Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
41
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 18, 1925 ( 89 years old )
Place of Birth
Brooklyn - New York - USA
Also Known As
Robert Hastings
Robert Francis Hastings
Bobby Hastings
Bob Hastings
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
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
2003-10-21The Bamboo Saucer
1968-10-23The Crash of Flight 401
1978-10-29Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
1993-12-25Airport 1975
1974-10-18Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
1998-02-11Toyland Casino
1938-10-08Keep in Step
1959-01-23Shadow Force
1992-12-01