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| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|02|07|1945|05|21}}
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| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| known_for = ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]''<br>''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]''<br>''[[All My Children]]''<br>''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)]]''
| occupation = Actor, writer, producer
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| years_active = 1970–2015
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| years_active = 1970–2017
| spouse = Jo Marie Distante<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dodoodad.com/richard-hatch-biography/|title=Richard Hatch Biography, Bio, Son, Actor, Battlestar Galactica, Net Worth| website=Dodoodad| date=December 18, 2017}}</ref>
| children = 1
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'''Richard Lawrence Hatch''' (May 21, 1945 – February 7, 2017) was an American actor, writer and producer. Hatch began his career as a stage actor, before moving on to television work in the 1970s. Hatch is best known for his role as [[Captain Apollo]] in the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' television series. He is also widely known for his role as [[Tom Zarek]] in the reimagined ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]''.
'''Richard Lawrence Hatch''' (May 21, 1945 – February 7, 2017) was an American actor, writer, and producer. Hatch began his career as a stage actor before moving on to television work in the 1970s. Hatch is best known for his role as [[Captain Apollo]] in the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' television series. He is also widely known for his role as [[Tom Zarek]] in the reimagined ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Hatch was born on May 21, 1945, in [[Santa Monica, California]], to John Raymond Hatch and Elizabeth Hatch ([[née]] White). He grew up with 4 siblings.<ref name="nytimes obit"/> While in high school, he aspired to become an athlete in [[pole vault]]ing, and only had a passing interest in acting, as he considered himself too shy and insecure. The [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|assassination of President Kennedy]] in 1963, while Hatch had just started college, turned him towards acting; he had been enrolled in a required oral interpretation course at the time, and following the assassination, presented an article written about Kennedy upon which he said: "As I began to read this article, I got so affected by what I was saying that I forgot myself. I was expressing feelings and emotions I tended to keep locked inside of myself."<ref name="nytimes obit">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/arts/richard-hatch-dead-.html| title=Richard Hatch, Who Starred in ‘Battlestar Galactica,’ Dies at 71| first=Christopher| last=Mele| date=February 7, 2017| accessdate=February 8, 2017| work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
Hatch was born on May 21, 1945, in [[Santa Monica, California]], to John Raymond Hatch and Elizabeth Hatch ([[née]] White). He grew up with four siblings.<ref name="nytimes obit"/> While in high school, he aspired to become an athlete in [[pole vault]]ing, and only had a passing interest in acting, as he considered himself too shy and insecure. The [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|assassination of President Kennedy]] in 1963, while Hatch had just started college, turned him towards acting; he had been enrolled in a required oral interpretation course at the time, and following the assassination, presented an article written about Kennedy upon which he said: "As I began to read this article, I got so affected by what I was saying that I forgot myself. I was expressing feelings and emotions I tended to keep locked inside of myself."<ref name="nytimes obit">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/arts/richard-hatch-dead-.html| title=Richard Hatch, Who Starred in 'Battlestar Galactica,' Dies at 71| first=Christopher| last=Mele| date=February 7, 2017| access-date=February 8, 2017| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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===Television===
===Television===
Hatch began working in television in 1970 when he starred as Philip Brent in the daytime [[soap opera]] ''[[All My Children]]'', a role he played for two years. In the following years, he made guest appearances in prime time series such as ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]''; ''[[Nakia (TV series)|Nakia]]''; ''[[Barnaby Jones]]''; ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]''; and ''[[The Waltons]]''; as well as appearing in several made-for-TV movies such as ''[[The Hatfields and the McCoys (film)|The Hatfields and the McCoys]]'' with [[Jack Palance]]; ''Addie and the King of Hearts'' with [[Jason Robards]]; ''Last of the Belles'' with [[Susan Sarandon]]; and the 1978 television movie ''[[Deadman's Curve]],'' in which he portrayed [[Jan Berry]] of the musical duo [[Jan and Dean]], alongside [[Bruce Davison]] as [[Dean Torrence]].<ref>{{Rotten Tomatoes|deadmans_curve|Deadman's Curve (1978)}}</ref>
Hatch began working in television in 1970 when he starred as Philip Brent in the daytime [[soap opera]] ''[[All My Children]]'', a role he played for two years. In the following years, he made guest appearances in prime time series such as ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]''; ''[[Nakia (TV series)|Nakia]]''; ''[[Barnaby Jones]]''; ''[[The Rookies]]'', ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]''; and ''[[The Waltons]]''; as well as appearing in several made-for-TV movies such as ''[[F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles']]'' (1974) with [[Susan Sarandon]];''[[The Hatfields and the McCoys (film)|The Hatfields and the McCoys]]'' (1975) with [[Jack Palance]]; ''Addie and the King of Hearts'' (1976) with [[Jason Robards]]; and the 1978 television movie ''[[Deadman's Curve]],'' in which he portrayed [[Jan Berry]] of the musical duo [[Jan and Dean]], alongside [[Bruce Davison]] as [[Dean Torrence]].<ref>{{Rotten Tomatoes|deadmans_curve|Deadman's Curve (1978)}}</ref>


[[File:Richard Hatch Karen Gorney All My Children 1970.JPG|thumb|200px|left|[[Karen Lynn Gorney]] and Hatch in ''All My Children'']]
[[File:Richard Hatch Karen Gorney All My Children 1970.JPG|thumb|200px|right|[[Karen Lynn Gorney]] and Hatch in ''All My Children'']]
In 1976, Hatch gained his first major television role as Inspector Dan Robbins on the detective series ''[[The Streets of San Francisco]],'' as the replacement for [[Michael Douglas]], who had acted Inspector Steve Keller in the series, but had resigned from the cast that year.<ref name="hwr obit">{{cite news| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/richard-hatch-dead-battlestar-galactica-star-dies-at-71-973044| title=Richard Hatch, 'Battlestar Galactica' Star, Dies at 71| first=Aaron| last=Couch| date=February 7, 2017| accessdate=February 8, 2017| work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Though the role was for only one season, Hatch won Germany's [[Bravo (magazine)|Bravo Youth Magazine]] Award for the role.<ref name="RichardHatch.com"/> Following this, he had a recurring role on the series ''[[Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman]],'' also for one season.
In 1976, Hatch gained his first major television role as Inspector Dan Robbins on the detective series ''[[The Streets of San Francisco]],'' as the replacement for [[Michael Douglas]], who had played Inspector Steve Keller in the series, but had resigned from the cast that year.<ref name="hwr obit">{{cite news| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/richard-hatch-dead-battlestar-galactica-star-dies-at-71-973044| title=Richard Hatch, 'Battlestar Galactica' Star, Dies at 71| first=Aaron| last=Couch| date=February 7, 2017| access-date=February 8, 2017| work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Though the role was for only one season, Hatch won Germany's [[Bravo (magazine)|Bravo Youth Magazine]] Award for the role.<ref name="RichardHatch.com"/> Following this, he had a recurring role on the series ''[[Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman]],'' also for one season in 1977.


