LOS ANGELES — Actor Richard Hatch, perhaps best known for playing Captain Apollo in the “Battlestar Galactica” film and TV series, has died. He was 71.

A representative for the actor says Hatch died Tuesday afternoon in Los Angeles after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Manager Michael Kaliski said Hatch’s son, Paul, was by the actor’s side.

After an early role on “All My Children” in 1970, he worked steadily in television, appearing in such series as “The Streets of San Francisco,” “Dynasty,” “The Love Boat” and “Santa Barbara.”