Richard Hatch: Five geeky facts about the late Battlestar Galactica star

Actor devoted his life to tales of space travel and loved to spend time with real astronauts

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Battlestar Galactica star Richard Hatch has died at the age of 71 after suffering from pancreatic cancer.

Hatch was the only actor to appear in both the original and rebooted versions of the hit sci-fi show, first playing Captain Apollo in the 1978 to 1980 series and then Tom Zarek from 2004 to 2009.

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