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Richard Hatch, star of Battlestar Galactica, dies at 71

Richard Hatch, pictured in 2009, has died.

Richard Hatch, a veteran actor known for his portrayal of a hotshot pilot on the 1970s science-fiction television series "Battlestar Galactica" and a political leader in a reboot of the series more than two decades later, died Tuesday. He was 71.