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Richard Hatch

1945 - 2017

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Richard Lawrence Hatch (May 21, 1945 – February 7, 2017) was an American actor, writer, and producer. Hatch began his career as a stage actor before moving on to television work in the 1970s. Hatch is best known for his role as Captain Apollo in the original Battlestar Galactica television series. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Hatch has received more than 84,356 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Richard Hatch is the 3,333rd most popular actor (up from 3,603rd in 2019), the 5,001st most popular biography from United States (up from 5,508th in 2019) and the 1,495th most popular American Actor.

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  • 84k

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  • 50.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Hatch ranks 3,333 out of 13,578. Before him are Bonnie Bartlett, Joanne Dru, Diana Bracho, So Yamamura, Ronee Blakley, and Henry Gibson. After him are Joan Van Ark, Pierre Fresnay, James Russo, Michael C. Hall, Kazuhiko Inoue, and Vahram Papazian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Richard Hatch ranks 328. Before him are Abdelaziz Belkhadem, John McVie, Alexander Markovich Polyakov, Rita Coolidge, Willeke Alberti, and Ronee Blakley. After him are Michael Blake, Tony Williams, Nils Torvalds, Geoff Emerick, Nuruddin Farah, and Modestas Paulauskas. Among people deceased in 2017, Richard Hatch ranks 260. Before him are Marita Lindahl, Ivan Dias, Derek Parfit, Jacques Simon, Girija Devi, and James Rosenquist. After him are Leonid Bronevoy, Giulio Angioni, Jaki Liebezeit, Lennart Nilsson, Jiří Bělohlávek, and Om Puri.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Hatch ranks 5,001 out of 20,380. Before him are William Masters (1915), Joanne Dru (1922), Joseph Colombo (1923), Ronee Blakley (1945), Henry Gibson (1935), and Leon Russell (1942). After him are Zakk Wylde (1967), Joan Van Ark (1943), John C. Frémont (1813), Margaret Weis (1948), James Russo (1953), and Michael C. Hall (1971).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Richard Hatch ranks 1,495. Before him are Ruth Roman (1922), Matt Bomer (1977), Bonnie Bartlett (1929), Joanne Dru (1922), Ronee Blakley (1945), and Henry Gibson (1935). After him are Joan Van Ark (1943), James Russo (1953), Michael C. Hall (1971), William Smith (1933), Bradley Whitford (1959), and Yvette Mimieux (1942).

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Television and Movie Roles

Battlestar Galactica
Cpt. Apollo
After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet in a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth. This film is adapted from a television series that aired on ABC from September 17, 1978, to August 17, 1980. The first and fifth episodes of the series were edited into this theatrical feature film. Taken together, the two episodes ran 148 minutes, without commercials, while the film runs 125 minutes.
Sep 16th 19786.9 / 10
Battlestar Galactica
Capt. Apollo
When the 12 Colonies of Man are wiped out by a cybernetic race called the Cylons, Commander Adama and the crew of the battlestar Galactica lead a ragtag fleet of human survivors in search of a "mythical planet" called Earth.
7.1 / 10
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
Cpt. Apollo
Running low on fuel, the Battlestar Galactica receives the help of the supposedly lost Battlestar Pegasus which is taking the offensive with the Cylons.
Aug 9th 19797 / 10