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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.
As actor
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Batman: The Animated Series - The Legend Begins
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Shadow Force
Snowballing
The Munsters' Revenge
Thornwell
Swan Song
Father Figure
The Billion Dollar Threat
Christmas Lilies of the Field
The Crash of Flight 401
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Spider-Man
Just a Little Inconvenience
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
No Deposit, No Return
Conspiracy of Terror
Airport 1975
Trapped
Terror on the 40th Floor
Charley and the Angel
The All-American Boy
The Poseidon Adventure
A Very Missing Person
Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection
How to Frame a Figg
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove