Bob Hastings
Acting
- Born:
- 1925-04-18
- Died:
- 2014-06-30
- Place of birth:
- Brooklyn - New York - USA
Biography
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
Filmography
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins
Static Shock
Gotham Girls
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
The New Batman Adventures
Superman: The Animated Series
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Shadow Force
Batman: The Animated Series
Major Dad
Murder, She Wrote
Snowballing
Remington Steele
Falcon Crest
The Greatest American Hero
The Munsters' Revenge
Thornwell
Father Figure
Flo
Swan Song
Christmas Lilies of the Field
California Fever
The Billion Dollar Threat
Delta House
The Crash of Flight 401
Challenge of the Super Friends
Harper Valley P.T.A.
The Incredible Hulk
Just a Little Inconvenience
The Love Boat
Lou Grant
Spider-Man
Undercover Elephant
Szysznyk
Three's Company
Quincy, M.E.
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Alice
Clue Club
No Deposit, No Return
Wonder Woman
Switch
Conspiracy of Terror
Airport 1975
Terror on the 40th Floor
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
The Rockford Files
The Manhunter
Devlin
Trapped
The All-American Boy
Jeannie
Maurie
Charley and the Angel
Police Story
Barnaby Jones
The Poseidon Adventure
Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection
ABC Afterschool Special
The Streets of San Francisco
The Waltons
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
A Very Missing Person
Emergency!
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
The Partners
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
How to Frame a Figg
All in the Family
The Odd Couple
The Boatniks
Love, American Style
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Room 222
The Love God?
Any Second Now
The Bamboo Saucer
Here's Lucy
Adam-12
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure
Ironside
The New Adventures of Superman
The Adventures of Superboy
Batman
I Dream of Jeannie
Hogan's Heroes
Green Acres
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
The Munsters
McHale's Navy
Petticoat Junction
McHale's Navy
Moon Pilot
Ben Casey
Car 54, Where Are You?
The Americans
Mister Ed
The Great Impostor
Peter Loves Mary
My Three Sons
The Tom Ewell Show
Pete and Gladys
The Tall Man
Dennis the Menace
The Twilight Zone
Keep in Step
The Donna Reed Show
Kitty Foyle
The Real McCoys
The Phil Silvers Show
Gunsmoke
No Time for Sergeants
The Wonderful World of Disney
Atom Squad
General Electric Theater
Toyland Casino