In 1978, Hatch gained a starring role in [[Glen A. Larson]]'s sci-fi series, ''Battlestar Galactica'' (1978), which aired for a single season before its high cost motivated its cancellation by [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC-TV]]. Hatch was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award]] for the role.<ref name="hwr obit"/><ref name="RichardHatch.com">{{cite web| url=http://richardhatch.com| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815101724/http://www.richardhatch.com/| archivedate=August 15, 2011| accessdate=August 23, 2011| year=2003| title=RichardHatch.com: Home of Richard Hatch| publisher=Richard Hatch Enterprises, Su-Shann Productions| url-status=dead| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
In 1978, Hatch gained a starring role in [[Glen A. Larson]]'s sci-fi series, ''Battlestar Galactica'' (1978), which aired for a single season before its high cost motivated its cancellation by [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC-TV]]. Hatch was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award]] for the role.<ref name="hwr obit"/><ref name="RichardHatch.com">{{cite web| url=http://richardhatch.com| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815101724/http://www.richardhatch.com/| archive-date=August 15, 2011| access-date=August 23, 2011| year=2003| title=RichardHatch.com: Home of Richard Hatch| publisher=Richard Hatch Enterprises, Su-Shann Productions| url-status=dead| df=mdy-all}}</ref> However, because Hatch held out for more money in the series' toy merchandising
with [[Mattel]], his character was conspicuously absent in its [[action figure]] line, although Apollo would appear in subsequent revival ''Battlestar Galactica'' toylines over the decades.


Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Hatch made guest appearances on such series as ''[[Hotel (U.S. TV series)|Hotel]];'' ''[[Murder, She Wrote]];'' ''[[The Love Boat]]'' (romantically opposite 20-year-old [[Teri Hatcher]] in her first on-screen speaking role); ''[[Fantasy Island]];'' ''[[Baywatch]];'' ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]];'' and ''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]].''<ref>{{cite web| url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/richard-hatch-dead-battlestar-galactica-star-captain-apollo-dies-1201980779/| title=Richard Hatch, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Actor, Dies at 71| first=Laruance| last=Lee| date=February 7, 2017| accessdate=February 8, 2017| work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> In 1990, Hatch returned to daytime soap operas and appeared on ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]].'' originating the character Steven Slade.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-richard-hatch-dies-20170207-story.html| title='Battlestar Galactica' actor Richard Hatch dies at 71| agency=[[Associated Press]]| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]| date=February 7, 2017| accessdate=February 8, 2017}}</ref>
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Hatch made guest appearances on such series as ''[[Hotel (U.S. TV series)|Hotel]];'' ''[[Murder, She Wrote]];'' ''[[The Love Boat]]'' (romantically opposite 20-year-old [[Teri Hatcher]] in her first on-screen speaking role); ''[[Fantasy Island]];'' ''[[Baywatch]];'' ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]];'' and ''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]].''<ref>{{cite web| url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/richard-hatch-dead-battlestar-galactica-star-captain-apollo-dies-1201980779/| title=Richard Hatch, 'Battlestar Galactica' Actor, Dies at 71| first=Laruance| last=Lee| date=February 7, 2017| access-date=February 8, 2017| work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> In 1990, Hatch returned to daytime soap operas and appeared on ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]],'' originating the character Steven Slade.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-richard-hatch-dies-20170207-story.html| title='Battlestar Galactica' actor Richard Hatch dies at 71| agency=[[Associated Press]]| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]| date=February 7, 2017| access-date=February 8, 2017}}</ref>


In 2013, Hatch made a guest appearance in an adult-oriented episode of ''[[The Eric Andre Show]]'' on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]].
In 2013, Hatch made a guest appearance in an adult-oriented episode of ''[[The Eric Andre Show]]'' on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]].


===Films===
===Films===
Hatch made several low-key theatrical film releases, including ''[[Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen]]'' (1981)<ref>{{Rotten Tomatoes|charlie_chan_and_the_curse_of_the_dragon_queen|Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen}}</ref> and ''[[Prisoners of the Lost Universe]]'' (1983).<ref>{{Rotten Tomatoes|prisoners_of_the_lost_universe|Prisoners of the Lost Universe}}</ref> An abridged version of the pilot episode of ''Battlestar Galactica'' was released in cinemas, initially overseas and then for a limited run in the U.S., as was a sequel film, ''Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack,'' which was also made from episodes of the series.<ref>{{Rotten Tomatoes|battlestar_galactica|Battlestar Galactica}}</ref><ref>{{Rotten Tomatoes|battlestar_galactica_mission_galactica_the_cylon_attack|Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack}}</ref> He starred with [[Leif Garrett]] in ''[[Party Line (film)|Party Line]]'' (1988) and with [[Arte Johnson]] in [[Second Chance (1996 film)|Second Chance]] (1996).
Hatch made several low-key theatrical film releases, including ''[[Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen]]'' (1981)<ref>{{Rotten Tomatoes|charlie_chan_and_the_curse_of_the_dragon_queen|Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen}}</ref> and ''[[Prisoners of the Lost Universe]]'' (1983).<ref>{{Rotten Tomatoes|prisoners_of_the_lost_universe|Prisoners of the Lost Universe}}</ref> An abridged version of the pilot episode of ''Battlestar Galactica'' was released in cinemas, initially overseas and then for a limited run in the U.S., as was a sequel film, ''Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack,'' which was also made from episodes of the series.<ref>{{Rotten Tomatoes|battlestar_galactica|Battlestar Galactica}}</ref><ref>{{Rotten Tomatoes|battlestar_galactica_mission_galactica_the_cylon_attack|Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack}}</ref> He starred with [[Leif Garrett]] in ''[[Party Line (film)|Party Line]]'' (1988) and with [[Arte Johnson]] in ''[[Second Chance (1996 film)|Second Chance]]'' (1996).


