BOB HASTINGS, 87
Best-known for his role as Lt. Elroy Carpenter, bumbling "yes man" and toadie for Captain Bimington in his perpetual war with Quentin McHale and his zany PT crew in the sitcom "McHale's Navy" which ran from 1962-1966. I always wondered how you could find humor in a war like that. Much the same with "Hogan's Heroes."
Died June 30, 2014.
In the 1950s, he had a recurring role on another military sitcom, "The Phil Silvers Show," appearing in eight episodes. It was set in the Army in Kansas.
Some other shows he was in: "The Munsters" (voice of the Raven), "I Dream of Jeannie," several different roles in "Green Acres," and played Tommy Kelsey (owners of Kelsey's Bar) in "All in the Family."
Born 1925 in Brooklyn, New York and served in the Army Air Corps as a navigator on a B-29 during World War II.
He got into TV in its infancy, appearing in 1949 in "Captain Video and His Video Rangers" as Hal. I always remember that "Honeymooners" episode where Ed and Ralph share a TV and there was Norton in front of it with his space helmet and spacing snacks within easy reach to watch this show. He was also in an episode of "Hogan's heroes" as Igor Pictkin.
He was married for 66 years.
No More Lt. carpenter to Kick Around.
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