Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 18, 1925
Died
Jun 30, 2014
Place of Birth
Brooklyn - New York - USA
Credits
121 titles
Bob Hastings
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.
Known For
Filmography
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins
Commissioner Gordon (voice) (archive footage)
Static Shock
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Gotham Girls
Commissioner Jim Gordon (voice)
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Commissioner Jim Gordon (voice)
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
The New Batman Adventures
Commissioner James Gordon
Superman: The Animated Series
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Shadow Force
Mayor Talbert
Batman: The Animated Series
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
Major Dad
Murder, She Wrote
Eddie Bender
Snowballing
Carol Tolson
Remington Steele
Morty
Falcon Crest
New Globe Editor
The Greatest American Hero
Sportscaster
The Munsters' Revenge
Cousin Phantom of the Opera
Thornwell
Sanborn
Father Figure
Doctor
Flo
Swan Song
Mitch
Christmas Lilies of the Field
Harold Pruitt
California Fever
The Billion Dollar Threat
Desk Clerk
Delta House
The Crash of Flight 401
Challenge of the Super Friends
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Skeeter
The Incredible Hulk
Just a Little Inconvenience
Harry
The Love Boat
Customer
Lou Grant
Theo Monaghan
Spider-Man
Monahan
Undercover Elephant
Loudmouse
Szysznyk
Three's Company
John Callan
Quincy, M.E.
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
Sgt. Frank Jarrett
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Ned Wallace
Alice
Clue Club
D.D.
No Deposit, No Return
Peter
Wonder Woman
George
Switch
Jack Gaines
Conspiracy of Terror
Mr. Kojova
Airport 1975
Freeman's Friend at Airport (uncredited)
Terror on the 40th Floor
Sam Lewis
The Rockford Files
Hank Gidley
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Hallem