Bob Hastings
Known for: Acting
Born: April 18, 1925
Died: June 30, 2014
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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Filmography
45 movies · 76 TV shows, newest first
6.7
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
2003
7.8
Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins
2002
8.0
Static Shock
2000
6.5
Gotham Girls
2000
6.9
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
1998
7.4
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
1997
8.1
The New Batman Adventures
1997
7.7
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
7.5
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
1993
7.0
Shadow Force
1992
8.6
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
6.5
Major Dad
1989
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
4.0
Snowballing
1984
7.1
Remington Steele
1982
5.5
Falcon Crest
1981
7.2
The Greatest American Hero
1981
6.0
The Munsters' Revenge
1981
7.3
Thornwell
1981
7.0
Father Figure
1980
6.0
Flo
1980
9.0
Swan Song
1980
6.0
Christmas Lilies of the Field
1979
7.7
California Fever
1979
5.5
The Billion Dollar Threat
1979
5.8
Delta House
1979
6.8
The Crash of Flight 401
1978
6.9
Challenge of the Super Friends
1978
7.1
Harper Valley P.T.A.
1978
7.2
The Incredible Hulk
1977NR
Just a Little Inconvenience
1977
6.3
The Love Boat
1977
7.4
Lou Grant
1977
6.3
Spider-Man
1977
NR
Undercover Elephant
19777.0
Szysznyk
1977
7.5
Three's Company
1977
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976
7.3
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
1976
7.6
Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976
7.0
Alice
1976
6.5
Clue Club
1976
6.3
No Deposit, No Return
1976
7.0
Wonder Woman
1975
6.6
Switch
1975
7.0
Conspiracy of Terror
1975
5.8
Airport 1975
1974
4.5
Terror on the 40th Floor
1974
7.7
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
7.6
The Rockford Files
1974
7.0
The Manhunter
1974
5.7
Devlin
1974
6.4
Trapped
1974
4.0
The All-American Boy
1973
7.1
Jeannie
1973
7.0
Maurie
1973
5.7
Charley and the Angel
1973
7.0
Police Story
1973
7.1
Barnaby Jones
1973
7.2
The Poseidon Adventure
197210.0
Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection
1972
6.5
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
7.2
The Waltons
1972
7.7
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972
7.8
A Very Missing Person
1972
8.0
Emergency!
1972
8.5
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
1971
7.0
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
19716.5
The Partners
1971
4.3
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
1971
6.6
How to Frame a Figg
1971
7.8
All in the Family
1971
7.8
The Odd Couple
1970
5.3
The Boatniks
1970
6.2
Love, American Style
1969
6.6
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
6.1
Room 222
1969
6.0
The Love God?
1969
6.8
Any Second Now
1969
5.2
The Bamboo Saucer
1968
6.7
Here's Lucy
1968
7.1
Adam-12
1968
9.0
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
1968
6.8
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure
1967
6.8
Ironside
1967
6.2
The New Adventures of Superman
1966
5.2
The Adventures of Superboy
1966
7.3
Batman
1966
7.8
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
7.6
Hogan's Heroes
1965
7.2
Green Acres
1965
5.5
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
1965
7.9
The Munsters
1964
5.3
McHale's Navy
1964
5.9
Petticoat Junction
1963
6.7
McHale's Navy
1962
5.5
Moon Pilot
1962
5.9
Ben Casey
1961
7.3
Car 54, Where Are You?
1961
6.5
The Americans
1961
6.8
Mister Ed
1961
6.9
The Great Impostor
1960
6.5
Peter Loves Mary
1960
6.6
My Three Sons
1960
9.0
The Tom Ewell Show
1960
6.3
Pete and Gladys
1960
6.9
The Tall Man
1960
6.6
Dennis the Menace
1959
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
NR
Keep in Step
1959
6.5
The Donna Reed Show
1958NR
Kitty Foyle
1958
5.9
The Real McCoys
1957
7.1
The Phil Silvers Show
1955
6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
6.5
No Time for Sergeants
1955
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954NR
Atom Squad
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
5.0
Toyland Casino
1938