Description:
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).
Birthday
May 21, 1945
Born In
Santa Monica, California, USA
Alternative names
Richard Lawrence Hatch
Height
179 cm
Parents
Elizabeth Hatch (White)
Children
Paul Hatch
Trivia
Directed, wrote and starred in his own Battlestar Galactica fan Film "Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming" in which he reunited all the surviving original Battlestar Galactica cast members. Working with a minimal budget, the film was an extended four-minute trailer. The CG animation and effects were handled by volunteers recruited by Hatch over the Internet. The volunteers worked on their own from home. Because of the variety of volunteers and their skill levels, the models, animations, lighting, rendering, and effects varied greatly in quality.
Quotes
I never thought of being an actor. I was far too shy, too insecure.
