Michael Berk

Michael Berk is an American television screenwriter. He worked with Douglas Schwartz as a writer on the television series Manimal, and many made-for-television movies. He wrote the earlier scripts of the series Baywatch, and is also known as the creator, co-producer, and writer of the television series The Wizard.

Screenwriting credits

Television

• Manimal (1983)
• The Wizard (1986– 1987)
• Baywatch (1989–1998)
• Thunder in Paradise (1994)
• Baywatch Nights (1995)

Film

• The Peace Killers (1971)
• The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel (1979)
• The Last Song (1980)
• The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)
• The Wild and the Free (1980)
• The Haunting Passion (1983)
• Crime of Innocence (1985)
• Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier (1989)
• Assault on Devil's Island (1997)
• Steel Chariots (1997)
• Assault on Death Mountain (1999)
• Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003)
• Soul Surfer (2011)
• SPF-18 (2017)

Co-creator

• The Wizard (1986–1987)
• Baywatch (1989–2001)
• Thunder in Paradise (1994)
• Baywatch Nights (1995–1997)

Producer

Television

• Manimal (1983)
• The Wizard (1986–1987)
• Baywatch (1989–1999)
• Thunder in Paradise (1994)
• Baywatch Nights (1995)

Film

• The Peace Killers (1970)
• The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)
• The Wild and the Free (1980)
• The Haunting Passion (1983)
• Crime of Innocence (1985)
• Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier (1989)
• Steel Chariots (1997)
• Assault on Devil’s Island (1997)
• Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003)
• Soul Surfer (2011)
• Baywatch (2017)

External links

• Michael Berk at IMDb
• The Wizard Official Fansite & Definitive Cyberhome – The Michael Berk Collection