Richard Lawrence Hatch (May 21, 1945 - February 7, 2017) was an American actor, writer, and producer best known for Diminuendo (2018), Battlestar Galactica The Second Coming (1999), and Battlestar Galactica (1978).
He was married to Jo Marie Distante and they had one child.
Hatch died in 2017 at the age of 71 from pancreatic cancer.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1973: Crime Club as Hugh London
- 1974: F Scott Fitzgerald And The Last Of The Belles as Bill Knowles
- 1975: The Hatfields And The Mc Coys as Johnse Hatfield
- 1975: Best Friends as Jesse
- 1976: Addie And The King Of Hearts as Mr. Davenport
- 1978: Deadmans Curve as Jan Berry
- 1978: Battlestar Galactica as Capt. Apollo
- 1980: The Hustler Of Muscle Beach as Nick Demec
- 1981: Charlie Chan And The Curse Of The Dragon Queen as Lee Chan Jr.
- 1983: Prisoners of the Lost Universe as Dan
- 1985: Heated Vengeance as Hoffman
- 1988: Last Platoon as Sgt. Chet Costa
- 1988: Party Line as Dan
- 1989: Ghetto Blaster as Travis
- 1989: Colli Di Cuoio as Lt. Caldwell
- 1989: Dark Bar as Marco
- 1990: Beyond Kilimanjaro Across The River Of Blood as Tony La Palma
- 1990: Delta Force Commando II Prority Red One as Delta Force Leader Brett Haskell
- 1994: Renaissance as Tristan Anderson
- 1996: Second Chance as Mitch
- 1998: Iron Thunder as Nelson
- 2001: The Ghost as Edward
- 2001: Unseen Evil as Dr. Peter Jensen
- 2001: Big Shots as Casting Director
- 2005: The Rain Makers as Wyatt
- 2007: In Alienable as Dr. Eric Norris
- 2011: The Little Match Makers as Officer Candy
- 2012: Dead By Friday as Father Anthony (also producer)
- 2014: Alongside Night as The Silicon Assassin
- 2015: Chatter as Nate Terry
- 2016: The Enchanted Cottage as Mr. Bradshaw
- 2017: Asylum Of Darkness as Dr. Shaker
- 2017: Alien Hunger as Mike Gibson
- 2018: Diminuendo as Haskell Edwards
Television Roles
- 1970-1971: All My Children as Phillip Brent (10 episodes)
- 1972: Room 222 as Donnie LeRoi
- 1972: The Sixth Sense as Owen Preston
- 1972: Young Dr Kildare as Derek Gaer
- 1972-1975: Cannon as Terry Cain/Lyle Barry (2 episodes)
- 1973: Kung Fu as David Binns
- 1973: Barnaby Jones as Eric Garvin
- 1973: The New Perry Mason as Christopher Baxter
- 1973-1975: The Rookies as Vic Dorsey/Cleve Andrews (2 episodes)
- 1973-1975: Hawaii Five-O as Tommy/Mike/Gar (3 episodes)
- 1974: Nakia as Allen Bishop
- 1974: Medical Center as Mark Tremont
- 1974-1975: The Waltons as Wade Walton (2 episodes)
- 1976-1977: The Streets of San Francisco as Insp. Dan Robbins (24 episodes)
- 1977-1978: Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman as Harmon Farinella
- 1977: Forever Fernwood as harmon Farinella
- 1978: What Really Happened To The Class Of 65 as Russ
- 1978-1979: Battlestar Galactica as Capt. Apollo
- 1979: CHiPs as Richard Hatch
- 1982-1985: The Love Boat as Ryan Curly/Tom Whitlaw/Roger Lewis (3 episodes)
- 1983: Fantasy Island as Brad Jacobs
- 1983-1987: Hotel as Tom Jordan/Luke Hilliard/Don Walden (3 episodes)
- 1984: Murder, She Wrote as Terry Jones
- 1984: Finder Of Lost Loves as Robert Westphal
- 1984-1985: Dynasty as Dean Caldwell (5 episodes)
- 1985: Cover Up as Bob Corwin
- 1985: T.J. Hooker as Robert Marshall
- 1985: Mac Gruder And Loud as Danny
- 1985: Riptide as Billy Hagan
- 1986: MacGyver as Michael Talbot
- 1987: Throb as Jake Flathery
- 1990: Santa Barbara as Stephen Slade
- 1990: Super Force as Sam Sargasso
- 1990: Jake and the Fatman as Dr. Richard Davis
- 1995: Baywatch as Tom
- 2004: Star Trek Phase II as Orthros
- 2004-2009: Battlestar Galactica as Tom Zarek (22 episodes)
- 2010: The Hunted as Cochran Sutton
- 2011: The Guild as Richard Hatch
- 2012-2013: The Silicon Assassin Project as Silicon Assassin
- 2014: Pairings as Richard Conklin
- 2017: Blade Of Honor as Admiral DiCarrek
- 2018: Personal Space as Robert King
- 2018: Aidan 5 as Decker
Video Game Roles
- 2003: Battlestar Galactica as Apollo/Rylo
Shorts
- 1999: Battlestar Galactica The Second Coming as Commander Apollo (also director, writer, and producer)
- 2005: The Great War Of Magellan as Akillian (also director and writer)
- 2010: War Of Heaven as Forbes
- 2012: DNE Do Not Erase as The Caretaker
- 2012: Mindbender Tale Of A Dark Xmas as Dad
- 2013: Dead Reckoning as Silicon Assassin
- 2014: Snitch as Det. Daniels
- 2014: After The Harvest as Priest
- 2014: Prelude To Axanar as Commander Kharn
- 2014: Loadout Going In Hot as Capt. Gaz
- 2015: Cowboys And Engines as Cade Ballard
- 2015: Cowboys And Engines Complete Pitch Reel as Cade Ballard
Director
- 2003: Galaction (also producer)
- 2012: The Silicon Assassin Project
- 2016: White Wings (short)
Producer
- 2011-2012: Who The Fak
Writer
- 2011: Who The Frak
