Watch the Richard Hatch Tribute at 8th Annual Indie Series Awards

Richard Hatch gave Patrika Darbo a kiss when they presented
together at the 6th Annual Indie Series Awards in 2015.

Emmy winner Patrika Darbo introduced a tribute to the late Richard Hatch during the 8th Annual Indie Series Awards ceremony on April 5 at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, California.

Darbo presented an award with Hatch at the ISAs two years earlier, and the duo shared quite a memorable moment. This was after Hatch won for his guest-starring role in Pairings, and spoke about his affection and admiration for the web series genre. An original All My Children cast member in the role of Philip Brent, Hatch became best known for his Captain Apollo in the Battlestar Galactica series. The series earned him a Golden Globe nomination for best actor in a television drama series in 1979. Hatch passed away on February 7 at age 71, following a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Watch Darbo's introduction and the tribute video below.



Darbo currently stars as Shirley Spectra on CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. She was nominated for an Indie Series Award this year for her work in The Bay.

Richard Hatch Dead at 71

Richard Hatch, an original All My Children cast member in 1970, died February 7 in Los Angeles. He was 71.

Hatch's manager, Michael Kaliski, said the cause was pancreatic cancer.

Hatch started his career in off-Broadway theater, and then landing the role of Philip Brent in ABC daytime soap opera All My Children.

He continued to work steadily in television, appearing in such series as The Streets of San Francisco, The Waltons, The Love Boat and Baywatch.

His other soap opera roles included Stephen Slade in NBC's Santa Barbara, and Dean Caldwell in ABC's Dynasty.

He was best known to most for playing the fighter squadron leader Capt. Apollo in the original “Battlestar Galactica” TV series, which aired on ABC in 1978-79. He later appeared in a reprise of the show in the 2000s.

Richard Lawrence Hatch was born in Santa Monica, Calif., on May 21, 1945. His marriage to Jo Marie Hatch ended in divorce. Survivors include a son and a brother.

In 2015, Hatch won an Indie Series Award for his work in Pairings. Watch his acceptance speech below.

50 Greatest Soap Couples: #44 Phil & Tara From ALL MY CHILDREN

COUPLE: Phil Brent & Tara Martin
SHOW: ALL MY CHILDREN
RANK: 44
PLAYED BY:
Phil: Richard Hatch, Nick Benedict, Jordan Charney
Tara: Karen Lynn Gorney, Stephanie Braxton, Nancy Frangione, Mary Lynn Blanks
YEARS: 1970-1979

STORY:
When ALL MY CHILDREN premiered in 1970, Tara was attending Pine Valley High along with Phil, Chuck Tyler and Erica Kane. Tara and Phil fell in love and started talking about marriage but a series of complications, including Phil's adoption (devious Erica spilled the beans), his adopted father Ted's death, and subsequent amnesia, tore them apart.  Tara ended up dating Phil's best friend, Chuck, instead.  When Phil returned to town he fell in love with Tara all over again.  They slept together (causing in a pregnancy the ultimately led to Little Philip aka Charlie Brent being born) but Phil left for Vietnam after being drafted.  When he returned (after being MIA) Tara and Chuck was married and Phil turned to Erica eventually marrying her.   In 1976 Phil and Tara finally married.

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