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David Hasselhoff

Actor and producer, also writer · Born July 17, 1952 (74) · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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 21, 2010. Hasselhoff left the America's Got Talent judging panel after the 2009 season, but later joined the Britain's Got Talent judging panel, alongside Amanda Holden and Michael McIntyre in 2011. He appeared as himself in the live action/CGI-animated film "Hop" in 2011. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Hasselhoff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 17, 1952 (74)
From
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also writer
Titles
49 on MovieCove · 83 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 9% in 30 days

What are David Hasselhoff's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
24%
Bonds
22%
Self
17%
Survival
14%
Society
10%
Power
7%
Ideas
5%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 19 · Serious 6 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 15 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 12 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 11

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 6

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 20 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

21 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 21 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 21
Shadow
5 of 21
Ally
2 of 21
Mentor
2 of 21
Herald
1 of 21
Trickster
1 of 21
Show the 21 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
17
Tense
10
Thrilling
10
Joyful
9
Warm
7
Other
19

How their films linger

Fun20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch David Hasselhoff's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Hasselhoff's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

83 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page; 89 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Hoff Roading (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer · as Self

  • Ze Network (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self

  • Neuland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as David Hasselhoff

  • Young Sheldon(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as David Hasselhoff

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Killing Hasselhoff(2017)

    Producer · as David Hasselhoff

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Baywatch(2017)

    as The Mentor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2(2017)

    as The Form of David Hasselhoff

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • It's No Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Hoffbot

  • Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens(2016)

    as Colonel Gilbert Shepard

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • FantastiCozzi(2016)

    as Prince Simon (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival(2016)

    as The Designer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Last Night a DJ Saved My Life(2016)

    Producer · as Ross

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!(2015)

    as Gilbert Grayson Sheperd

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Hoff the Record(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Kung Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Hoff 9000 (voice)

  • The Christmas Consultant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Owen

  • The Goldbergs(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as David Hasselhoff

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Newsreaders(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as David Hasselhoff

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Keith Lemon: The Film(2012)

    as The Hoff

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Piranha 3DD(2012)

    as David Hasselhoff

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Fuga de cerebros 2(2011)

    as Padre Quarterback

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Hop(2011)

    as David Hasselhoff

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Hasselhoffs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · as Self

  • Scott Mills The Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Narrator

  • Dancing Ninja(2010)

    as Ansel LaDouche / Ansel's Mother

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Anaconda 3: Offspring(2008)

    as Hammet

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Sons of Anarchy(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Dondo

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Kickin' It Old Skool(2007)

    as David Hasselhoff

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Click(2006)

    as Ammer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Fugitives Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Clint

  • Shaka Zulu: The Citadel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Mungo Prentice

  • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie(2004)

    as David Hasselhoff

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • A Dirty Shame(2004)

    as David Hasselhoff

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story(2004)

    as German Coach

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Bikini Destinations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 62 episodes · Creator · Actor

  • Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding(2003)

    Executive Producer · as Mitch Buchannon

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Still Standing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Gary Maddox

  • The New Guy(2002)

    as David Hasselhoff

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Dr. Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde

  • Layover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Dan Morrison

  • Welcome to Hollywood(1998)

    as David Hasselhoff

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • One True Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Mike Grant

  • The Big Tease(1999)

    as David Hasselhoff

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as David Hasselhoff

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Action(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as David Hasselhoff

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • SpongeBob SquarePants(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as David Hasselhoff

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Jack Scott

  • So Graham Norton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Nick Fury: Agent of Shield(1998)

    as Colonel Nick Fury

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay(1998)

    Executive Producer · as Mitch Buchannon

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Just Shoot Me!(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as David Hasselhoff

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Dear God(1996)

    as David Hasselhoff (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Gridlock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Jake Gorsky

  • 3rd Rock from the Sun(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Doctor Lasker

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Baywatch Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 44 episodes · Creator · as Mitch Buchannon

  • Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer · as Mitch Buchanan

  • Avalanche(1994)

    as Duncan Snyder

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Eurotrash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ring of the Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 4 episodes · as John Smith D'Artagnan

  • The Bulkin Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Michael Bulkin

  • Knight Rider 2000(1991)

    as Michael Knight

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Fire and Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Dr. Dan Meyer

  • The Final Alliance(1990)

    as Will Colton

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • W.B., Blue and the Bean(1989)

    Producer · as Roger 'White Bread' Donaldson

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier(1989)

    as Mitch

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Baywatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 242 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · Producer · as Mitch Buchannon

  • Witchery(1989)

    as Gary

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Three Crazy Jerks II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Michael Trutz vom Rhein

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake(1988)

    as Billy Travis

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Starke Zeiten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as David

  • Terror at London Bridge(1985)

    as Don Gregory

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • The Cartier Affair(1984)

    as Curt Taylor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Knight Rider(1982)

    Show 84 episodes · as Michael Knight

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Michael Knight

  • Semi-Tough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 4 episodes · as Marvin 'Shake' Tiller

  • Pleasure Cove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Scott

  • Starcrash(1978)

    as Simon

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Diff'rent Strokes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · as David Hasselhoff

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian Kiley · as Tom Bell

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Revenge of the Cheerleaders(1976)

    as Boner

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • C'est Magique ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Kung Fury 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Hoff 9000 (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 83 titles, 81 of them dated from 1976 to 2025; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Click (2006)

$241M worldwide

Highest rated

Click (2006)

Midcredits 57th

Most popular right now

Knight Rider (1982)

Film career

19762025

Peak 2017 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting78 of 83: 72 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score23rdDirecting1 of 83: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing9 of 83: 5 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew2 of 83: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

83 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s5 · acting1980s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew1990s21 · 20 acting · 3 crew2000s17 · 17 acting · 2 crew2010s22 · 20 acting · 3 crew2020s2 · crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 27% of 22 roles
760111

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do David Hasselhoff's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 15th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 19th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 49 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th24

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 49 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed28

Most divisive · actor, producer

Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (2016)

98th percentile spread · 64% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017)

Midcredits 94th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 38/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is David Hasselhoff's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films and profanity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles33–87 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles7–61 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles16–68 · median 24 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles13–56 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles31–67 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does David Hasselhoff work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Hasselhoff's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Berk shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers