I was at DragonCon with a group of friends in Atlanta in 2011 and in a
large hall where many stars of both large and small screens signed
autographs and greeted fans. I spied a face I knew who appeared to be
getting ready to pack up before going to dinner. There was no one near
him at the time so we approached him quickly and I told him I just
wanted to greet him and thank him for his work. He was very
appreciative, but as soon as he noticed my accent he was most reluctant
to let me go with just a greeting. He
packed up and sat on the edge of his booth talking to us for about 10
minutes or so. He asked me about science fiction fandom in Ireland and
was curious to know if we had any conventions ourselves - because he
said he would've jumped at the chance to visit here. He came across as
an intelligent and well informed person who was genuinely interested in
meeting people and interested in what we had to say.
The man was Richard
Hatch and he was the face of Battlestar Galactica from the original to the modern series. He sadly passed away today at age 71. He will be missed.
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