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