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