Bob Hastings
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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
Credits
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
as M. C.
Airport 1975 (1974)
as Freeman's Friend at Airport (uncredited)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Spider-Man (1977)
as Monahan
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998)
as Commissioner Jim Gordon (voice)
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003)
as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest (1997)
as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
The Love God? (1969)
as Shrader
The Boatniks (1970)
as Chief Walsh
No Deposit, No Return (1976)
as Peter
Moon Pilot (1962)
as Motorist (uncredited)
Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978)
as Skeeter
The Munsters' Revenge (1981)
as Cousin Phantom of the Opera
The Crash of Flight 401 (1978)
Actor
How to Frame a Figg (1971)
as Chris Groat
McHale's Navy (1964)
as Lt. Elroy Carpenter
Swan Song (1980)
as Mitch
The Bamboo Saucer (1968)
as Jack Garson
The Great Impostor (1960)
as State Department Official (uncredited)
Terror on the 40th Floor (1974)
as Sam Lewis
Father Figure (1980)
as Doctor
Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins (2002)
as Commissioner Gordon (voice) (archive footage)
Shadow Force (1992)
as Mayor Talbert
The All-American Boy (1973)
as Ariel Van Daumee
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force (1965)
as Lt. Elroy Carpenter
A Very Missing Person (1972)
as Malloy
Toyland Casino (1938)
as Himself
Charley and the Angel (1973)
as News Reporter
Conspiracy of Terror (1975)
as Mr. Kojova
Thornwell (1981)
as Sanborn
Any Second Now (1969)
as Gary
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971)
as 2nd Baseball Fan
Snowballing (1984)
as Carol Tolson
Just a Little Inconvenience (1977)
as Harry
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? (1968)
as Lyle Chatterton
Christmas Lilies of the Field (1979)
as Harold Pruitt
Trapped (1974)
as The Bartender
Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection (1972)
as Bull/Captain Shad (voice)
No Time for Sergeants (1955)
as Colonel
The Million Dollar Rip-Off (1976)
as Sgt. Frank Jarrett
Keep in Step (1959)
as Hotel Doorman
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You (1971)
as Hal Hunter
The Billion Dollar Threat (1979)
as Desk Clerk
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove (1971)
as Deputy Tom Martin