Bob Hastings

• Birth Name — Robert Francis Hastings • Born — 18 April 1925 • Birthplace — Brooklyn, New York, U.S. • Died — 30 June 2014 • Place of death — Burbank, California, U.S. • Resting Place — Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1936–2013 • Spouse — Joan Rice-Hastings • Children — 4 • Relatives — Don Hastings (brother) Robert Francis Hastings (April 18, 1925 – June 30, 2014) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Lt. Elroy Carpenter on McHale's Navy and voicing Commissioner James Gordon in the DC Animated Universe.

Hastings was born in Brooklyn, New York to Charles and Hazel Hastings. His father was a salesman. He started out as a boy singer on National Barn Dance, Doug Gray's Singing Gang and Coast to Coast on a Bus. He also portrayed Jerry on the radio program The Sea Hound.

• Illustration — Hastings as Archie Andrews in a 1946 publicity photo After Hastings returned from military service as a navigator on B-29 Stratofortresses, he played the role of Archie Andrews in a series based on the Archie comic book series on NBC Radio from 1945 to 1953. Hastings moved to television in 1949, performing in early science-fiction series, including Atom Squad. In 1954, he was the featured pitch-man (acting as an amateur magician) for Bakers Instant Cocoa Mix television commercials. His first recurring role was as a lieutenant on Phil Silvers' Sergeant Bilko series in the late 1950s. At that time he also guest-starred in The Real McCoys episode "How to Paint a House". He also appeared in Captain Video playing the brother of "The Video Ranger", who was, in turn, played by Hastings' brother Don. Hastings portrayed Edward Foyle in the NBC drama Kitty Foyle (1958).

Most of his career was spent in television, including five episodes of CBS's Green Acres beginning in the second season in such various roles as an Air Force officer, state trooper, telephone installer and finally in two sixth season episodes as a sheriff. Hastings was cast as Lt. Bolt in the 1960 episode "Space Man" of the CBS military sitcom/drama Hennesey, starring Jackie Cooper. Hastings guest-starred in the ABC/Warner Bros. sitcom Room for One More, starring Andrew Duggan and Peggy McCay, on the Robert Young CBS sitcom/drama Window on Main Street, as Russian pilot Igor Piotkin on Hogan's Heroes, and on the NBC police sitcom Car 54, Where Are You?. In 1962, he played a railroad executive in the episode "Substitute Sheriff" of the NBC Western series The Tall Man. He appeared five times on CBS's Dennis the Menace, most notably as Coach Gilmore in the 1963 episode "The Big Basketball Game". He appeared in three episodes of the sitcom Pete and Gladys. Hastings portrayed the aide to Captain Binghamton (Joe Flynn), the yes-man Lieutenant Elroy Carpenter on ABC's McHale's Navy, humorously called "Carpy" and "Little Leadbottom" by McHale and his men. Hastings played Captain Ramsey on ABC's General Hospital. He hosted the game show Dealer's Choice and had a recurring role as bar owner Tommy Kelsey on All in the Family. After McHale's Navy, Hastings was a regular on the Universal Studios lot, where Universal paid actors during downtime to be on the grounds and talk to tourists. He appeared in the 1968 Universal film Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?, as well as The Bamboo Saucer (1968), Angel in My Pocket (1969), The Love God? (1969), and The Boatniks (1970). In 1971, Hastings was cast in the comedy film How to Frame a Figg, also starring Don Knotts, and also had roles in The Poseidon Adventure (1972), The All-American Boy (1973) and No Deposit, No Return (1976). He appeared in Harper Valley PTA (1978) as Skeeter Duggan, a member of the PTA board who had been kidnapped at the orders of its dishonest president to commit election fraud.

• Illustration — Hastings in 2008 Hastings also did voice work for animation and commercials, including Superboy in The New Adventures of Superboy cartoons of the 1960s, D.D. on Hanna-Barbera's Clue Club, and James Gordon in the DC Animated Universe, as well as several Batman video games. His earlier work in animation included voicing Henry Glopp on Hanna-Barbera's animated series Jeannie and Fred Flintstone and Friends as well as voicing characters on Challenge of the Superfriends.

The older brother of longtime As the World Turns star Don Hastings, Hastings married Joan Rice in 1948. They were married for 66 years and, at the time of his death, the couple had four children, 10 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.

