Topic: RIP Bob Hastings, McHALE'S NAVY Costar

[BeAStooge]

Veteran character actor Bob Hastings died on June 30 at age 89.  Bob is a familiar face from his costarring role of 'Lt. Elroy Carpenter' on McHALE'S NAVY, his recurring role of 'Kelsey' on ALL IN THE FAMILY, and so much more.

The Stooge-connection...
Bob Hastings worked with Joe Besser on a couple Hanna-Barbera cartoon series in the 1970s... JEANNIE (1973), THE GALAXY GOOF-UPS (1978-1979), and one 1973 episode of THE NEW SCOOBY DOO MOVIES, "Scooby Meets Jeannie."

Rest in peace.

JEANNIE, voices of Bob Hastings, Mark Hamill, Julie Bennett and Joe Besser


McHALES NAVY, Bob Hastings, Joe Flynn, Ernest Borgnine


ALL IN THE FAMILY, as Kelsey the bartender...


BATMAN, Burgess Meredith and Bob Hastings


1992 Friends of Old-Time Radio Convention, Bob Hastings and a stooge...

[Svengarlic]

It's funny, but as a watcher of both McHale and All in the family I never noticed it was the same actor.

 Another was the nice "knitting lady" on Bob Hartley's couch in group sessions. I must have watched every episode of both shows twice and still did not notice that she was also Dobie Gillis' mother.

Here's another. The original mother on "Lassie" after "Jeff's Collie" and before June Lockhart.

 

[Lefty]

I have the entire DVD set of the McHale's Navy TV show, having time to watch one or two episodes a week.  Now they are down to three survivors -- Tim Conway (Ensign Parker), John Wright (Willy Moss), and Yoshia Yoda (Fuji).

That picture of Bob Hastings with the Penguin, from the Batman episode "Penguin Sets a Trend," will be televised at 7:00 on 7/12 on MeTV.  He was one of only four people (Pitt Herbert, Jean Hale, Angela Dorian, and himself) who were on Batman, McHale's Navy, and Hogan's Heroes.

RIP, "Elroy!"

[stoogerascalfan62]

Is his brother Don, of As The World Turns fame, still living?

[Lefty]

Is his brother Don, of As The World Turns fame, still living?

Yes, he just turned 80.