RIP Richard Hatch : 'Battlestar Galactica' Star Dead at 71

Damn... :(

All these old nostalgic fuckers.....

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...When Betty White goes, it might signal the end days.

Wow

Drag....

Boy I loved that show.

NO! When did he turn 71? It was just 1986 yesterday, wasn't it??



That said:
I dread the day Robert Plant dies, for real. It will be Bonham x100.

...I live a few miles from Bonham.

Oh no not Apollo... RIP...

I can't believe he was 71. It seems like yesterday I was a little kid watching Battlestar. Getting old really sucks...

rip

PANCREATIC CANCER





fuku too

May he rest his soul in the stars at peace and no longer in discomfort. Thanks for the "Frackin" memories!

I have to post the tribute to my dear friend. But anyone that knew him for even a little while would say that, too.

There was no one that wasn't his friend and if you didn't think you were he would have eventually made you warm up to him with a joke or two or listening ear... his being one of the finest in the business.

Richard's ability to truly listen to you ... really listen ...was what made him a consummate actor... passionate teacher and
adorable friend.

Would he mind me posting here? No, not at all especially if it was in the name of Truth or making even one person smile.
We would talk about this kind of stuff occasionally... he was a chief researcher... although his focus for his work was intense and sometimes all-consuming.
But that's what made him great.

When I first came to the City of Angels chasing dreams, I fell quickly into Richard's baseball team in Beverly Glen. Interesting people would pop in and out of the team and of the game including his son whom he adored but it was his team spirit and coaching that kept it going.

He lived more as a citizen of the universe than just a native Californian. There was always a part of him in the spirit... one foot in this world and one foot in the other That's where we connected very much as well.

I will miss his remarkable blue eyes, his gigantic soul so full of unending hope... and his very generous hugs.

Yeah, not much can be done other than the Whipple procedure, which is a difficult surgical intervention. Pancreatic cancer doesn't respond well to chemo or radiation. It's one of rarest and worst forms of cancer.

Of course, I have seen a couple of patients respond well to the Whip, and live for very long periods following initial diagnosis.

Saw him a few years ago at a convention, he looked really healthy for his age. Just never know when your time is going to be up. Godspeed Apollo.

Its sad when they go so young

I thought he was the gay guy from the survivor reality show?

Such a nice guy/character, but Starbuck was far more entertaining.

The opening sequence was a masterpiece in itself, as was the whole premise of the show.

Boxey and his robot dog were the cutest pair of characters ever.

1Cor 13:13

just to consolidate
here are other threads
Thread: Richard Hatch, star of Battlestar Galactica, dead at 71

another thread
Thread: SB LI Connection: Richard Hatch aka Captain Apollo - Battlestar Gallactica - Dead at age 71.
he invested much in a John Denver biopic movie which never
came to pass (another great soul and have always wondered about that plane crash w JD)
and was working on a video game (one of my relatives pitched him some VR ideas for it). A renaissance man.

because I've been crying all day.
and looking up at the stars.
I can't believe this.

He was so handsome in youth ... yet, his soul got even morre beautiful as he aged...

What a loss.

R.I.P, dear Apollo. We'll miss you...

He was so beautiful. Stunning eyes. Loved that show.

He and Tom Wellings from Smallville are two of the most beautiful men.

May he rest in peace and fly free. Reach the higher mind plain and be with his Loved ones forever.

Well shit.

RIP Capt. Apollo.

Ditto.

I loved the original Battlestar Galactica. RIP, Apollo.

He fit that role perfectly he looked like a dude from the future, hes swaggin across the universe now for real. RIP Richard Hatch.

The reboot was 1000 times better, and he was in that too.