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Most of his career has been spent in television, including an episode on ''[[Green Acres]]'' as a sheriff. Also Hastings is remembered for roles including Captain Binghamton's yes-man Lieutenant Elroy Carpenter on ''[[McHale's Navy]]'', and Captain Ramsey on ''[[General Hospital]]''. Hastings was briefly the host of the [[game shows|game show]] ''[[Dealer's Choice (Game Show)|Dealer's Choice]]''; throughout much of the '70s, he had a recurring role as bar owner Tommy Kelcy on ''[[All in the Family]]''. |
Most of his career has been spent in television, including an episode on ''[[Green Acres]]'' as a sheriff. Also Hastings is remembered for roles including Captain Binghamton's yes-man Lieutenant Elroy Carpenter on ''[[McHale's Navy]]'', and Captain Ramsey on ''[[General Hospital]]''. Hastings was briefly the host of the [[game shows|game show]] ''[[Dealer's Choice (Game Show)|Dealer's Choice]]''; throughout much of the '70s, he had a recurring role as bar owner Tommy Kelcy on ''[[All in the Family]]''. |
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For a period 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. According to an interview on Time Travel Radio<ref>[http://www.timetravelispossible.com]Time Travel Radio</ref>, he got along so well with the people that he became one of the few regulars on the tour. |
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Hastings has also done voice work for animation and commercials, including Beany on ''[[Beany and Cecil]]'', The Raven on the ''[[Munsters]]'' series, Superboy in the ''[[Superman/Aquaman]]'' cartoons of the 1960s, D.D. on Hanna-Barbera's ''[[Clue Club]]'', and in recent years, the voice of [[James Gordon (comics)|Commissioner Jim Gordon]] on the animated ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman]]'' series. |
Hastings has also done voice work for animation and commercials, including Beany on ''[[Beany and Cecil]]'', The Raven on the ''[[Munsters]]'' series, Superboy in the ''[[Superman/Aquaman]]'' cartoons of the 1960s, D.D. on Hanna-Barbera's ''[[Clue Club]]'', and in recent years, the voice of [[James Gordon (comics)|Commissioner Jim Gordon]] on the animated ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman]]'' series. |
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Robert Hastings (born April 18, 1925) is an American film and television character actor.
Biography
Hastings was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Hazel and Charles Hastings, Sr., who was a salesman.[1] Hastings got his show business start in radio on Coast-to-Coast on a Bus (NBC) and after the Second World War as the voice of Archie Andrews in a program based on the popular Archie comic book series on the Mutual Broadcasting System. Hastings made the transition to television smoothly in 1949 in early science-fiction series including Atom Squad. His first recurring role was as a lieutenant on Phil Silvers' Sergeant Bilko series in the late 1950s.
Most of his career has been spent in television, including an episode on Green Acres as a sheriff. Also Hastings is remembered for roles including Captain Binghamton's yes-man Lieutenant Elroy Carpenter on McHale's Navy, and Captain Ramsey on General Hospital. Hastings was briefly the host of the game show Dealer's Choice; throughout much of the '70s, he had a recurring role as bar owner Tommy Kelcy on All in the Family.
For a period 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. According to an interview on Time Travel Radio[2], he got along so well with the people that he became one of the few regulars on the tour.
Hastings has also done voice work for animation and commercials, including Beany on Beany and Cecil, The Raven on the Munsters series, Superboy in the Superman/Aquaman cartoons of the 1960s, D.D. on Hanna-Barbera's Clue Club, and in recent years, the voice of Commissioner Jim Gordon on the animated Batman series.
Hastings played Cousin Phantom of the Opera in the tv movie The Munsters' Revenge. He also provided the voice for Superboy for Filmation's the Adventures of Superman Cartoon. Hastings was in a 1971 movie starring Don Knotts called How to Frame a Figg.
Hastings is the brother of longtime As the World Turns star Don Hastings. He has been married to wife Joan (Rice) for over 50 years and has four children, 10 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. Hastings continues to tour the country as a participant in various Old-Time Radio Conventions reading scripts for such shows as Archie Andrews and The Bickersons.
References
- ^ Bob Hastings Biography (1925-)
- ^ [1]Time Travel Radio
External links
- Bob Hastings at IMDb
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