Bob Hastings
Bob Hastings (* 18th April 1925 in Brooklyn , New York as Robert Francis Hastings , † the thirtieth June 2014 in Burbank , California ) was an American actor , who between 1949 and 2010 in more than 150 international film and television productions stood in front of the camera. Including in films such as Company Ponytail , Die Bruchschiffer , The Poseidon's Journey to Hell , The Great Holiday Adventure or The Revenge of the Blonde Witch .
life and career
Robert Francis Hastings, born in Brooklyn, New York in 1925, has been a busy and sought-after actor in his more than 60-year film career. Starting in 1949 in small supporting roles in TV series, he made his breakthrough as a popular actor in the early 1960s with the comedic role of Lt. Elroy Carpenter, he in the TV series McHale's Navy played in 129 episodes from 1962 to 1966 and beyond, also represented in two feature films, including Edward Montagnes companies ponytail . In the 1970s he was seen with roles in Norman Tokar's Die Bruchschiffer , in the disaster film Die Höllenfahrt der Poseidon directed by Ronald Neame or the Walt Disney production The great holiday adventure . In addition to occasional engagements on the big screen, he was mostly seen on television in the coming decades.
From 1949 to 2010 Hastings had numerous appearances in episodes of well-known TV series such as Die Unbrechlichen , Rauchende Colts , Dennis, Tales of a Rascal , A Cage Full of Heroes , The Munsters , Batman , Charming Jeannie , Emergency Call California , Men Economy , Barnaby Jones , The boss , The streets of San Francisco , Detective Rockford - a call is enough , Love Boat , Quincy , The Waltons , Remington Steele or murder is her hobby .
Hastings worked well into old age. He had his last speaking role in 2010 when he lent his voice to a judge for the video game Mafia II.
Bob Hastings died on June 30, 2014 at the age of 89 in Burbank, California.
Filmography (selection)
- 1961: A Charming Impostor (The Great Impostor)
- 1962: Mondgeflüster (Moon Pilot)
- 1964: Company Ponytail (McHale's Navy)
- 1965: McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
- 1966: Superboy
- 1968: Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
- 1968: The Bamboo Saucer
- 1969: Reluctant sexual protagonist (The Love God?)
- 1970: The Boatniks
- 1971: How to Frame a Figg
- 1971: The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker
- 1972: The Poseidon Adventure (The Poseidon Adventure)
- 1973: Charley and the Angel
- 1973: The All-American Boy
- 1975: Giants in the sky (Airport 1975)
- 1976: The Big Vacation Adventure (No Deposit, No Return)
- 1978: Revenge of the Blonde Witch (Harper Valley PTA)
- 1981: Separate Ways
- 1984: Snowballing
- 1992: Shadow Force
- 1993: Batman : Mask of the Phantasm
Web links
- Bob Hastings in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Short biography of Bob Hastings in: The New York Times
- Films by Bob Hastings with German distribution titles
- Obituary for Bob Hastings in: Variety
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary to Bob Hastings in: Bob Hastings dies at 89; 'McHale's Navy' actor , by Alicia Banks, Los Angeles Times, 2014
- ^ Obituary for Bob Hastings in: Bob Hastings, Actor on 'McHale's Navy,' Dies at 89 , The New York Times, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hastings, Bob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hastings, Robert Francis (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 2014 |
| Place of death | Burbank , California , United States |