Lt. Carpenter has died

[BigTex]

Veteran screen and voice actor Bob Hastings has died at the age of 89.

Granddaughter Allison Knowles says he died Monday in his Burbank, Calif., home after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer.

Hastings was best known from the 1960s sitcom "McHale's Navy," starring Ernest Borgnine. He was also well-known in the 1990s as the long-running voice of Commissioner James Gordon on Fox's highly-acclaimed "Batman: The Animated Series," often reprising the role in later spinoffs and feature-length film adaptations.

The Brooklyn, New York-born Hastings began his career at age 11 on radio dramas. He branched out into TV in its infancy, snagging a role on "Captain Video and His Video Rangers" in 1949. Other early acting jobs included a recurring role on the military comedy "The Phil Silvers Show."

Hastings won fans on "McHale's Navy" as Lt. Carpenter, a bumbling yes-man.

He also had memorable turns on "All in the Family" and "General Hospital." During the 1960s, he provided the voice of Clark Kent/Superboy on several animated programs.

In addition to "Batman," later TV appearances included "Ironside," "The Dukes of Hazzard," "Major Dad" and "Murder, She Wrote."

His voiceover work continued as recently as the 2010 video game "Mafia II."

[Chlorine Tinsley]

He always made me chuckle. RIP Mr. Hastings.-

[GRANDPA]

A while back, I saw him in an Our Gang type Short "Calling All Kids" made during WW II. It was one of those morale boosters to sell war bonds or something. (One thing in it Froggy was trying to join the Marines & also kept blowing up the microphone with his voice.) Bob Hastings was in it too. I THINK he sang, but not sure. It definitely was him. He looked to be about 14 years old.
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