Bob Hastings
ActingRobert "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
The Poseidon Adventure
M. C.
Airport 1975
Freeman's Friend at Airport (uncredited)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Terror on the 40th Floor
Sam Lewis
Spider-Man
Monahan
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Commissioner Jim Gordon (voice)
The Love God?
Shrader
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
The Munsters' Revenge
Cousin Phantom of the Opera
Filmography — Acting
The Poseidon Adventure
M. C.
Airport 1975
Freeman's Friend at Airport (uncredited)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Terror on the 40th Floor
Sam Lewis
Spider-Man
Monahan
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Commissioner Jim Gordon (voice)
The Love God?
Shrader
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
The Munsters' Revenge
Cousin Phantom of the Opera
How to Frame a Figg
Chris Groat
The Boatniks
Chief Walsh
The All-American Boy
Ariel Van Daumee
Trapped
The Bartender
No Deposit, No Return
Peter
The Great Impostor
State Department Official (uncredited)
Charley and the Angel
News Reporter
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
Lt. Elroy Carpenter
Moon Pilot
Motorist (uncredited)
McHale's Navy
Lt. Elroy Carpenter
The Crash of Flight 401
The Billion Dollar Threat
Desk Clerk
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Skeeter
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
Hal Hunter
Swan Song
Mitch
Snowballing
Carol Tolson
Thornwell
Sanborn
The Bamboo Saucer
Jack Garson
Any Second Now
Gary
Conspiracy of Terror
Mr. Kojova
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
Deputy Tom Martin
A Very Missing Person
Malloy
Christmas Lilies of the Field
Harold Pruitt
Father Figure
Doctor
Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins
Commissioner Gordon (voice) (archive footage)
Just a Little Inconvenience
Harry
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
Sgt. Frank Jarrett
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
Lyle Chatterton
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
2nd Baseball Fan
Keep in Step
Hotel Doorman
No Time for Sergeants
Colonel
Shadow Force
Mayor Talbert
Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection
Bull/Captain Shad (voice)
Toyland Casino
Himself