Douglas Schwartz
# Douglas Schwartz

Douglas Schwartz is an American television screenwriter and series creator who, along with Michael Berk, worked as a writer on the television series Manimal, and multiple made for television movies. He is most famous for creating co-producing, and writing The Wizard, as well as creating and writing the earlier scripts of Baywatch, a series which exceeded a global audience of 1 billion people. He also developed Sheena, based on the comic book of the same name.

Douglas Schwartz is a nephew of Sherwood Schwartz, who created the TV show Gilligan's Island.

## Screenwriting credits

### Television

* Manimal (1983)
* The Wizard (1986-1987)
* Baywatch (1989-1992)
* Thunder in Paradise (1994)
* Sheena (2000)

### Film

* Goldie and the Boxer (1979)
* The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel (1979)
* The Last Song (1980)
* The Wild and the Free (1980)
* The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (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)
* Cabin Pressure (2002)
* Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003)
* Soul Surfer (2011)

## Co-creator

* The Wizard (1986-1987)
* Baywatch (1989-2001)
* Thunder in Paradise (1994)
* Baywatch Nights (1995-1997)
* Sheena (2000-2002)

## Producer

### Television

* Manimal (1983)
* The Wizard (1986-1987)
* Baywatch (1989-1999)
* Thunder in Paradise (1994)
* Baywatch Nights (1995)
* Higher Ground (2000)
* Sheena (2000-2001)

### Film

* 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)
* Shadow Warriors II: Hunt for the Death Merchant (1999)
* Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003)
* Soul Surfer (2011)
* Baywatch (2017)
