Richard Hatch

Born in Santa Monica, California, USA, 'Richard Hatch' (qv) 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)_ (qv) in 1970. He later played "Inspector Dan Robbins" on the television series _The Streets of San Francisco (1972)_ (qv). 'Richard Hatch' (qv) is best remembered for his portrayal of "Apollo" on the series, _Battlestar Galactica (1978)_ (qv).::Anonymous