===''Battlestar Galactica'' revival attempt===
===''Battlestar Galactica'' revival attempt===
[[File:RichardHatch.jpg|thumb|right|Hatch at [[Gatecon]] 2005]]
[[File:RichardHatch.jpg|thumb|right|Hatch at [[Gatecon]] 2005]]
In the 1990s, Hatch attempted to revive ''Battlestar Galactica.'' He began writing novels based on the series, and also wrote, co-directed and executive-produced a trailer called ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]'' in the hopes of enticing [[Universal Studios]] - the rights holders for the franchise, into producing a new series. Hatch's series would have been a direct continuation of the original 1978 series, and would have ignored the events of the failed spin-off ''[[Galactica 1980]],'' in which Hatch had not appeared. Original actors [[John Colicos]] (Baltar), [[Terry Carter]] (Colonel Tigh) and [[Jack Stauffer]] (Bojay) appeared in the trailer with Hatch. Though the trailer won acclaim at science-fiction conventions, Universal was not interested in Hatch's vision for the revival of ''Battlestar Galactica,'' and instead opted for a [[Battlestar Galactica (miniseries)|remake]] rather than the sequel for which Hatch had campaigned. Hatch, who had reportedly remortgaged his own house to produce the trailer, was bitterly disappointed by this turn of events and was highly critical of the prospective new series.<ref name="Verge_obit">{{cite web| last1=Liptak| first1=Andrew| title=Battlestar Galactica actor Richard Hatch has died| url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/7/14542640/richard-hatch-battlestar-galactica-apollo-obituary| website=The Verge| accessdate=February 8, 2017| date=February 7, 2017}}</ref>
In the 1990s, Hatch attempted to revive ''Battlestar Galactica.'' He began writing novels based on the series, and also wrote, co-directed and executive-produced a trailer called ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]'' in the hopes of enticing [[Universal Studios]]&nbsp;– the rights holders for the franchise&nbsp;– into producing a new series. Hatch's series would have been a direct continuation of the original 1978 series, and would have ignored the events of the failed spin-off ''[[Galactica 1980]],'' in which Hatch had not appeared. Original actors [[John Colicos]] (Baltar), [[Terry Carter]] (Colonel Tigh) and [[Jack Stauffer]] (Bojay) appeared in the trailer with Hatch. Though the trailer won acclaim at science-fiction conventions, Universal was not interested in Hatch's vision for the revival of ''Battlestar Galactica,'' and instead opted for a [[Battlestar Galactica (miniseries)|remake]] rather than the sequel for which Hatch had campaigned. Hatch, who had reportedly remortgaged his own house to produce the trailer, was bitterly disappointed by this turn of events and was highly critical of the prospective new series.<ref name="Verge_obit">{{cite web| last1=Liptak| first1=Andrew| title=Battlestar Galactica actor Richard Hatch has died| url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/7/14542640/richard-hatch-battlestar-galactica-apollo-obituary| website=The Verge| access-date=February 8, 2017| date=February 7, 2017}}</ref>


In 2004, he stated to Sci-Fi Pulse that he had felt resentment over the failure of his planned ''Galactica'' continuation and was left "exhausted and sick&nbsp;... I had, over the past several years, bonded deeply with the original characters and story&nbsp;... writing the novels and the comic books and really campaigning to bring back the show."<ref name=scifipulse />
In 2004, he stated to Sci-Fi Pulse that he had felt resentment over the failure of his planned ''Galactica'' continuation and was left "exhausted and sick... I had, over the past several years, bonded deeply with the original characters and story... writing the novels and the comic books and really campaigning to bring back the show."<ref name=scifipulse />


===''Battlestar Galactica'' re-imagining===
===''Battlestar Galactica'' re-imagining===
[[File:Richard Hatch by Gage Skidmore.jpg|right|thumb|Hatch speaking at the 2016 [[WonderCon]]]]
[[File:Richard Hatch by Gage Skidmore.jpg|right|thumb|Hatch speaking at the 2016 [[WonderCon]]]]
Despite his resentment, Hatch developed a respect for [[Ronald D. Moore]], the remake show's head writer and producer, when Moore appeared as a featured guest at Galacticon (the ''Battlestar Galactica'' 25th anniversary convention, hosted by Hatch) and answered questions posed by a very hostile audience.<ref name=scifipulse>{{cite web| last=Cullen| first=Ian| url=http://scifipulse.net/?p=96| title=Hatch Talks About His New Role & His Future Plans| date=October 28, 2004| website=SciFiPulse.com| accessdate=March 10, 2015}}</ref> Later, in 2004, Hatch was offered a recurring role in the new ''Battlestar Galactica'' series, which he accepted. He portrayed [[Tom Zarek]], a terrorist turned politician who spent twenty years in prison for blowing up a government building. After Zarek's death, Hatch commented that "never did I play this character as a villain nor did I think he was one and I still feel that way," and that he considered the character to be a principled figure who is driven to violence after being "blocked in every way possible" by Roslin and Adama.<ref name=CT /> "Zarek, Adama and Roslin all wanted power for the same reason, to make a positive difference."<ref name=CT>{{cite news| last=Ryan| first=Maureen| url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-tom-zarek-richard-hatch.html| title=Richard Hatch speaks out about 'Battlestar Galactica's' Tom Zarek| date=February 9, 2009| newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]| accessdate=March 10, 2015}}</ref>
Despite his resentment, Hatch developed a respect for [[Ronald D. Moore]], the remake show's head writer and producer, when Moore appeared as a featured guest at Galacticon (the ''Battlestar Galactica'' 25th anniversary convention, hosted by Hatch) and answered questions posed by a hostile audience.<ref name=scifipulse>{{cite web| last=Cullen| first=Ian| url=http://scifipulse.net/?p=96| title=Hatch Talks About His New Role & His Future Plans| date=October 28, 2004| website=SciFiPulse.com| access-date=March 10, 2015}}</ref> Later, in 2004, Hatch was offered a recurring role in the new ''Battlestar Galactica'' series, which he accepted. He portrayed [[Tom Zarek]], a terrorist turned politician who spent twenty years in prison for blowing up a government building. After Zarek's death, Hatch commented that "never did I play this character as a villain nor did I think he was one and I still feel that way," and that he considered the character to be a principled figure who is driven to violence after being "blocked in every way possible" by Roslin and Adama.<ref name=CT /> "Zarek, Adama and Roslin all wanted power for the same reason, to make a positive difference."<ref name=CT>{{cite news| last=Ryan| first=Maureen| url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/02/battlestar-galactica-tom-zarek-richard-hatch.html| title=Richard Hatch speaks out about 'Battlestar Galactica's' Tom Zarek| date=February 9, 2009| newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]| access-date=March 10, 2015}}</ref>


==Other work==
==Other work==
Alongside his attempts to revive the original ''Battlestar Galactica'', Hatch created a trailer for his own [[space opera]] entitled ''The Great War of Magellan''.<ref>{{cite web| title=The Great War of Magellan| url=http://www.greatwarofmagellan.com/| website=greatwarofmagellan.com| accessdate=February 8, 2017}}</ref>
Alongside his attempts to revive the original ''Battlestar Galactica'', Hatch created a trailer for his own [[space opera]] entitled ''The Great War of Magellan''.<ref>{{cite web| title=The Great War of Magellan| url=http://www.greatwarofmagellan.com/| website=greatwarofmagellan.com| access-date=February 8, 2017}}</ref>


