Richard Hatch
Biography
Richard Hatch was an American actor and writer who started on stage with the Los Angeles Repertory Theater and in Chicago and Off-Broadway productions before moving to television in the 1970s. His early screen work included the daytime soap All My Children as Philip Brent, a role he played for two years, followed by guest spots in prime time series. He gained his first major television role in 1976 as Inspector Dan Robbins on The Streets of San Francisco, winning Germany's Bravo Youth Magazine Award, and then had a recurring role on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. In 1978 he starred as Captain Apollo in Battlestar Galactica, earning a Golden Globe nomination, and later played Tom Zarek in the reimagined series. His films included Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981), Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1983), and Party Line (1988), and he wrote Battlestar Galactica novels and co-directed a revival trailer.
71years old at death
- Born Santa Monica
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: GeminiFirst day of the sign, on the Taurus cusp
- Also credited as Richard Lawrence Hatch
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 43 years1974 to 2017
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Behind the camera
In the 1990s, Hatch tried to bring Battlestar Galactica back. He co-directed and executive-produced a trailer, Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming, hoping to entice Universal Studios, the rights holders, into making a new series that continued the original 1978 show.
Big break
In 1976, Hatch landed his first big television part, playing Inspector Dan Robbins on the detective show The Streets of San Francisco. He replaced Michael Douglas, who had quit the cast that year.
First role
In 1970 Hatch started his television career playing Philip Brent on All My Children, a daytime soap opera, and he stayed in that part for two years.
Behind the camera
In 2011, Hatch created and appeared as himself in a reality TV series called Who the Frak?. The show was promoted as the first social network reality drama in the world.
Richard Hatch movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Herbert Jefferson Jr.'s page
Terry Carter's page
Maren Jensen's page
Also two films together2 more actors
- Tony SwartzMission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979) and Battlestar Galactica (1978)
- Laurette SpangMission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979) and Battlestar Galactica (1978)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.