Bob Hastings
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
133
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-04-18
Day of death
2014-06-30 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn - New York - USA
Bob 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 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
Ironside
Ironside
Ironside
Murder, She Wrote
The Love Boat
Adam-12
Adam-12
Adam-12
Adam-12
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
Falcon Crest
The Waltons
Quincy, M.E.
Batman
My Three Sons
Batman: The Animated Series
The Donna Reed Show
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
I Dream of Jeannie
The Twilight Zone
Hogan's Heroes
Emergency!
Alice
Petticoat Junction
The Incredible Hulk
The Real McCoys
Ben Casey
The Odd Couple
Superman: The Animated Series
Here's Lucy
ABC Afterschool Special
Barnaby Jones
Three's Company
The Munsters
Green Acres
Green Acres
Green Acres
Green Acres
Green Acres
McHale's Navy
McHale's Navy
Remington Steele
All in the Family
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Switch
Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Mister Ed
The Streets of San Francisco
Static Shock
The New Batman Adventures
The New Batman Adventures
Room 222
Police Story
The Tall Man
Wonder Woman
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Pete and Gladys
The Greatest American Hero
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
The Phil Silvers Show
Major Dad
Gotham Girls
Spider-Man
Airport 1975
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Charley and the Angel
Challenge of the Super Friends
The New Adventures of Superman
The Great Impostor
The Partners
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Christmas Lilies of the Field
Peter Loves Mary
Peter Loves Mary
Flo
Keep in Step
Trapped
The Love God?
Jeannie
No Time for Sergeants
Terror on the 40th Floor
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
Swan Song
Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins
The Bamboo Saucer
The Poseidon Adventure
Car 54, Where Are You?
The Boatniks
The Wonderful World of Disney
Kitty Foyle
The Tom Ewell Show
The Americans
A Very Missing Person
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Clue Club
Shadow Force
Devlin
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
California Fever
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
Delta House
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure
Thornwell
Harper Valley P.T.A.
General Electric Theater
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
Szysznyk
The All-American Boy
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
Undercover Elephant
The Adventures of Superboy
Atom Squad
No Deposit, No Return
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
Any Second Now
McHale's Navy
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
Father Figure
Toyland Casino
Just a Little Inconvenience
Moon Pilot
The Munsters' Revenge
How to Frame a Figg
The Crash of Flight 401
Conspiracy of Terror
The Billion Dollar Threat
