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.

Filmography

• 2003Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman — Commissioner Gordon (voice)
• 2002Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins — Commissioner Gordon (voice) (archive footage)
• Gotham Girls — Commissioner Jim Gordon (voice)
• Static Shock — Commissioner Gordon (voice)
• 1998Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero — Commissioner Jim Gordon (voice)
• 1997The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest — Commissioner Gordon (voice)
• The New Batman Adventures — Commissioner James Gordon, Commissioner Gordon (voice)
• Superman: The Animated Series — Commissioner Gordon (voice)
• 1993Batman: Mask of the Phantasm — Commissioner Gordon (voice)
• Batman: The Animated Series — Commissioner Gordon (voice)
• 1992Shadow Force — Mayor Talbert
• Major Dad
• Murder, She Wrote — Eddie Bender
• 1984Snowballing — Carol Tolson
• Remington Steele — Morty
• Falcon Crest — New Globe Editor
• The Greatest American Hero — Sportscaster
• 1981The Munsters' Revenge — Cousin Phantom of the Opera
• 1981Thornwell — Sanborn
• 1980Father Figure — Doctor
• Flo
• 1980Swan Song — Mitch
• California Fever
• 1979Christmas Lilies of the Field — Harold Pruitt
• Delta House
• 1979The Billion Dollar Threat — Desk Clerk
• Challenge of the Super Friends
• 1978Harper Valley P.T.A. — Skeeter
• 1978The Crash of Flight 401
• 1977Just a Little Inconvenience — Harry
• Lou Grant — Theo Monaghan
• 1977Spider-Man — Monahan
• Szysznyk
• The Incredible Hulk
• The Love Boat — Customer
• Three's Company — John Callan
• Undercover Elephant — Loudmouse
• Alice
• Baa Baa Black Sheep — Ned Wallace
• Clue Club — D.D.
• 1976No Deposit, No Return — Peter
• Quincy, M.E.
• 1976The Million Dollar Rip-Off — Sgt. Frank Jarrett
• 1975Conspiracy of Terror — Mr. Kojova
• Switch — Jack Gaines
• Wonder Woman — George
• 1974Airport 1975 — Freeman's Friend at Airport (uncredited)
• Devlin
• Kolchak: The Night Stalker — Hallem
• 1974Terror on the 40th Floor — Sam Lewis
• The Manhunter — Auto Salesman (uncredited)
• The Rockford Files — Hank Gidley, Paul Tanner
• 1974Trapped — The Bartender
• Barnaby Jones — Bartender Al
• 1973Charley and the Angel — News Reporter
• Jeannie
• 1973Maurie — Second Announcer
• Police Story
• 1973The All-American Boy — Ariel Van Daumee
• 1972A Very Missing Person — Malloy
• ABC Afterschool Special — Harry Harrington
• Emergency! — Man (In Robe)
• 1972Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection — Bull/Captain Shad (voice)
• The New Scooby-Doo Movies — Henry Glopp (voice)
• 1972The Poseidon Adventure — M. C.
• The Streets of San Francisco
• The Waltons
• All in the Family — Tommy Kelsey
• 1971Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You — Hal Hunter
• 1971How to Frame a Figg — Chris Groat
• 1971The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker — 2nd Baseball Fan
• The Partners
• 1971The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove — Deputy Tom Martin
• 1970The Boatniks — Chief Walsh
• The Odd Couple — Happy Greshler
• 1969Any Second Now — Gary
• Love, American Style — Larry, Mark
• Marcus Welby, M.D. — Dr. Pardan
• Room 222
• 1969The Love God? — Shrader
• Adam-12 — Charles Beuhler, Bartender, Ed Mason
• 1968Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? — Lyle Chatterton
• Here's Lucy — Martin Phillips
• 1968The Bamboo Saucer — Jack Garson
• Ironside — George Norene, Paul Carlton
• The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure — (voice)
• Batman — Major Beasley
• The Adventures of Superboy
• The New Adventures of Superman
• Green Acres — Jack Webster, Lieutenant Bennett, Telephone Man, Sheriff (uncredited)
• Hogan's Heroes — Igor Piotkin
• I Dream of Jeannie — Homer
• 1965McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force — Lt. Elroy Carpenter
• 1964McHale's Navy — Lt. Elroy Carpenter
• The Munsters — The Raven (voice) (uncredited)
• Petticoat Junction — Bill Tuttle
• McHale's Navy — Lt. Elroy Carpenter
• 1962Moon Pilot — Motorist (uncredited)
• Ben Casey
• Car 54, Where Are You? — Officer Sanders
• Mister Ed
• The Americans
• My Three Sons
• Pete and Gladys
• Peter Loves Mary — Sergeant Moore, Cliff Goodwin
• 1960The Great Impostor — State Department Official (uncredited)
• The Tall Man — J.S. Chase
• The Tom Ewell Show
• Dennis the Menace — Motorcycle Officer, Coach Gilmore, Policeman #2 (uncredited)
• 1959Keep in Step — Hotel Doorman
• The Twilight Zone
• Kitty Foyle — Ed Foyle
• The Donna Reed Show — Dr. Hank Landers
• The Real McCoys
• Gunsmoke — Bill Craig, Whip
• 1955No Time for Sergeants — Colonel
• The Phil Silvers Show — USAF M /Sgt Mack
• The Wonderful World of Disney — Deputy Tom Martin
• Atom Squad — Dave Fielding
• General Electric Theater — Feeney

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 1938Toyland Casino — Himself