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.
Filmography
all 120
TV Shows 79
Movies 41
Voice 9
self 1
Jak and Daxter: Complete Trilogy Movie (2004)
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003)
Static Shock (2000)
Gotham Girls (2000)
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest (1998)
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998)
The New Batman Adventures (1997)
Superman: The Animated Series (1996)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Shadow Force (1992)
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins (1992)
Major Dad (1989)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Remington Steele (1982)
Falcon Crest (1981)
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
The Munsters' Revenge (1981)
Thornwell (1981)
Father Figure (1980)
Flo (1980)
Swan Song (1980)
Christmas Lilies of the Field (1979)
California Fever (1979)
The Billion Dollar Threat (1979)
Delta House (1979)
CBS Afternoon Playhouse (1978)
The Crash of Flight 401 (1978)
Challenge of the Super Friends (1978)
Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978)
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
Blast-Off Buzzard (1977)
Just a Little Inconvenience (1977)
The Love Boat (1977)
Spider-Man (1977)
CB Bears (1977)
Shake, Rattle and Roll (1977)
Posse Impossible (1977)
Undercover Elephant (1977)
Szysznyk (1977)
Three's Company (1977)
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
The Million Dollar Rip-Off (1976)
Alice (1976)
Clue Club (1976)
No Deposit, No Return (1976)
Conspiracy of Terror (1975)
Wonder Woman (1975)
Switch (1975)
The Great Grape Ape Show (1975)
Airport 1975 (1974)
Terror on the 40th Floor (1974)
The Rockford Files (1974)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
Devlin (1974)
Trapped (1974)
The All-American Boy (1973)
Jeannie (1973)
Charley and the Angel (1973)
Police Story (1973)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
ABC Afterschool Special (1972)
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
The Waltons (1972)
The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972)
A Very Missing Person (1972)
Emergency! (1972)
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You (1971)
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove (1971)
The Partners (1971)
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971)
How to Frame a Figg (1971)
All in the Family (1971)
The Odd Couple (1970)
The Boatniks (1970)
Love, American Style (1969)
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
Room 222 (1969)
The Love God? (1969)
Any Second Now (1969)
The Bamboo Saucer (1968)
Here's Lucy (1968)
Adam-12 (1968)
The Adventures of Batman (1968)
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? (1968)
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967)
Ironside (1967)
The Jean Arthur Show (1966)
The Adventures of Superboy (1966)
The New Adventures of Superman (1966)
Batman (1966)
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
Hogan's Heroes (1965)
Green Acres (1965)
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force (1965)
The Munsters (1964)
McHale's Navy (1964)
Petticoat Junction (1963)
McHale's Navy (1962)
Ben Casey (1961)
Car 54, Where Are You? (1961)
The Americans (1961)
Mister Ed (1961)
Peter Loves Mary (1960)
My Three Sons (1960)
The Tom Ewell Show (1960)
Pete and Gladys (1960)
The Tall Man (1960)
Dennis the Menace (1959)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
Keep in Step (1959)
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
Kitty Foyle (1958)
The Real McCoys (1957)
Gunsmoke (1955)
No Time for Sergeants (1955)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)
Atom Squad (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Toyland Casino (1938)
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GenderMale
Birthday1925-04-18
Deathday2014-06-30 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRobert Hastings, Robert Francis Hastings, Bobby Hastings
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