Bob Hastings
Born
18 April 1925 (100)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn - New York - USA
Also known as
Robert Hastings, Robert Francis Hastings
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...
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 (40)
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
2003
Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins
2002
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
1998
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
1997
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
1993
Shadow Force
1992
Snowballing
1984
The Munsters' Revenge
1981
Thornwell
1981
Father Figure
1980
Swan Song
1980
Christmas Lilies of the Field
1979
The Billion Dollar Threat
1979
The Crash of Flight 401
1978
Harper Valley P.T.A.
1978
Just a Little Inconvenience
1977
Spider-Man
1977
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
1976
No Deposit, No Return
1976
Conspiracy of Terror
1975
Airport 1975
1974
Terror on the 40th Floor
1974
Trapped
1974
The All-American Boy
1973
Charley and the Angel
1973
The Poseidon Adventure
1972
Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection
1972
A Very Missing Person
1972
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
1971
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
1971
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
1971
How to Frame a Figg
1971
The Boatniks
1970
The Love God?
1969
Any Second Now
1969
The Bamboo Saucer
1968
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
1968
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
1965
McHale's Navy
1964
Moon Pilot
1962