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.
Movie | Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman | Commissioner Gordon (voice) | 2003-10-21 |
Movie | Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins | Commissioner Gordon (voice) (archive footage) | 2002-04-23 |
Series | Gotham Girls | Commissioner Gordon (voice) | 2000-07-27 |
Series | Static Shock | Unknown | 2000-09-23 |
Movie | Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero | Commissioner Jim Gordon (voice) | 1998-02-11 |
Series | The New Batman Adventures | Commissioner James Gordon | 1997-09-13 |
Movie | The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest | Commissioner Jim Gordon (voice) | 1997-10-04 |
Series | Superman: The Animated Series | Unknown | 1996-09-06 |
Movie | Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | Commissioner Gordon (voice) | 1993-12-25 |
Series | Batman: The Animated Series | Commissioner James Gordon (voice) | 1992-09-05 |
Movie | Shadow Force | Mayor Talbert | 1992-12-01 |
Series | Major Dad | Unknown | 1989-09-17 |
Series | Murder, She Wrote | Unknown | 1984-09-30 |
Series | Remington Steele | Unknown | 1982-10-01 |
Movie | Thornwell | Sanborn | 1981-01-28 |
Movie | The Munsters' Revenge | Cousin Phantom of the Opera | 1981-02-27 |
Series | The Greatest American Hero | Unknown | 1981-03-18 |
Series | Falcon Crest | Unknown | 1981-12-04 |
Movie | Swan Song | Mitch | 1980-02-08 |
Series | Flo | Unknown | 1980-03-21 |
Movie | Father Figure | Doctor | 1980-10-26 |
Series | Delta House | Unknown | 1979-01-16 |
Movie | The Billion Dollar Threat | Desk Clerk | 1979-04-15 |
Series | California Fever | Unknown | 1979-09-25 |
Movie | Christmas Lilies of the Field | Harold Pruitt | 1979-12-16 |
Series | Challenge of the Super Friends | 1978-09-09 | |
Movie | Harper Valley P.T.A. | Skeeter | 1978-08-02 |
Movie | The Crash of Flight 401 | 1978-10-29 | |
Series | The Robonic Stooges | Unknown | 1977-09-10 |
Series | Three's Company | John Callan | 1977-03-15 |
Movie | Spider-Man | Monahan | 1977-09-14 |
Series | Szysznyk | Unknown | 1977-08-01 |
Series | The Love Boat | Unknown | 1977-09-24 |
Movie | Just a Little Inconvenience | Harry | 1977-10-02 |
Series | The Incredible Hulk | Unknown | 1977-11-04 |
Movie | No Deposit, No Return | Peter | 1976-02-05 |
Series | Clue Club | D.D. | 1976-08-14 |
Movie | The Million Dollar Rip-Off | Sgt. Frank Jarrett | 1976-09-22 |
Series | Alice | Unknown | 1976-08-31 |
Series | Quincy, M.E. | Unknown | 1976-10-03 |
Series | Switch | Unknown | 1975-09-09 |
Series | Wonder Woman | Unknown | 1975-11-07 |
Movie | Conspiracy of Terror | Mr. Kojova | 1975-12-29 |
Series | Devlin | 1974-09-07 | |
Series | The Rockford Files | Paul Tanner (as Bob Hastings) | 1974-09-13 |
Movie | Trapped | The Bartender | 1974-06-13 |
Series | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Unknown | 1974-09-13 |
Movie | Airport 1975 | Freeman's Friend at Airport (uncredited) | 1974-10-18 |
Movie | Terror on the 40th Floor | Sam Lewis | 1974-09-17 |
Series | Police Story | Unknown | 1973-03-20 |
Movie | Charley and the Angel | News Reporter | 1973-03-23 |
Series | Jeannie | 1973-09-08 | |
Movie | The All-American Boy | Ariel Van Daumee | 1973-10-24 |
Movie | A Very Missing Person | Malloy | 1972-03-04 |
Series | The New Scooby-Doo Movies | Henry Glopp (voice) | 1972-09-09 |
Series | Emergency! | Unknown | 1972-01-22 |
Movie | The Poseidon Adventure | M. C. | 1972-12-13 |
Series | The Waltons | Unknown | 1972-09-14 |
Series | ABC Afterschool Special | Unknown | 1972-10-04 |
Series | The Streets of San Francisco | Unknown | 1972-09-23 |
Series | All in the Family | Tommy Kelsey | 1971-01-12 |
Movie | How to Frame a Figg | Chris Groat | 1971-02-01 |
Movie | The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker | 2nd Baseball Fan | 1971-08-19 |
Movie | The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove | Deputy Tom Martin | 1971-10-30 |
Series | The Partners | Unknown | 1971-09-18 |
Movie | The Boatniks | Chief Walsh | 1970-07-01 |
Series | The Odd Couple | Unknown | 1970-09-24 |
Movie | Any Second Now | Gary | 1969-02-11 |
Movie | The Love God? | Shrader | 1969-08-01 |
Series | Room 222 | Unknown | 1969-09-11 |
Series | Love, American Style | Unknown | 1969-09-29 |
Series | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Unknown | 1969-09-23 |
Series | Adam-12 | Unknown | 1968-09-21 |
Movie | Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? | Lyle Chatterton | 1968-07-14 |
Movie | The Bamboo Saucer | Jack Garson | 1968-10-23 |
Series | Here's Lucy | Unknown | 1968-09-23 |
Series | Ironside | Unknown | 1967-03-28 |
Series | The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure | 1967-09-09 | |
Series | The New Adventures of Superman | 1966-09-10 | |
Series | The Adventures of Superboy | 1966-09-10 | |
Series | Green Acres | Unknown | 1965-09-15 |
Movie | McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force | Lt. Elroy Carpenter | 1965-07-09 |
Series | Hogan's Heroes | Unknown | 1965-09-17 |
Series | I Dream of Jeannie | Unknown | 1965-09-18 |
Movie | McHale's Navy | Lt. Elroy Carpenter | 1964-06-25 |
Series | The Munsters | The Raven (voice) (uncredited) | 1964-09-24 |
Series | Petticoat Junction | Unknown | 1963-09-24 |
Series | McHale's Navy | Lt. Elroy Carpenter | 1962-10-11 |
Series | Mister Ed | Unknown | 1961-01-05 |
Series | The Americans | Unknown | 1961-01-23 |
Series | Ben Casey | Unknown | 1961-10-02 |
Series | Dr. Kildare | Unknown | 1961-09-27 |
Series | Pete and Gladys | Unknown | 1960-09-19 |
Series | The Tall Man | Unknown | 1960-09-10 |
Series | The Tom Ewell Show | Unknown | 1960-09-27 |
Series | My Three Sons | Unknown | 1960-09-29 |
Series | Peter Loves Mary | Unknown | 1960-10-12 |
Series | The Twilight Zone | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
Series | Dennis the Menace | Unknown | 1959-10-04 |
Series | Kitty Foyle | Ed Foyle | 1958-01-13 |
Series | The Donna Reed Show | Unknown | 1958-09-24 |
Series | The Real McCoys | Unknown | 1957-10-03 |
Movie | No Time for Sergeants | Colonel | 1955-03-15 |
Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
Series | Atom Squad | Dave Fielding | 1953-07-06 |
Movie | Toyland Casino | Himself | 1938-10-08 |