Bob Hastings
Robert "Bob" Francis Hastings (April 18, 1925 – June 30, 2014) was an American radio, film, and television character actor. He also provided voices for animated cartoons. He was best known for his portrayal of annoying suck-up Lt. Elroy Carpenter, on McHale's Navy. Hastings was born in Brooklyn, New York, a son of Charles and Hazel Hastings, Sr. His father was a salesman. Hastings started in radio on "Coast-to-Coast on a Bus" (NBC). Hastings served during World War II in the United States Army Air Corps. After serving in World War II as a navigator on B-29s, he played the role of Archie Andrews in a series based on the Archie comic book series on the NBC Red Network, later just the NBC Radio Network, after NBC divested itself of its Blue Network in 1942. Archie Andrews was sponsored by Swift & Company food products. Hastings moved to television in 1949, performing in early science-fiction series, including Atom Squad. His first recurring role was as a lieutenant onPhil Silvers' Sergeant Bilko series in the late 1950s. At that time he guest-starred on Walter Brennan's ABC sitcom The Real McCoys.
Known for
ActingBirthday
April 18, 1925Deathday
June 30, 2014Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
40Place of birth
Brooklyn - New York - USAAlso known as
Robert Hastings, Robert Francis Hastings, Bobby Hastings
Cast credits
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
The Bamboo Saucer
Jack Garson
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Commissioner Jim Gordon (voice)
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
Commissioner Jim Gordon (voice)
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
Lt. Elroy Carpenter
Toyland Casino
Himself
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
Sgt. Frank Jarrett
The Poseidon Adventure
M. C.
Thornwell
Sanborn
Charley and the Angel
News Reporter
No Time for Sergeants
Colonel
Christmas Lilies of the Field
Harold Pruitt
The Munsters' Revenge
Cousin Phantom of the Opera
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Skeeter
Trapped
The Bartender
How to Frame a Figg
Chris Groat
The Love God?
Shrader
No Deposit, No Return
Peter
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
Lyle Chatterton
Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins
Commissioner James GordonImages
