Bob Hastings

Robert 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. 2Early life and education Hastings was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, a son of Charles and Hazel Hastings. His father was a salesman. He started out as a boy singer on radio shows as Doug Gray's Singing Gang and Coast to Coast on a Bus. 2Career 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 NBC Radio from 1945-5