Hatch appeared in ''[[InAlienable]],'' a 2008 science fiction film written and produced by [[Walter Koenig]]. In 2011, Hatch worked on a new reality TV series called ''Who the Frak?'', which he created and appeared in as himself. The series was touted as "the world's first social network reality drama." In 2012–13, Hatch appeared in the [[web series]] ''The Silicon Assassin Project''. In 2013, he ventured into the [[Steampunk]] genre, starring in the short film ''Cowboys & Engines'' alongside [[Malcolm McDowell]] and [[Walter Koenig]].<ref>{{cite web| last=Schleicher| first=Stephen| url=http://majorspoilers.com/2013/07/15/sdcc13-cowboys-and-engines-debuts-trailer-at-convention/| title=SDCC '13: Cowboys and Engines debuts trailer at convention| date=July 15, 2013| website=MajorSpoilers.com| accessdate=March 10, 2015}}</ref> In 2014, he played the Klingon Commander Kharn in the ''Star Trek'' fan film ''Prelude To Axanar'' and was to appear in the subsequent fan production ''[[Prelude to Axanar#Planned feature film|Star Trek: Axanar]]'' in 2015,<ref>[http://www.startrekaxanar.com/about/cast Profile], startrekaxanar.com; accessed July 7, 2015.</ref> though legal issues with [[Paramount Pictures]] prevented the project from being completed.
Hatch appeared in ''[[InAlienable]],'' a 2008 science-fiction film written and produced by [[Walter Koenig]]. In 2011, Hatch worked on a new reality TV series called ''Who the Frak?'', which he created and appeared in as himself. The series was touted as "the world's first social network reality drama." In 2012–13, Hatch appeared in the [[web series]] ''The Silicon Assassin Project''. In 2013, he ventured into the [[Steampunk]] genre, starring in the short film ''Cowboys & Engines'' alongside [[Malcolm McDowell]] and [[Walter Koenig]].<ref>{{cite web| last=Schleicher| first=Stephen| url=http://majorspoilers.com/2013/07/15/sdcc13-cowboys-and-engines-debuts-trailer-at-convention/| title=SDCC '13: Cowboys and Engines debuts trailer at convention| date=July 15, 2013| website=MajorSpoilers.com| access-date=March 10, 2015}}</ref> In 2014, he played the Klingon Commander Kharn in the ''Star Trek'' fan film ''Prelude To Axanar'' and was to appear in the subsequent fan production ''[[Prelude to Axanar#Planned feature film|Star Trek: Axanar]]'' in 2015,<ref>[http://www.startrekaxanar.com/about/cast Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807075649/http://www.startrekaxanar.com/about/cast/ |date=August 7, 2015 }}, startrekaxanar.com; accessed July 7, 2015.</ref> though legal issues with [[Paramount Pictures]] prevented the project from being completed.

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===Writing===
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With various co-authors, Hatch wrote a series of seven [[tie-in]] novels set in the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' universe.<ref>{{cite web| title=Richard's Books| url=http://www.richardhatch.com/books/index.htm| website=RichardHatch.com| access-date=February 8, 2017}}</ref> The series included:
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* '''''Armageddon''''', published August 1, 1997,<ref>{{cite book| last1=Hatch| first1=Richard| last2=Golden| first2=Christopher| title=Battlestar Galactica: Armageddon| date=1998| publisher=Pocket Books| location=New York| isbn=978-0671011918}}</ref>
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* '''''Warhawk''''', published September 1, 1998<ref>{{cite book| last1=Hatch| first1=Richard| last2=Golden| first2=Christopher| title=Battlestar Galactica: Warhawk| date=1998| publisher=Pocket Books| location=New York| isbn=978-0671011901}}</ref>
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* '''''Resurrection''''', published July 1, 2001<ref>{{cite book| last1=Hatch| first1=Richard| last2=Timmons| first2=Stan| title=Resurrection| date=2003| publisher=Ibooks| location=New York| isbn=978-0743458627}}</ref>
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* '''''Rebellion''''', published July 1, 2002,<ref>{{cite book| last1=Hatch| first1=Richard| last2=Rodgers| first2=Alan| title=Rebellion| date=2002| publisher=Ibooks| location=New York| isbn=978-0743445030}}</ref>
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* '''''Paradis''''', published July 1, 2003,<ref>{{cite book| last1=Hatch| first1=Richard| last2=Linaweaver| first2=Brad| title=Battlestar Galactica: Paradis| date=2003| publisher=Ibooks| location=New York| isbn=978-0743474412}}</ref>
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* '''''Destiny''''', published June 29, 2004,<ref>{{cite book| last1=Hatch| first1=Richard| last2=Linaweaver| first2=Brad| title=Destiny| date=2004| publisher=Ibooks| location=New York| isbn=978-0743486859}}</ref>
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* '''''Redemption''''', published November 25, 2005.<ref>{{cite book| last1=Hatch| first1=Richard| last2=Linaweaver| first2=Brad| title=Battlestar Galactica: Redemption| date=2005| publisher=IBooks| location=New York| isbn=978-1596871199}}</ref>

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''Armageddon'' and ''Warhawk'' were both written with Christopher Golden. ''Resurrection'' was written with Stan Timmons. ''Rebellion'' was written with Alan Rodgers. ''Paradis'', ''Destiny'', and ''Redemption'' were all written with [[Brad Linaweaver]].


==Death==
==Death==
Hatch died on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, of [[pancreatic cancer]], while he was under hospice care in [[Los Angeles]], at the age of 71.<ref name="DeathNYNews">{{cite news| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/richard-hatch-battlestar-galactica-star-dead-71-article-1.2966680| newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]| title="Richard Hatch, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ star, dead at 71"| last=Feldman| first=Kate| date=February 7, 2017| accessdate=February 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/02/07/richard-hatch-star-battlestar-galactica-dies-71/| title=Updated: Richard Hatch, Star Of Battlestar Galactica, Dies At 71| last=Waters| first=Bill| date=February 7, 2017| publisher=Bleeding Cool News and Rumors| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207231523/https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/02/07/richard-hatch-star-battlestar-galactica-dies-71/| archivedate=February 7, 2017| df=mdy-all}}</ref>
Hatch died on February 7, 2017, of [[pancreatic cancer]] while he was under hospice care in [[Los Angeles]], at age 71.<ref name="DeathNYNews">{{cite news| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/richard-hatch-battlestar-galactica-star-dead-71-article-1.2966680| newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]| title=Richard Hatch, 'Battlestar Galactica' star, dead at 71| last=Feldman| first=Kate| date=February 7, 2017| access-date=February 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/02/07/richard-hatch-star-battlestar-galactica-dies-71/| title=Updated: Richard Hatch, Star Of Battlestar Galactica, Dies At 71| last=Waters| first=Bill| date=February 7, 2017| publisher=Bleeding Cool News and Rumors| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207231523/https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/02/07/richard-hatch-star-battlestar-galactica-dies-71/| archive-date=February 7, 2017| df=mdy-all}}</ref>


