Bob Hastings
Actor
Born April 18, 1925 in 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
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins
Commissioner Gordon (voice) (archive footage)
Static Shock
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Gotham Girls
Commissioner Jim Gordon (voice)
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Commissioner Jim Gordon (voice)
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
The New Batman Adventures
Commissioner James Gordon
Superman: The Animated Series
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Shadow Force
Mayor Talbert
Batman: The Animated Series
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Major Dad
Murder, She Wrote
Eddie Bender
Snowballing
Carol Tolson
Remington Steele
Morty
Falcon Crest
New Globe Editor
The Greatest American Hero
Sportscaster
The Munsters' Revenge
Cousin Phantom of the Opera
Thornwell
Sanborn
Father Figure
Doctor
Flo
Swan Song
Mitch
Christmas Lilies of the Field
Harold Pruitt
California Fever
The Billion Dollar Threat
Desk Clerk
Delta House
The Crash of Flight 401
Challenge of the Super Friends
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Skeeter
The Incredible Hulk
The Love Boat
Customer
Lou Grant
Theo Monaghan
Spider-Man
Monahan
Undercover Elephant
Loudmouse
Three's Company
John Callan
Quincy, M.E.
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
Sgt. Frank Jarrett
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Ned Wallace
Alice
Clue Club
D.D.
No Deposit, No Return
Peter
Wonder Woman
George
Switch
Jack Gaines
Conspiracy of Terror
Mr. Kojova
Airport 1975
Freeman's Friend at Airport (uncredited)
Terror on the 40th Floor
Sam Lewis
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Hallem
The Rockford Files
Hank Gidley
The Manhunter
Auto Salesman (uncredited)
Devlin
Trapped
The Bartender
The All-American Boy
Ariel Van Daumee
Jeannie
Maurie
Second Announcer
Charley and the Angel
News Reporter
Police Story
Barnaby Jones
Bartender Al
The Poseidon Adventure
M. C.
The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies - The Lost Episodes
Henry Glopp
ABC Afterschool Special
Harry Harrington
The Streets of San Francisco
The Waltons
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Henry Glopp (voice)
A Very Missing Person
Malloy
Emergency!
Man (In Robe)
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
Hal Hunter
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
Deputy Tom Martin
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
2nd Baseball Fan
How to Frame a Figg
Chris Groat
All in the Family
Tommy Kelsey
The Odd Couple
Happy Greshler
The Boatniks
Chief Walsh
Love, American Style
Larry
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. Pardan
Room 222
The Love God?
Shrader
Any Second Now
Gary
The Bamboo Saucer
Jack Garson
Here's Lucy
Martin Phillips
Adam-12
Charles Beuhler
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
Lyle Chatterton
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure
(voice)
Ironside
The New Adventures of Superman
The Adventures of Superboy
Batman
Major Beasley
I Dream of Jeannie
Homer
Hogan's Heroes
Igor Piotkin
Green Acres
State Trooper Jack Webster
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
Lt. Elroy Carpenter
The Munsters
The Raven (voice) (uncredited)
McHale's Navy
Lt. Elroy Carpenter
Petticoat Junction
Bill Tuttle
McHale's Navy
Moon Pilot
Motorist (uncredited)
Ben Casey
Car 54, Where Are You?
Officer Sanders
The Americans
Mister Ed
The Great Impostor
State Department Official (uncredited)
My Three Sons
Pete and Gladys
The Tall Man
J.S. Chase
Dennis the Menace
The Twilight Zone
Keep in Step
Hotel Doorman
The Donna Reed Show
Dr. Hank Landers
The Real McCoys
The Phil Silvers Show
USAF M /Sgt Mack
Gunsmoke
Bill Craig
No Time for Sergeants
Colonel
The Wonderful World of Disney
Deputy Tom Martin
General Electric Theater
Feeney
Toyland Casino
Himself