Bob Hastings died on June 30, 2014, from prostate cancer at age 89. His funeral mass was held in Burbank, California's Saint Finbar Catholic Church.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1961 — The Tom Ewell Show — Hub Norton — Episode: "No Fun in the Sun" • 1961 — Window on Main Street — Warren — Episode: "A Doctor Comes to Town" • 1961–1962 — Gunsmoke — Bill Craig / Whip — Episodes: “The Squaw” /“Call Me Dodie” • 1963 — Mister Ed — Secret Service Man — Episode: "Ed and the Secret Service" • 1963 — The Twilight Zone — Sam — Episode: "I Dream of Genie" • 1963 — The New Casper Cartoon Show — Various voices — 26 episodes • 1964–1966 — The Munsters — Charlie the Raven — Voice, 10 episodes; uncredited • 1964 — McHale's Navy — Lt. Elroy Carpenter • 1965 — McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force • 1966–1969 — The Adventures of Superboy — Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superboy — Voice, 34 episodes • 1966 — Superboy — Voice • 1966–1970 — The New Adventures of Superman — Voice, 68 episodes • 1967 — Batman — Major Beasley — Episode: "Penguin Sets a Trend" • 1967 — Hogan's Heroes — Igor Piotkin — Episode: "A Russian Is Coming" • 1967–1968 — The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure — Young Clark Kent / Superboy — Voice, 36 episodes • 1968 — Adam-12 — Charles Beuhler — Season 1 Episode 3: "It's Just a Little Dent, Isn't It?" • 1968 — Adam-12 — Charles Beuhler — Season 1 Episode 13: "Christmas – The Yellow Dump Truck" • 1968–1969 — The Batman/Superman Hour — Superboy / Young Clark Kent — Voice, 34 episodes • 1968 — I Dream of Jeannie — Homer Banks — Episode: "Have You Heard the One About the Used Car Salesman?" • 1971–1976 — All in the Family — Tommy Kelsey — 12 episodes — 1971 — Adam-12 — Bartender — Season 4 Episode 1: "Extortion" • 1971 — Green Acres — Sheriff — 1 episode • 1972 — The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie — Bull / Captain Shad — Voice, episode: "Gidget Makes the Wrong Connection (a.k.a. The Odd Squad)" • 1972 — Room 222 — Bud Nagle — Episode: "Just Call Me Mr. Shigematsu" • 1973 — Jeannie — Henry Glopp — Voice, 16 episodes • 1973 — The New Scooby-Doo Movies — Henry Glopp / Additional voices — Voice, 7 episodes • 1973 — Adam-12 — Ed Mason — Episode: "West Valley Division" • 1974 — Devlin — Additional voices — 16 episodes • 1975 — The Great Grape Ape Show — Additional voices — 16 episodes • 1976 — Insight — Johnny Mitchell — Episode: "All Out" • 1976 — Clue Club — D.D. — 16 episodes • 1977 — Spider-Man — Monahan — Television film • 1977 — CB Bears — Loudmouse — Voice, 13 episodes • 1977–1979 — Wonder Woman — Gatekeeper / George — 2 episodes • 1977–1978 — The Skatebirds — D.D. — 16 episodes • 1977–1978 — The Robonic Stooges — D.D. • 1977–1978 — Fred Flintstone and Friends — Henry Glopp — Voice, 95 episodes • 1977 — The All-New Super Friends Hour — Corky / Scott / Additional voices — 2 episodes • 1978 — Buford and the Galloping Ghost — Additional voices — 13 episodes • 1978 — Yogi's Space Race — Additional voices — 13 episodes • 1978 — Challenge of the Superfriends — Pied Piper / Space Genius / Additional voices — Voice, episode: "The Pied Piper From Space" • 1978–1979 — The Galloping Ghost — Additional voices — 13 episodes • 1978–1979 — The Buford Files — Additional voices — 13 episodes • 1978–1979 — Galaxy Goof-Ups — Additional voices — 13 episodes • 1978–1986 — General Hospital — Captain Burt Ramsey — 26 episodes • 1979 — Casper and the Angels — Additional voices — 13 episodes • 1979–1980 — Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo — Additional voices — 16 episodes • 1979–1980 — The New Shmoo — Additional voices — 16 episodes • 1979 — The Incredible Hulk — Earl — Episode: "My Favorite Magician" • 1979 — Three's Company — John Callan — Episode: "The Love Barge" • 1980 — The Waltons — Carl — Episode: "The Last Straw" • 1980 — Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels — Additional voices — Episode: "Cavey and the Volcanic Villain" • 1980–1982 — Super Friends — Additional voices — 22 episodes • 1982 — Jokebook — Additional voices — 3 episodes • 1992–1994 — Batman: The Animated Series — Commissioner James Gordon — Voice, 50 episodes • 1997–1998 — Superman: The Animated Series — Voice, 2 episodes • 1997–1999 — The New Batman Adventures — Voice, 8 episodes • 2002 — Gotham Girls — Voice, 4 episodes; web series • 2003 — Static Shock — Voice, episode: "Hard as Nails"

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1994 — The Adventures of Batman & Robin — Commissioner Gordon — Voice • 2001 — Batman: Vengeance — Commissioner Gordon — Voice • 2001 — Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy — Mayor Manac — Voice • 2003 — Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu — Commissioner Gordon — Voice • 2010 — Mafia II — The Judge — Voice