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