Bob Hastings
Acting
1925-04-18 · Brooklyn - New York - USA
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.
Filmography
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
2003 · Movie
Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins
2002 · Movie
Static Shock
2000 · Series
Gotham Girls
2000 · Series
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
1998 · Movie
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
1997 · Movie
The New Batman Adventures
1997 · Series
Superman: The Animated Series
1996 · Series
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
1993 · Movie
Shadow Force
1992 · Movie
Batman: The Animated Series
1992 · Series
Major Dad
1989 · Series
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Series
Snowballing
1984 · Movie
Remington Steele
1982 · Series
Falcon Crest
1981 · Series
The Greatest American Hero
1981 · Series
The Munsters' Revenge
1981 · Movie
Thornwell
1981 · Movie
Father Figure
1980 · Movie
Flo
1980 · Series
Swan Song
1980 · Movie
Christmas Lilies of the Field
1979 · Movie
California Fever
1979 · Series
The Billion Dollar Threat
1979 · Movie
Delta House
1979 · Series
The Crash of Flight 401
1978 · Movie
Challenge of the Super Friends
1978 · Series
Harper Valley P.T.A.
1978 · Movie
The Incredible Hulk
1977 · Series
Just a Little Inconvenience
1977 · Movie
The Love Boat
1977 · Series
Lou Grant
1977 · Series
Spider-Man
1977 · Movie
Undercover Elephant
1977 · Series
Szysznyk
1977 · Series
Three's Company
1977 · Series
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · Series
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
1976 · Movie
Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976 · Series
Alice
1976 · Series
Clue Club
1976 · Series
No Deposit, No Return
1976 · Movie
Wonder Woman
1975 · Series
Switch
1975 · Series
Conspiracy of Terror
1975 · Movie
Airport 1975
1974 · Movie
Terror on the 40th Floor
1974 · Movie
The Rockford Files
1974 · Series
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 · Series
The Manhunter
1974 · Series
Devlin
1974 · Series
Trapped
1974 · Movie
The All-American Boy
1973 · Movie
Jeannie
1973 · Series
Maurie
1973 · Movie
Charley and the Angel
1973 · Movie
Police Story
1973 · Series
Barnaby Jones
1973 · Series
The Poseidon Adventure
1972 · Movie
Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection
1972 · Movie
ABC Afterschool Special
1972 · Series
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Series
The Waltons
1972 · Series
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972 · Series
A Very Missing Person
1972 · Movie
Emergency!
1972 · Series
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
1971 · Movie
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
1971 · Movie
The Partners
1971 · Series
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
1971 · Movie
How to Frame a Figg
1971 · Movie
All in the Family
1971 · Series
The Odd Couple
1970 · Series
The Boatniks
1970 · Movie
Love, American Style
1969 · Series
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · Series
Room 222
1969 · Series
The Love God?
1969 · Movie
Any Second Now
1969 · Movie
The Bamboo Saucer
1968 · Movie
Here's Lucy
1968 · Series
Adam-12
1968 · Series
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
1968 · Movie
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure
1967 · Series
Ironside
1967 · Series
The New Adventures of Superman
1966 · Series
The Adventures of Superboy
1966 · Series
Batman
1966 · Series
I Dream of Jeannie
1965 · Series
Hogan's Heroes
1965 · Series
Green Acres
1965 · Series
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
1965 · Movie
The Munsters
1964 · Series
McHale's Navy
1964 · Movie
Petticoat Junction
1963 · Series
McHale's Navy
1962 · Series
Moon Pilot
1962 · Movie
Ben Casey
1961 · Series
Car 54, Where Are You?
1961 · Series
The Americans
1961 · Series
Mister Ed
1961 · Series
The Great Impostor
1960 · Movie
Peter Loves Mary
1960 · Series
My Three Sons
1960 · Series
The Tom Ewell Show
1960 · Series
Pete and Gladys
1960 · Series
The Tall Man
1960 · Series
Dennis the Menace
1959 · Series
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Series
Keep in Step
1959 · Movie
The Donna Reed Show
1958 · Series
Kitty Foyle
1958 · Series
The Real McCoys
1957 · Series
The Phil Silvers Show
1955 · Series
Gunsmoke
1955 · Series
No Time for Sergeants
1955 · Movie
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Series
Atom Squad
1953 · Series
General Electric Theater
1953 · Series
Toyland Casino
1938 · Movie