Hatten appeared on ABC-TV's Space Patrol before joining KTLA-Channel 5 in Los Angeles in 1952. He co-hosted several Rose Parade telecasts, hosted a Popeye cartoon show 1956-64 and 1976-88, hosted the weekend Family Film Festival 1978-92, played Franklin Roosevelt in a 1990s touring production of Annie and worked as an entertainment reporter at KNX from 1986 to 2007. He also acted in summer stock, wrote for several game shows, had roles in several 1960s-70s tv series and played General Miegs in the 1985 movie Spies Like Us. Whew!
Longtime Los Angeles TV Personality Tom Hatten Dies at 92
Longtime Los Angeles TV Personality Tom Hatten Dies at 92