Richard Hatch's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Battlestar Galactica Tom Zarek Battlestar Galactica (1978) Capt. Apollo The Streets of San Francisco Inspector D… Forever Fernwood Harmon Fari… MacGruder and Loud Danny Star Dates Richard Hatch

Main Movie Roles

BIOGRAPHY:

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).


TRIVIA:

• Born at 6:30am-PWT
• Richard Hatch hosts a weekly relationship radio show entitled, "Love on the Edge".
• No relation to 'Richard Hatch (II)' (qv) from the show _"Survivor" (2000)_ (qv).
• Son Paul Michael Hatch born 1967
• (2006) Leads an adventure cruise in the Western Caribbean every winter for fans.
• He is the only actor to appear in both _"Battlestar Galactica" (1978)_ (qv) and _"Battlestar Galactica" (2004)_ (qv).