Richard Hatch(1945-2017)
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
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).
