Richard Hatch – Bio, Net Worth, Height

Richard Hatch – Bio, Net Worth, Height

origin
Richard Hatch is an American television actor, writer and producer. He played “Captain Apollo” in the 1978 Battlestar Galactica series and later played “Tom Zarek” in the 2003 remake. His performance credits include My Children, The Streets of San Francisco and the film Party Route. Richard Lawrence Hatch was born on May 21, 1945 in Santa Monica, California. He attended Harbor College in Los Angeles. He also took classical piano lessons as a child.

Profession
Hatch started his career as a stage actor for the Los Angeles Repertory Theatre. He appeared in many off-Broadway plays and musicals in the 1960s. He won an Obie Award for his role in James Kirkwood, Jr.’s drama PS Your Cat is Dead. Hatch first appeared on television as “Philip Brent” in the 1970 soap opera “My Children.” He held this role until 1972. Hatch went on to have small roles in series such as Barnaby Jones, The Hawaiian Five and The Waltons. His next big role was as Inspector “Dan Robbins” in the crime drama series The Streets of San Francisco (1976-77). He repeated the role of “Harmon Farinella” in the soap opera “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman” (1977-78), starring Louise Lasser.

Hatch plays “Captain Apollo” in the original sci-fi series “Battlestar Galactica.” His role earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a TV Series. The show was created by Glen A. Larson. It aired on ABC from September 1978 to April 1979 for 24 episodes. Hatch returns as “Tom Zarek” in the 2003 version of Battlestar Galactica, a terrorist turned politician. The series remake is executive produced by Ronald D. Moore and David Eick. Hatch had key roles in the Dynasty (1970) and Santa Barbara (1990) series. His film credits include Best Friends (1975), Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1983) and Party Line (1988).

In addition to acting, Hatch is an author and motivational speaker. He has written a series of Battlestar novels, including Armageddon (1997), Resurrection (1998), Paradise (2003) and Redemption (2005).

personal
Richard Hatch passed away on February 7, 2017 at the age of 71. His official cause of death was pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his son Paul Michael and his brother John.

Photographed by Yi Cameron [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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