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Bob Hastings

Bob Hastings

Acting

April 18, 1925 – June 30, 2014 (died at 89)
Brooklyn - New York - USA
Male
44 Movies
94 TV Shows

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: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

1992 8.6

as Commissioner Gordon (voice)

Age 67 (now 89)
17 eps
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

1993 7.5

as Commissioner Gordon (voice)

Age 68 (now 89)
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

1998 6.9

as Commissioner Jim Gordon (voice)

Age 72 (now 89)
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest

The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest

1997 7.4

as Commissioner Gordon (voice)

Age 72 (now 89)
McHale's Navy
McHale's Navy

McHale's Navy

1962 6.7

as Lt. Elroy Carpenter

Age 37 (now 89)
138 eps
The New Batman Adventures
The New Batman Adventures

The New Batman Adventures

1997 8.1

as Commissioner Gordon (voice)

Age 72 (now 89)
7 eps
All in the Family
All in the Family

All in the Family

1971 7.8

as Tommy Kelsey

Age 45 (now 89)
10 eps
Spider-Man
Spider-Man

Spider-Man

1977 6.3

as Monahan

Age 52 (now 89)
The New Adventures of Superman
The New Adventures of Superman

The New Adventures of Superman

1966 6.2
Age 41 (now 89)
68 eps
Challenge of the Super Friends
Challenge of the Super Friends

Challenge of the Super Friends

1978 6.9
Age 53 (now 89)
32 eps
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman

2003 6.7

as Commissioner Gordon (voice)

Age 78 (now 89)
The Poseidon Adventure
The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

1972 7.1

as M. C.

Age 47 (now 89)
The Munsters
The Munsters

The Munsters

1964 7.9

as The Raven (voice) (uncredited)

Age 39 (now 89)
4 eps
No Deposit, No Return
No Deposit, No Return

No Deposit, No Return

1976 6.3

as Peter

Age 50 (now 89)
Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins
Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins

Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins

2002 7.8

as Commissioner Gordon (voice) (archive footage)

Age 77 (now 89)
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Harper Valley P.T.A.

Harper Valley P.T.A.

1978 7.2

as Skeeter

Age 53 (now 89)