an officer in three episodes of Hogan's Heroes. Hatten provided the voice of the character Farmer Fitzgibbons in the animated film The Secret of NIMH. On stage, in 1959, Hatten performed in a Los Angeles production of The Billy Barnes Revue concurrently with hosting the Popeye TV show. He portrayed Horace Vandergelder in the West Coast Opera Theatre's production of Hello, Dolly! in 1991. He also appeared in a touring production of the musical Annie as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. For nearly 20 years, Hatten worked as an award-winning entertainment reporter for KNX 1070 Newsradio in Los Angeles, filing regular reports on the movie industry, new films, and celebrity news. He left the station in 2007. Hatten served on the board of the National Student Film Institute and was a frequent presenter at its annual film festival. Death Hatten died on March 16, 2019 at the age of 92. Filmography References External links L.A. Local TV Legends - Tom Hatten (Archive) Male actors from North Dakota People from Jamestown, North Dakota Military personnel from North Dakota 1926 births 2019 deaths Place of death missing 20th-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors United States Navy personnel of World War II