==Final film==
==Final film==
In his final film performance, Hatch played director Haskell Edwards in the film ''[[Diminuendo (film)|Diminuendo]]'' which wrapped a few months before he learned of his illness (pancreatic cancer). Hatch was able to see a rough cut of the film before he died,<ref>{{Citation|title=Richard Hatch's Last Director on His Unflinching Commitment and Seeing Their Film in His Final Days|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/richard-hatch-actor-saw-final-movie-before-death-974535 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=2018-05-16}}</ref> and a work-in-progress screening was held as a memorial shortly after his death. ''Diminuendo'' had its world premiere at the 20th Annual [[Sarasota Film Festival]] on April 20, 2018.<ref>{{Citation|title=Sarasota Film Festival (2018)|url=https://www.sarasotafilmfestival.com/|accessdate=2018-05-16}}</ref> In his final performance of any kind, he played the character of Admiral DiCarrek in the science fiction television series Blade of Honor.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|title=Blade of Honor|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4503366/|access-date=2019-09-23}}</ref> His final episode finished shooting only five weeks prior to his death.<ref>{{Citation|title=Richard Hatch Tribute from Blade of Honor (2017-)|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4503366/videoplayer/vi2284632601|access-date=2019-09-23}}</ref>
In his final film performance, Hatch played director Haskell Edwards in the film ''[[Diminuendo (film)|Diminuendo]]'' which wrapped a few months before he learned of his pancreatic cancer. Hatch was able to see a rough cut of the film before he died,<ref>{{cite news |title=Richard Hatch's Last Director on His Unflinching Commitment and Seeing Their Film in His Final Days |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/richard-hatch-actor-saw-final-movie-before-death-974535 |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=February 10, 2017 |access-date=May 16, 2018}}</ref> and a work-in-progress screening was held as a memorial shortly after his death. ''Diminuendo'' had its world premiere at the 20th Annual [[Sarasota Film Festival]] on April 20, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sarasota Film Festival (2018) |url=https://www.sarasotafilmfestival.com/ |access-date=May 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531021945/https://sarasotafilmfestival.com/ |archive-date=May 31, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

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===Writing===
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With various co-authors, Hatch wrote a series of seven [[tie-in]] novels set in the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' universe.<ref>{{cite web| title=Richard's Books| url=http://www.richardhatch.com/books/index.htm| website=RichardHatch.com| accessdate=February 8, 2017}}</ref> The series included:
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# '''''Armageddon''''', published August 1, 1997,<ref>{{cite book| last1=Hatch| first1=Richard| last2=Golden| first2=Christopher| title=Battlestar Galactica: Armageddon| date=1998| publisher=Pocket Books| location=New York| isbn=978-0671011918}}</ref>
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# '''''Warhawk''''', published September 1, 1998<ref>{{cite book| last1=Hatch| first1=Richard| last2=Golden| first2=Christopher| title=Battlestar Galactica: Warhawk| date=1998| publisher=Pocket Books| location=New York| isbn=978-0671011901}}</ref>
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# '''''Resurrection''''', published July 1, 2001<ref>{{cite book| last1=Hatch| first1=Richard| last2=Timmons| first2=Stan| title=Resurrection| date=2003| publisher=Ibooks| location=New York| isbn=978-0743458627}}</ref>
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# '''''Rebellion''''', published July 1, 2002,<ref>{{cite book| last1=Hatch| first1=Richard| last2=Rodgers| first2=Alan| title=Rebellion| date=2002| publisher=Ibooks| location=New York| isbn=978-0743445030}}</ref>
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# '''''Paradis''''', published July 1, 2003,<ref>{{cite book| last1=Hatch| first1=Richard| last2=Linaweaver| first2=Brad| title=Battlestar Galactica: Paradis| date=2003| publisher=Ibooks| location=New York| isbn=978-0743474412}}</ref>
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# '''''Destiny''''', published June 29, 2004,<ref>{{cite book| last1=Hatch| first1=Richard| last2=Linaweaver| first2=Brad| title=Destiny| date=2004| publisher=Ibooks| location=New York| isbn=978-0743486859}}</ref>
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# '''''Redemption''''', published November 25, 2005.<ref>{{cite book| last1=Hatch| first1=Richard| last2=Linaweaver| first2=Brad| title=Battlestar Galactica: Redemption| date=2005| publisher=IBooks| location=New York| isbn=978-1596871199}}</ref>

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''Armageddon'' and ''Warhawk'' were both written with Christopher Golden. ''Resurrection'' was written with Stan Timmons. ''Rebellion'' was written with Alan Rodgers. ''Paradis'', ''Destiny'', and ''Redemption'' were all written with Brad Linaweaver.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==


