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Bob Hastings

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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.

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Robert "Bob" Francis Hastings (18 de abril de 1925 - 30 de junho de 2014) foi um ator americano de rádio, cinema e televisão. Ele também forneceu vozes para desenhos animados. Ele era mais conhecido por sua interpretação do irritante e sugador Tenente Elroy Carpenter, da Marinha de McHale.

Hastings nasceu no Brooklyn, Nova York, filho de Charles e Hazel Hastings, Sr. Seu pai era vendedor. Hastings começou no rádio em "Coast-to-Coast on a Bus" (NBC). Hastings serviu durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial no United States Army Air Corps. Depois de servir na Segunda Guerra Mundial como navegador em B-29s, ele desempenhou o papel de Archie Andrews em uma série baseada na série de quadrinhos Archie na NBC Red Network, mais tarde apenas a NBC Radio Network, depois que a NBC se desfez de sua Blue Network em 1942. Archie Andrews foi patrocinado por produtos alimentícios Swift & Company. Hastings mudou-se para a televisão em 1949, atuando nas primeiras séries de ficção científica, incluindo Atom Squad. Seu primeiro papel recorrente foi como tenente na série Sergeant Bilko de Phil Silvers no final dos anos 1950. Naquela época, ele atuou como ator convidado no sitcom da ABC, de Walter Brennan, The Real McCoys.

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