Robert "Bob" Hastings is an American film, radio, and television character actor. He has also provided voices for animated cartoons. This article is about Bob Hastings the actor. For information about the Public Relations Professional with a similar name, go to Robert T. Hastings, Jr. 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" . 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 later moved to television in 1949, performing in early science-fiction series, including Atom Squad. His first recurring role was as a lieutenant on Phil Silvers' show Sergeant Bilko in the late 1950s. Most of his career has been spent in television, including two episodes on Green Acres as a Airforce officer and a sheriff respectively.
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