Pamela Bach, ‘Baywatch’ Actress and the Ex-Wife of David Hasselhoff, Has Died at 62​

Pamela Bach, an actor and the ex-wife of Baywatch star David Hasselhoff, has died at 62.​

The Los Angeles medical examiner’s office reports that she died Wednesday and determined her death was by suicide. Also known as Pamela Hasselhoff, Bach appeared on The Young and the Restless and met her future husband on the set of his series, Knight Rider.​​

David Hasselhoff and Pamela Bach

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She also appeared on Baywatch and had guest roles on multiple TV shows, including Cheers, The Fall Guy and TJ Hooker.​​

Bach and Hasselhoff were married in December 1989, and had two daughters, Taylor and Hayley. Hasselhoff filed for divorce in January 2006 and the former couple had a contentious split, with Bach accusing him of domestic abuse. A video of Hasselhoff drunkenly eating a burger led to him temporarily losing visitation privileges with his daughters, but they were restored after two weeks. The actor acknowledged the video, shot by one of his daughters, showed him during an alcohol relapse but he denied abuse allegations at the time.​

Hasselhoff said in a statement on X: “Our family is deeply saddened by the recent passing of Pamela Hasselhoff. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult period but kindly request privacy as we grieve and navigate through this challenging time.”