Richard Hatch, Actor, Dies at 71 Best known for Battlestar Galactica.

Born in Santa Monica, California, USA, Richard Hatch was studying classical piano at the age of eight, and knew he wanted to carve out a career as a performer before he reached his teens. After attending Harbor College in San Pedro, he joined a Los Angeles repertory company with which he traveled to New York City in 1967. He performed in the plays "Song of Walt Whitman", "Young Rebels" and a production called "Exercise", which Richard directed. Richard was cast as the original "Philip Brent" in the soap All My Children (1970) in 1970. He later played "Inspector Dan Robbins" on the television series The Streets of San Francisco (1972). Richard Hatch is best remembered for his portrayal of "Apollo" on the series, Battlestar Galactica (1978).

His only appearance on 8mm I can find is Battlestar Galactica.

R.I.P.

Oh, no ... R.I.P. Apollo, I just love this guy in Battlestar Galactica ... Very sad news

Frak!

That's a shame, I always liked him. He was recently part of one of the Star Trek fan films, played a Klingon.