===Film===
===Film===
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* ''[[Best Friends (1975 film)|Best Friends]]'' (1975) - Jesse
* ''[[Deadman's Curve]]'' (TV Biography) 1978 - Jan Berry of Jan and Dean<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077406/</ref>
* ''[[Deadman's Curve]]'' (1978, TV Biography) - Jan Berry of Jan and Dean
* ''[[The Hustler of Muscle Beach]]'' (1980) TV Movie (ABC)
* ''[[Saga of a Star World|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (1978) - Captain Apollo
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* ''[[Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Prisoners of the Lost Universe]]'' (1983)
* ''[[The Hustler of Muscle Beach]]'' (1980, TV Movie (ABC)) - Nick Demec
* ''Terror on London Bridge'' (1985)
* ''Living Legend: The King of Rock and Roll'' (1980)
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* ''[[Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen]]'' (1981) - Lee Chan, Jr.
* ''[[Party Line (film)|Party Line]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Last Platoon]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Prisoners of the Lost Universe]]'' (1983) - Dan
* ''[[Iron Thunder]]'' (1998)
* ''Terror on London Bridge'' (1985) - Hoffman
* ''[[Last Platoon]]'' (1988) - Sgt. Chet Costa
* ''Ghetto Blaster (1989)<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097426/</ref>
* ''[[Seconde Chance (1996 film)|Second Chance]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Party Line (film)|Party Line]]'' (1988) - Dan
* ''Ghetto Blaster'' (1989) - Travis
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* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]'' (1999) - Commander Apollo
* ''[[Leathernecks (film)|Leathernecks]]'' (1989) - Lieutenant Caldwell
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* ''The Ghost'' (2001)
* ''[[InAlienable]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Dark Bar]]'' (1989) - Marco
* ''Mal d'Africa'' (1990) - Tony La Palma
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* ''The Little Match Makers'' (2011)
* ''Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One'' (1990) - Delta Force Leader Brett Haskell
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* ''[[Prelude to Axanar]]'' (2014)
* ''Chatter'' (2015)
* ''Renaissance'' (1994) - Tristan Anderson
* ''The Enchanted Cottage'' (2016)
* ''Second Chance'' (1996) - Mitch
* ''Iron Thunder'' (1998) - Nelson
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* ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming]]'' (1999, Short) - Commander Apollo
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* ''The Ghost'' (2001) - Edward
* ''[[Unseen Evil]]'' (2001) - Dr. Peter Jensen
* ''Big Shots'' (2001) - Casting Director
* ''The Rain Makers'' (2005) - Wyatt
* ''[[InAlienable]]'' (2008) - Dr. Eric Norris
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* ''The Little Match Makers'' (2011) - Officer Candy
* ''Season of Darkness'' (2012) - Dr. Shaker
* ''Dead by Friday'' (2012) - Father Anthony
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* ''[[Prelude to Axanar]]'' (2014, Short) - Commander Kharn
* ''Alongside Night'' (2014) - The Silicon Assassin
* ''Chatter'' (2015) - Nate Terry
* ''The Enchanted Cottage'' (2016) - Mr. Bradshaw
* ''Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel'' (2016) - Himself
* ''Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel'' (2016) - Himself
* ''Asylum of Darkness'' (2017)
* ''Asylum of Darkness'' (2017) - Dr. Shaker
* ''Diminuendo'' (2017)
* ''The Pod'' (2017) - Mike Gibson
* ''Diminuendo'' (2018) - Haskell Edwards
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===Television===
===Television===
* ''[[All My Children]] '' (1970–1972) as Phil Brent (Erica Kane's second husband)
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* ''The Sixth Sense - Gallows in the Wind'' (1972) as Owen Preston
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* ''[[Room 222]]'' (1972) Season 3 Episode 22 "The Quitter" as Donnie LeRoi
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* ''[[Barnaby Jones]]'' (1973) Season 1 Episode 5 "Perchance to Kill" as Eric Garvin
* ''[[Kung Fu (1972 TV series)|Kung Fu]]'' (1973) "Sun and Cloud Shadow" as David
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* ''[[The Waltons]]'' (1974 and 1975) as Wade Walton
* ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]'' (1975) 5x05 "The Victim as Allen Farrell", 5x13 "The Star 1" and "The Star 2" as Terry Kane
* ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]'' (1975) 5x05 "The Victim as Allen Farrell", 5x13 "The Star 1" and "The Star 2" as Terry Kane
* ''[[The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)|The Streets of San Francisco]]'' (1976–1977) Season 5, all 24 episodes, as Insp. Dan Robbins
* ''[[The Rookies]]'' (1975) Season 3 Episode 22 "A Deadly Image" as Vic Dorsey
* ''Addie and the King of Hearts'' (1976) as Mr. Davenport
* ''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]'' (1976–1977) Season 5, all 24 episodes, as Inspector Dan Robbins
* ''[[Jan and Dean]]'' (1978) as Jan Berry
* ''[[T. J. Hooker]]'' (1985) as Robert Marshall
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* ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'' (1973 and 1975)
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* ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (1978-79 TV series), all 21 episodes, as Captain Apollo
* ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' (1984) Season 1 Episode 2 "Deadly Lady" as Terry Jones
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* ''[[The Love Boat]]'', S6 E7 as Roger Lewis in "Too Many Dads" (1982); S8 E23, "Vicki's Gentleman Caller", "Partners to the End, "The Perfect Arrangement" (1985) as Tom Whitlaw; and Season 9 Episode 8.
* ''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]'' (1986) Season 2 Episode 10 "Three for the Road" as Michael Talbot
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* ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (2004–2009) Season 1–4, 22 episodes, as Tom Zarek
* ''[[The Eric Andre Show]]'' (2013) as himself
* ''[[The Eric Andre Show]]'' (2013) as himself
* ''T. J. Hooker''
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* [[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|''Hawaii Five-O'']] (TV series) (1973 and 1975)
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* [[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|''Battlestar Galactica'']] (1978–1979), all 21 episodes, as Captain Apollo
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* ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' (1984) Season 1 Episode 3 "Deadly Lady" as Terry Jones
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* ''[[MacGyver]]'' (1986) Season 2 Episode 10 "Three for the Road" as Michael Talbot
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* [[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|''Battlestar Galactica'']] (2004–2009) Season 1–5, 22 episodes, as Tom Zarek
* ''Blade of Honor'' (2017), five episodes as Admiral DiCarrek
* ''Blade of Honor'' (2017), five episodes as Admiral DiCarrek

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* '[[The Waltons]]'' 1974 and 1975 as Wade Walton
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* ''[[The Love Boat]]'', Season 8 Episode 23, "Vicki's Gentleman Caller", "Partners to the End, "The Perfect Arrangement", 1985 as Tom Whitlaw, and Season 9 Episode 8.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{official|http://www.richardhatch.com/}}
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* {{TV Guide person |richard-hatch/171569}}
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* {{cite web| url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue210/interview.html| title=Richard Hatch talks about his battle to create a future for ''Battlestar Galactica''| first=Frank| last=Garcia| publisher=[[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]]| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040603233417/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue210/interview.html| archivedate=June 3, 2004}}
* {{cite web| url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue210/interview.html| title=Richard Hatch talks about his battle to create a future for ''Battlestar Galactica''| first=Frank| last=Garcia| publisher=[[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]]| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040603233417/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue210/interview.html| archive-date=June 3, 2004}}
* {{cite web| url=http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/classic/archive| title=SCIFI.com Chat Transcripts| publisher=[[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]]| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040603195659/http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/classic/archive| archivedate=June 3, 2004}}
* {{cite web| url=http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/classic/archive| title=SCIFI.com Chat Transcripts| publisher=[[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]]| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040603195659/http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/classic/archive| archive-date=June 3, 2004}}
* [http://www.greatwarofmagellan.com/ Richard Hatch's Great War of Magellan]
* [http://www.greatwarofmagellan.com/ Richard Hatch's Great War of Magellan]
* [http://www.whothefrak.com/ Who the Frak is the Real Richard Hatch?]
* [http://www.whothefrak.com/ Who the Frak is the Real Richard Hatch?]
* [http://captphilonline.com/Destinies/ClassicDestinies_01_21_05.html 2005 interview with Richard Hatch on Destinies-The Voice of Science Fiction]
* [http://captphilonline.com/Destinies/Destinies_09_15_17.mp3/ Richard Hatch memorial on Destinies-The Voice of Science Fiction]

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Richard Hatch
Hatch in a publicity photo for The Streets of San Francisco (1977)
Born
Richard Lawrence Hatch

(1945-05-21)May 21, 1945
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
DiedFebruary 7, 2017(2017-02-07) (aged 71)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • producer
Years active1970–2017
Known forBattlestar Galactica
The Streets of San Francisco
All My Children
Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)
SpouseJo Marie Distante[1]
Children1
Websiterichardhatch.com

Richard Lawrence Hatch (May 21, 1945 – February 7, 2017) was an American actor, writer, and producer. Hatch began his career as a stage actor before moving on to television work in the 1970s. Hatch is best known for his role as Captain Apollo in the original Battlestar Galactica television series. He is also widely known for his role as Tom Zarek in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica.

