Hatch gained his place in pop culture history by winning the first edition of the CBS "reality show" Survivor in the year 2000. A corporate trainer from Rhode Island, Hatch outwitted and outlasted 15 other contestants on the island of Pulau Tiga to win a $1,000,000 first prize. Hatch reportedly weighed 350 pounds before losing 100 pounds prior to the show's filming; after the show he lost more weight via much-publicized liposuction surgery. Hatch made no secret of being gay, and after his victory the website Gay.com called him "the most famous gay man in America." After his return from filming the show Hatch was charged with second-degree child abuse after his adopted son Christopher accused him of rough treatment; the charges were later dropped. Hatch's book 101 Survival Secrets was published in November 2000. In 2004 he was back on TV in Survivor All Stars, a best-of-the-best competition set in Pearl Islands, Panama.

  The Rain Makers (2005) .... Wyatt
The Great War of Magellan (2005) .... Akillian
Galacticon (2003) (V) .... Richard hatch
Battlestar Galactica (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Apollo, Rylo
The Ghost (2001) .... Edward
Big Shots (2001) .... Casting Director
Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming (1999) .... Commander Apollo
Unseen Evil (1999) .... Dr. Peter Jensen
Iron Thunder (1998) .... Nelson
Second Chance (1996) (V) .... Mitch
Renaissance (1994) .... Tristan Anderson
Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One (1991) .... Delta Force Leader Brett Haskell
"Santa Barbara" (1984) TV Series .... Steven Slade #1 (1990)
Mal d'Africa (1990) .... Tony La Palma
Ghetto Blaster (1989) .... Travis
The Hitch-Hikers (1989)
Party Line (1988) .... Dan
Angel Hill: l'ultima missione (1988) .... Costa
Colli di cuoio (1988)
Dark Bar (1988)
Heated Vengeance (1985) .... Hoffman
Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1983) (TV) .... Dan
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981) .... Lee Chan, Jr.
Living Legend: The King of Rock and Roll (1980)
The Hustler of Muscle Beach (1980) (TV) .... Nick Demec
"Battlestar Galactica" (1978) TV Series .... Capt. Apollo
Battlestar Galactica (1978) (TV) .... Capt. Apollo
Deadman's Curve (1978) (TV) .... Jan Berry
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1978) (TV) .... Capt. Apollo
"Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" (1976) TV Series .... Harmon Farinella (1977-1978)
"Forever Fernwood" (1977) TV Series .... Harmon Farinella
"The Streets of San Francisco" (1972) TV Series .... Inspector Dan Robbins (1976-1977)
Addie and the King of Hearts (1976) (TV) .... Mr. Davenport
Best Friends (1975) .... Jesse
The Hatfields and the McCoys (1975) (TV) .... Johnse Hatfield
F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles' (1974) (TV) .... Bill Knowles
Crime Club (1973) (TV) .... Hugh London
"All My Children" (1970) TV Series .... Philip 'Phil' Brent Sr. (#1)