Bob Hastings
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
135
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
Murder, She Wrote
Quincy, M.E.
The Twilight Zone
The Love Boat
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman
Falcon Crest
Emergency!
Ironside
Ironside
Ironside
Hogan's Heroes
The Waltons
Adam-12
Adam-12
Adam-12
Adam-12
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
Superman: The Animated Series
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
The Munsters
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Alice
Static Shock
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
ABC Afterschool Special
The Incredible Hulk
All in the Family
Three's Company
I Dream of Jeannie
The Odd Couple
Ben Casey
The Donna Reed Show
Petticoat Junction
Here's Lucy
Barnaby Jones
My Three Sons
Remington Steele
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
The New Batman Adventures
The New Batman Adventures
Green Acres
Green Acres
Green Acres
Green Acres
Green Acres
Switch
Police Story
Thornwell
The Streets of San Francisco
Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace
Wonder Woman
McHale's Navy
McHale's Navy
Room 222
Mister Ed
The Greatest American Hero
The Real McCoys
The Tall Man
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
The New Adventures of Superman
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
The All-American Boy
The Phil Silvers Show
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Challenge of the Super Friends
The Americans
Gotham Girls
The Partners
Pete and Gladys
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure
Major Dad
The Wonderful World of Disney
Toyland Casino
Trapped
The Poseidon Adventure
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Peter Loves Mary
Peter Loves Mary
The Boatniks
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Airport 1975
Devlin
Clue Club
Flo
Spider-Man
Father Figure
Car 54, Where Are You?
Delta House
Kitty Foyle
Jeannie
California Fever
The Adventures of Superboy
Swan Song
The Tom Ewell Show
General Electric Theater
Szysznyk
The Great Impostor
Moon Pilot
Undercover Elephant
Atom Squad
McHale's Navy
No Deposit, No Return
The Munsters' Revenge
Charley and the Angel
The Love God?
The Bamboo Saucer
The Crash of Flight 401
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
How to Frame a Figg
A Very Missing Person
Terror on the 40th Floor
The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies - The Lost Episodes
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
Harper Valley P.T.A.
The Billion Dollar Threat
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
Any Second Now
Christmas Lilies of the Field
Conspiracy of Terror
Keep in Step
Shadow Force
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
Just a Little Inconvenience
No Time for Sergeants
Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection
Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
