Bob Hastings
Born: 1925-04-18 in Brooklyn - New York - USA
Died: 2014-06-30
Known For: Acting
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
2003
- Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
2002
- Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins as Commissioner Gordon (voice) (archive footage)
2000
- Static Shock as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
- Gotham Girls as Commissioner Jim Gordon (voice)
1998
- Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero as Commissioner Jim Gordon (voice)
1997
- The New Batman Adventures as Commissioner James Gordon
- The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
1996
- Superman: The Animated Series as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
1993
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
1992
- Batman: The Animated Series as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
- Shadow Force as Mayor Talbert
1989
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Eddie Bender
- Snowballing as Carol Tolson
1982
- Remington Steele as Morty
1981
- Falcon Crest as New Globe Editor
- The Greatest American Hero as Sportscaster
- Thornwell as Sanborn
- The Munsters' Revenge as Cousin Phantom of the Opera
1980
- Flo
- Swan Song as Mitch
- Father Figure as Doctor
1979
- Delta House
- California Fever
- The Billion Dollar Threat as Desk Clerk
- Christmas Lilies of the Field as Harold Pruitt
1977
- The Love Boat as Customer
- The Incredible Hulk
- Three's Company as John Callan
- Lou Grant as Theo Monaghan
- Spider-Man as Monahan
- Szysznyk
- Undercover Elephant as Loudmouse
- Just a Little Inconvenience as Harry
1976
- Quincy, M.E.
- Alice
- Baa Baa Black Sheep as Ned Wallace
- Clue Club as D.D.
- No Deposit, No Return as Peter
- The Million Dollar Rip-Off as Sgt. Frank Jarrett
1975
- Switch as Jack Gaines
- Wonder Woman as George
- Conspiracy of Terror as Mr. Kojova
1974
- The Rockford Files as Hank Gidley
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker as Hallem
- Airport 1975 as Freeman's Friend at Airport (uncredited)
- Devlin
- Terror on the 40th Floor as Sam Lewis
- Trapped as The Bartender
1973
- Barnaby Jones as Bartender Al
- Police Story
- Jeannie
- Charley and the Angel as News Reporter
- The All-American Boy as Ariel Van Daumee
1972
- Emergency! as Man (In Robe)
- The Waltons
- The Streets of San Francisco
- ABC Afterschool Special as Harry Harrington
- The New Scooby-Doo Movies as Henry Glopp (voice)
- The Poseidon Adventure as M. C.
- The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies - The Lost Episodes as Henry Glopp
- A Very Missing Person as Malloy
- Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection as Bull/Captain Shad (voice)
1971
- All in the Family as Tommy Kelsey
- The Partners
- How to Frame a Figg as Chris Groat
- The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker as 2nd Baseball Fan
- Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You as Hal Hunter
- The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove as Deputy Tom Martin
1970
- The Odd Couple as Happy Greshler
- The Boatniks as Chief Walsh
1969
- Love, American Style as Larry
- Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Pardan
- Room 222
- The Love God? as Shrader
- Any Second Now as Gary
1968
- Adam-12 as Charles Beuhler
- Here's Lucy as Martin Phillips
- The Bamboo Saucer as Jack Garson
- Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? as Lyle Chatterton
1967
- Ironside
- The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure as (voice)
1966
- Batman as Major Beasley
- The New Adventures of Superman
- The Adventures of Superboy
1965
- Hogan's Heroes as Igor Piotkin
- I Dream of Jeannie as Homer
- Green Acres as State Trooper Jack Webster
- McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force as Lt. Elroy Carpenter
1964
- The Munsters as The Raven (voice) (uncredited)
- McHale's Navy as Lt. Elroy Carpenter
1963
- Petticoat Junction as Bill Tuttle
1962
- McHale's Navy
- Moon Pilot as Motorist (uncredited)
1961
- Ben Casey
- Mister Ed
- The Americans
- Car 54, Where Are You? as Officer Sanders
1960
- My Three Sons
- The Tall Man as J.S. Chase
- Pete and Gladys
- Peter Loves Mary as Sergeant Moore
- The Tom Ewell Show
- The Great Impostor as State Department Official (uncredited)
1959
- The Twilight Zone
- Dennis the Menace
- Keep in Step as Hotel Doorman
1958
- The Donna Reed Show as Dr. Hank Landers
- Kitty Foyle as Ed Foyle
1957
1955
- Gunsmoke as Bill Craig
- The Phil Silvers Show as USAF M /Sgt Mack
- No Time for Sergeants as Colonel
1954
- The Wonderful World of Disney as Deputy Tom Martin
1953
- General Electric Theater as Feeney
- Atom Squad as Dave Fielding
1938
- Toyland Casino as Himself