later reprised her role as the late Stephanie in a second season episode of the spin-off series, ''Baywatch Nights'' in 1997. In 2003, Paul played a Stephanie doppelganger named Alison Ford in the TV-movie, ''Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding''. * Jackie Quinn (Susan Anton); (recurring seasons 3–5); Summer's mother. * Caroline Holden (Yasmine Bleeth); (seasons 5–7, recurring season 4 & 8) Stephanie's younger sister who is a determined girl but is also very stubborn especially when it comes to her love life. * Logan Fowler (Jaason Simmons); (seasons 5–6, recurring season 7); first appearance was in the season 5 premiere. The character had just recently arrived in California from Tasmania as part of a lifeguard exchange program. He had a reputation as being a top lifeguard in Australia but immediately began to cause problems once he arrived at Baywatch. He did not work well in a team or obey orders from his superiors, this caused him to clash with many of his fellow lifeguards, including Matt Brody and C.J. Parker. * Cody Madison (David Chokachi); (seasons 6–9); an aspiring Olympic swimmer sidelined by an irregular heartbeat. Mostly he is like a Tom Cruise of Baywatch, because of the women in Baywatch throw themselves to him like he was a rock star. He had relationships with fellow lifeguards, C.J. Parker and Lani McKenzie. However both left him and got married. * Neely Capshaw (Heather Campbell (season 5); Gena Lee Nolin seasons 6–8; and Jennifer Campbell, recurring season 9);〔Note:a pregnant Nolin left after season 8 being unhappy with her rate of pay/episode).〕 Neely was the show's resident 'bad girl,' being in constant conflict with her fellow employees and her boss, Mitch Buchannon. She was re-made as a 'good girl' in season 7, and got her lifeguard re-certification after Mitch and Donna Marco (Donna D'Errico) learn of her saving an elderly heart attack victim with CPR following a botched drugstore robbery. Neely became romantically involved with Mitch and they eventually got married, after which she returned to her conniving ways. However, during the Baywatch reunion movie, Neely redeemed herself and she and Mitch were remarried. * Sheryl Whalen (Ingrid Walters); (recurring season 8-9) * Mike "Newmie" Newman (Michael Newman); (seasons 7–9, recurring seasons 1–6) Another one of Baywatch's longest surviving lifeguards. He played a caricature of himself and continued onto ''Baywatch Hawaii ''. * Samantha Thomas (Nancy Valen); (season 7); was a lifeguard captain and had an elevated position at Baywatch headquarters. Occasionally got on Mitch's nerves and formed a relationship with him. * Manny Gutierrez (José Solano); (seasons 7–8, recurring season 9); Manny was one of the younger members of Baywatch. He was taken on permanently by Mitch Buchannon following an outstanding physical test. Manny was in a life-threatening accident and was in a wheelchair for a significant amount of time. * Donna Marco (Donna D'Errico); (seasons 7–8); D'Errico originally joined the cast of the spin-off series, ''Baywatch Nights'' mid-way through its first season in 1996. Her character became the new owner of the nightclub/bar, ''Nights'', while aspiring to become a lifeguard at ''Baywatch''. During the second season of ''Baywatch Nights'', D'Errico also joined the cast of the parent series, ''Baywatch'', simultaneously appearing on both series during the 1996-1997 season. After the cancellation of ''Baywatch Nights'' in 1997, she continued on the original ''Baywatch'' series for the 1997-1998 season. * Jordan Tate (Traci Bingham); (seasons 7–8) * Jack "J.D." Darius (Michael Bergin); (seasons 8–9); was one of the few characters to continue into the ''Baywatch Hawaii'' era and also appeared in the 2003 reunion movie, ''Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding''. A failed pier rescue by J.D. resulted in a victim getting crushed and dying in J.D.'s arms. Blaming himself for the death, he suffered PTSD and took time off to deal with it. He had relationships with fellow lifeguards Jessie, Kekoa and Leigh. But eventually got back with Kekoa. * Lani McKenzie (Carmen Electra); (season 8); a lifeguard who also had great dreams of becoming a famous dancer. She eventually left Baywatch to pursue her dancing career in Las Vegas, but was then hired by C.J. Parker as an entertainer for her beach cafe. Electra crossed-over her ''Baywatch'' character, Lani, to another series, ''Pacific Blue'' for one episode during the 1997-1998 season. * April Giminski (Kelly Packard); (seasons 8–9); the only female character to cross over between Season 8 & Season 9 after the rest of the female Baywatch cast were all let go during what was described as the "Baywatch Bloodbath." * Skylar Bergman (Marliece Andrada); (season 8) A blonde and skilled lifeguard who only appeared in a few episodes. She was a friend of Lani and April. * Taylor Walsh (Angelica Bridges); (season 8); Taylor was a lieutenant who replaced Mitch when he was promoted to Captain in 1997. * Jessica "Jessie" Owens (Brooke Burns); (season 9); continued onto ''Baywatch Hawaii.'': She first came to Baywatch as a cleaner, who occasionally made mistakes, but after the other lifeguards saw how talented she was in saving lives, she was added to the team. * Alex Ryker (Mitzi Kapture); (season 9); A former member of a rival lifeguard team called "Bayguard" but after their team were setting up their rescues, she quit and joined the Baywatch team. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Baywatch characters」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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