Early life

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Hatch was born on May 21, 1945, in Santa Monica, California, to John Raymond Hatch and Elizabeth Hatch (née White). He grew up with four siblings.[2] While in high school, he aspired to become an athlete in pole vaulting, and only had a passing interest in acting, as he considered himself too shy and insecure. The assassination of President Kennedy in 1963, while Hatch had just started college, turned him towards acting; he had been enrolled in a required oral interpretation course at the time, and following the assassination, presented an article written about Kennedy upon which he said: "As I began to read this article, I got so affected by what I was saying that I forgot myself. I was expressing feelings and emotions I tended to keep locked inside of myself."[2]

Career

[edit]

Early work

[edit]

Hatch began his theatrical career with the Los Angeles Repertory Theater, as well as shows in Chicago and Off-Broadway.[3]

Television

[edit]

Hatch began working in television in 1970 when he starred as Philip Brent in the daytime soap opera All My Children, a role he played for two years. In the following years, he made guest appearances in prime time series such as Cannon; Nakia; Barnaby Jones; The Rookies, Hawaii Five-O; and The Waltons; as well as appearing in several made-for-TV movies such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles' (1974) with Susan Sarandon;The Hatfields and the McCoys (1975) with Jack Palance; Addie and the King of Hearts (1976) with Jason Robards; and the 1978 television movie Deadman's Curve, in which he portrayed Jan Berry of the musical duo Jan and Dean, alongside Bruce Davison as Dean Torrence.[4]

Karen Lynn Gorney and Hatch in All My Children

In 1976, Hatch gained his first major television role as Inspector Dan Robbins on the detective series The Streets of San Francisco, as the replacement for Michael Douglas, who had played Inspector Steve Keller in the series, but had resigned from the cast that year.[5] Though the role was for only one season, Hatch won Germany's Bravo Youth Magazine Award for the role.[6] Following this, he had a recurring role on the series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, also for one season in 1977.

In 1978, Hatch gained a starring role in Glen A. Larson's sci-fi series, Battlestar Galactica (1978), which aired for a single season before its high cost motivated its cancellation by ABC-TV. Hatch was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for the role.[5][6] However, because Hatch held out for more money in the series' toy merchandising with Mattel, his character was conspicuously absent in its action figure line, although Apollo would appear in subsequent revival Battlestar Galactica toylines over the decades.

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Hatch made guest appearances on such series as Hotel; Murder, She Wrote; The Love Boat (romantically opposite 20-year-old Teri Hatcher in her first on-screen speaking role); Fantasy Island; Baywatch; Dynasty; and MacGyver.[7] In 1990, Hatch returned to daytime soap operas and appeared on Santa Barbara, originating the character Steven Slade.[8]

In 2013, Hatch made a guest appearance in an adult-oriented episode of The Eric Andre Show on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.

Films

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Hatch made several low-key theatrical film releases, including Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)[9] and Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1983).[10] An abridged version of the pilot episode of Battlestar Galactica was released in cinemas, initially overseas and then for a limited run in the U.S., as was a sequel film, Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack, which was also made from episodes of the series.[11][12] He starred with Leif Garrett in Party Line (1988) and with Arte Johnson in Second Chance (1996).

Battlestar Galactica revival attempt

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Hatch at Gatecon 2005

In the 1990s, Hatch attempted to revive Battlestar Galactica. He began writing novels based on the series, and also wrote, co-directed and executive-produced a trailer called Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming in the hopes of enticing Universal Studios – the rights holders for the franchise – into producing a new series. Hatch's series would have been a direct continuation of the original 1978 series, and would have ignored the events of the failed spin-off Galactica 1980, in which Hatch had not appeared. Original actors John Colicos (Baltar), Terry Carter (Colonel Tigh) and Jack Stauffer (Bojay) appeared in the trailer with Hatch. Though the trailer won acclaim at science-fiction conventions, Universal was not interested in Hatch's vision for the revival of Battlestar Galactica, and instead opted for a remake rather than the sequel for which Hatch had campaigned. Hatch, who had reportedly remortgaged his own house to produce the trailer, was bitterly disappointed by this turn of events and was highly critical of the prospective new series.[13]

In 2004, he stated to Sci-Fi Pulse that he had felt resentment over the failure of his planned Galactica continuation and was left "exhausted and sick... I had, over the past several years, bonded deeply with the original characters and story... writing the novels and the comic books and really campaigning to bring back the show."[14]

Battlestar Galactica re-imagining

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Hatch speaking at the 2016 WonderCon

Despite his resentment, Hatch developed a respect for Ronald D. Moore, the remake show's head writer and producer, when Moore appeared as a featured guest at Galacticon (the Battlestar Galactica 25th anniversary convention, hosted by Hatch) and answered questions posed by a hostile audience.[14] Later, in 2004, Hatch was offered a recurring role in the new Battlestar Galactica series, which he accepted. He portrayed Tom Zarek, a terrorist turned politician who spent twenty years in prison for blowing up a government building. After Zarek's death, Hatch commented that "never did I play this character as a villain nor did I think he was one and I still feel that way," and that he considered the character to be a principled figure who is driven to violence after being "blocked in every way possible" by Roslin and Adama.[15] "Zarek, Adama and Roslin all wanted power for the same reason, to make a positive difference."[15]

Other work

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Alongside his attempts to revive the original Battlestar Galactica, Hatch created a trailer for his own space opera entitled The Great War of Magellan.[16]

Hatch appeared in InAlienable, a 2008 science-fiction film written and produced by Walter Koenig. In 2011, Hatch worked on a new reality TV series called Who the Frak?, which he created and appeared in as himself. The series was touted as "the world's first social network reality drama." In 2012–13, Hatch appeared in the web series The Silicon Assassin Project. In 2013, he ventured into the Steampunk genre, starring in the short film Cowboys & Engines alongside Malcolm McDowell and Walter Koenig.[17] In 2014, he played the Klingon Commander Kharn in the Star Trek fan film Prelude To Axanar and was to appear in the subsequent fan production Star Trek: Axanar in 2015,[18] though legal issues with Paramount Pictures prevented the project from being completed.

Writing

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With various co-authors, Hatch wrote a series of seven tie-in novels set in the original Battlestar Galactica universe.[19] The series included:

  • Armageddon, published August 1, 1997,[20]
  • Warhawk, published September 1, 1998[21]
  • Resurrection, published July 1, 2001[22]
  • Rebellion, published July 1, 2002,[23]
  • Paradis, published July 1, 2003,[24]
  • Destiny, published June 29, 2004,[25]
  • Redemption, published November 25, 2005.[26]

Armageddon and Warhawk were both written with Christopher Golden. Resurrection was written with Stan Timmons. Rebellion was written with Alan Rodgers. Paradis, Destiny, and Redemption were all written with Brad Linaweaver.

Death

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Hatch died on February 7, 2017, of pancreatic cancer while he was under hospice care in Los Angeles, at age 71.[3][27]

Final film

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In his final film performance, Hatch played director Haskell Edwards in the film Diminuendo which wrapped a few months before he learned of his pancreatic cancer. Hatch was able to see a rough cut of the film before he died,[28] and a work-in-progress screening was held as a memorial shortly after his death. Diminuendo had its world premiere at the 20th Annual Sarasota Film Festival on April 20, 2018.[29]

Filmography

[edit]

Film

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  • Best Friends (1975) - Jesse
  • Deadman's Curve (1978, TV Biography) - Jan Berry of Jan and Dean
  • Battlestar Galactica (1978) - Captain Apollo
  • The Hustler of Muscle Beach (1980, TV Movie (ABC)) - Nick Demec
  • Living Legend: The King of Rock and Roll (1980)
  • Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981) - Lee Chan, Jr.
  • Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1983) - Dan
  • Terror on London Bridge (1985) - Hoffman
  • Last Platoon (1988) - Sgt. Chet Costa
  • Party Line (1988) - Dan
  • Ghetto Blaster (1989) - Travis
  • Leathernecks (1989) - Lieutenant Caldwell
  • Dark Bar (1989) - Marco
  • Mal d'Africa (1990) - Tony La Palma
  • Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One (1990) - Delta Force Leader Brett Haskell
  • Renaissance (1994) - Tristan Anderson
  • Second Chance (1996) - Mitch
  • Iron Thunder (1998) - Nelson
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming (1999, Short) - Commander Apollo
  • The Ghost (2001) - Edward
  • Unseen Evil (2001) - Dr. Peter Jensen
  • Big Shots (2001) - Casting Director
  • The Rain Makers (2005) - Wyatt
  • InAlienable (2008) - Dr. Eric Norris
  • The Little Match Makers (2011) - Officer Candy
  • Season of Darkness (2012) - Dr. Shaker
  • Dead by Friday (2012) - Father Anthony
  • Prelude to Axanar (2014, Short) - Commander Kharn
  • Alongside Night (2014) - The Silicon Assassin
  • Chatter (2015) - Nate Terry
  • The Enchanted Cottage (2016) - Mr. Bradshaw
  • Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel (2016) - Himself
  • Asylum of Darkness (2017) - Dr. Shaker
  • The Pod (2017) - Mike Gibson
  • Diminuendo (2018) - Haskell Edwards

Television

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  • All My Children (1970–1972) as Phil Brent (Erica Kane's second husband)
  • The Sixth Sense - Gallows in the Wind (1972) as Owen Preston
  • Room 222 (1972) Season 3 Episode 22 "The Quitter" as Donnie LeRoi
  • Barnaby Jones (1973) Season 1 Episode 5 "Perchance to Kill" as Eric Garvin
  • Kung Fu (1973) "Sun and Cloud Shadow" as David
  • The Waltons (1974 and 1975) as Wade Walton
  • Cannon (1975) 5x05 "The Victim as Allen Farrell", 5x13 "The Star 1" and "The Star 2" as Terry Kane
  • The Rookies (1975) Season 3 Episode 22 "A Deadly Image" as Vic Dorsey
  • Addie and the King of Hearts (1976) as Mr. Davenport
  • The Streets of San Francisco (1976–1977) Season 5, all 24 episodes, as Inspector Dan Robbins
  • Jan and Dean (1978) as Jan Berry
  • T. J. Hooker (1985) as Robert Marshall
  • Hawaii Five-O (1973 and 1975)
  • Battlestar Galactica (1978-79 TV series), all 21 episodes, as Captain Apollo
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) Season 1 Episode 2 "Deadly Lady" as Terry Jones
  • The Love Boat, S6 E7 as Roger Lewis in "Too Many Dads" (1982); S8 E23, "Vicki's Gentleman Caller", "Partners to the End, "The Perfect Arrangement" (1985) as Tom Whitlaw; and Season 9 Episode 8.
  • MacGyver (1986) Season 2 Episode 10 "Three for the Road" as Michael Talbot
  • Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009) Season 1–4, 22 episodes, as Tom Zarek
  • The Eric Andre Show (2013) as himself
  • Blade of Honor (2017), five episodes as Admiral DiCarrek

References

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  1. ^ "Richard Hatch Biography, Bio, Son, Actor, Battlestar Galactica, Net Worth". Dodoodad. December 18, 2017.
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  4. ^ Deadman's Curve (1978) at Rotten Tomatoes
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  7. ^ Lee, Laruance (February 7, 2017). "Richard Hatch, 'Battlestar Galactica' Actor, Dies at 71". Variety. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  8. ^ "'Battlestar Galactica' actor Richard Hatch dies at 71". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. February 7, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  9. ^ Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen at Rotten Tomatoes
  10. ^ Prisoners of the Lost Universe at Rotten Tomatoes
  11. ^ Battlestar Galactica at Rotten Tomatoes
  12. ^ Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack at Rotten Tomatoes
  13. ^ Liptak, Andrew (February 7, 2017). "Battlestar Galactica actor Richard Hatch has died". The Verge. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  14. ^ a b Cullen, Ian (October 28, 2004). "Hatch Talks About His New Role & His Future Plans". SciFiPulse.com. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
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  19. ^ "Richard's Books". RichardHatch.com. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  20. ^ Hatch, Richard; Golden, Christopher (1998). Battlestar Galactica: Armageddon. New York: Pocket Books. ISBN 978-0671011918.
  21. ^ Hatch, Richard; Golden, Christopher (1998). Battlestar Galactica: Warhawk. New York: Pocket Books. ISBN 978-0671011901.
  22. ^ Hatch, Richard; Timmons, Stan (2003). Resurrection. New York: Ibooks. ISBN 978-0743458627.
  23. ^ Hatch, Richard; Rodgers, Alan (2002). Rebellion. New York: Ibooks. ISBN 978-0743445030.
  24. ^ Hatch, Richard; Linaweaver, Brad (2003). Battlestar Galactica: Paradis. New York: Ibooks. ISBN 978-0743474412.
  25. ^ Hatch, Richard; Linaweaver, Brad (2004). Destiny. New York: Ibooks. ISBN 978-0743486859.
  26. ^ Hatch, Richard; Linaweaver, Brad (2005). Battlestar Galactica: Redemption. New York: IBooks. ISBN 978-1596871199.
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  29. ^ "Sarasota Film Festival (2018)". Archived from the original on May 31, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
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