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Bob Hastings

Bob Hastings

Birthday: 1925-04-18 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1998
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

as    Commissioner Jim Gordon (voice)

1997
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest

as    Commissioner Jim Gordon (voice)

1993
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

as    Commissioner Gordon (voice)

1977
Spider-Man

as    Monahan

1976
The Million Dollar Rip-Off

as    Sgt. Frank Jarrett

1974
Trapped

as    The Bartender

1968
The Bamboo Saucer

as    Jack Garson

1965
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force

as    Lt. Elroy Carpenter

1938
Toyland Casino

as    Himself