
Person
Bob Hastings
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 18, 1925
- Died
- Jun 30, 2014
- From
- 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.
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Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

The Twilight Zone

The Poseidon Adventure

I Dream of Jeannie

Batman

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

The Incredible Hulk

Wonder Woman

The Munsters

Murder, She Wrote

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman

The New Batman Adventures

Superman: The Animated Series

Airport 1975

The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

Static Shock