Bob Hastings
Born April 18, 1925 (Age: 101)
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Brooklyn - New York - USA
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.
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
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
1998
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as Commissioner Jim Gordon (voice)
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Age: 72
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
1993
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as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
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Age: 68
Shadow Force
1992
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as Mayor Talbert
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Age: 67
The Munsters' Revenge
1981
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as Cousin Phantom of the Opera
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Age: 55
Thornwell
1981
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as Sanborn
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Age: 55
Father Figure
1980
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as Doctor
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Age: 55
Swan Song
1980
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as Mitch
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Age: 54
The Crash of Flight 401
1978
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as
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Age: 53
Harper Valley P.T.A.
1978
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as Skeeter
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Age: 53
Airport 1975
1974
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as Freeman's Friend at Airport (uncredited)
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Age: 49
Terror on the 40th Floor
1974
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as Sam Lewis
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Age: 49
Trapped
1974
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as The Bartender
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Age: 49
The All-American Boy
1973
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as Ariel Van Daumee
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Age: 48
Charley and the Angel
1973
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as News Reporter
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Age: 47
The Poseidon Adventure
1972
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as M. C.
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Age: 47
No Image
Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection
1972
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as Bull/Captain Shad (voice)
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Age: 47
A Very Missing Person
1972
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as Malloy
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Age: 46
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
1971
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as Hal Hunter
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Age: 46
The Love God?
1969
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as Shrader
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Age: 44
Any Second Now
1969
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as Gary
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Age: 43
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
1965
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as Lt. Elroy Carpenter
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Age: 40
McHale's Navy
1964
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as Lt. Elroy Carpenter
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Age: 39
Moon Pilot
1962
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as Motorist (uncredited)
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Age: 36
The Great Impostor
1960
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as State Department Official (uncredited)
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Age: 35
Keep in Step
1959
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as Hotel Doorman
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Age: 33
No Time for Sergeants
1955
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as Colonel
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Age: 29