Richard Hatch, who starred on both the original “Battlestar Galactica” TV series and its reboot 25 years later, died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. He was 71.
Hatch played the heroic Captain Apollo in the 1978-1979 series on ABC. He joined the cast of the reimagined SyFy Channel series as terrorist-turned-politician Tom Zarek.
In the late 1990s, the California native had attempted to launch “Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming,” a sequel to the original series.
“Richard Hatch was a good man, a gracious man, and a consummate professional. His passing is a heavy blow to the entire BSG family,” tweeted Ronald D. Moore, creator of the “Battlestar Galactica” reboot.
Hatch had recently appeared in the “Star Trek” fan film “Prelude to Axanar.”
The actor had been battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer, Alec Peters, the writer/producer behind the fan film, posted on Facebook.
“Richard was in good spirits when I visited him 2 weeks ago. He knew his time was short, but was comforted by the fact that his son would be taken care of,” Peters posted.
In addition to his roles on sci-fi series, Hatch had a role on “All My Children.” He also played police Inspector Dan Robbins opposite Karl Malden in the final season of the ABC drama “The Streets of San Francisco” following the departure of Michael Douglas.
His other TV credits included “CHiPs,” “Murder She Wrote,” “Dynasty,” “T.J. Hooker” and “MacGyver.”
Hatch is survived by a son, Paul Hatch.
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