Ben Edwards (Baywatch)
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Ben Edwards is a fictional character
from the TV series Baywatch
. He was played by Richard Jaeckel
from 1991 to 1994.
Ben Edwards was part of the first team of lifeguards at Baywatch formed in the 1950's, known as 'The Red Knights'. He was the longest serving lifeguard at Baywatch retiring eventually in 1994.
Ben had a very close relationship with Mitch Buchannon
, and served as a mentor to him beginning from the time he trained Mitch at rookie school.
Some time before the series started Ben crushed his hip after he jumped from a huge hight to save a drowning fisherman. He was unable to swim after this injury and required the use of a walking cane. Despite being reluctant at first Captain Thorpe promoted Ben to Lieutenant instead of firing him. He served in this position for a year before being promoted again, this to time Captain, after Thorpe's departure.
Ben always felt great sadness at not being able to make water rescues anymore and after a reunion with 'The Red Knights' he decided to hand in his resignation to Mitch and Stephanie. 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'.
Richard Jaeckel appeared as Ben in 15 episodes during the second season, 4 episodes during the third season and 2 episodes during the fourth season.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
from the TV series Baywatch
Baywatch
Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production...
. He was played by Richard Jaeckel
Richard Jaeckel
Richard Hanley Jaeckel was an American actor of film and television.-Life and career:Jaeckel was born in Long Beach, New York. A short, but tough guy, he played a variety of characters during his fifty years in movies & television and became one of Hollywood's best known character actors...
from 1991 to 1994.
Ben Edwards was part of the first team of lifeguards at Baywatch formed in the 1950's, known as 'The Red Knights'. He was the longest serving lifeguard at Baywatch retiring eventually in 1994.
Ben had a very close relationship with Mitch Buchannon
Mitch Buchannon
Mitch Buchannon is a fictional character from the TV series Baywatch. He was played by David Hasselhoff in every season of Baywatch and Baywatch Nights plus in the first season of Baywatch Hawaii...
, and served as a mentor to him beginning from the time he trained Mitch at rookie school.
Some time before the series started Ben crushed his hip after he jumped from a huge hight to save a drowning fisherman. He was unable to swim after this injury and required the use of a walking cane. Despite being reluctant at first Captain Thorpe promoted Ben to Lieutenant instead of firing him. He served in this position for a year before being promoted again, this to time Captain, after Thorpe's departure.
Ben always felt great sadness at not being able to make water rescues anymore and after a reunion with 'The Red Knights' he decided to hand in his resignation to Mitch and Stephanie. 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'.
Richard Jaeckel appeared as Ben in 15 episodes during the second season, 4 episodes during the third season and 2 episodes during the fourth season.