 He appeared three times from 1961 to 1962 on the CBS sitcom "Pete and Gladys", with Harry Morgan and Cara Williams.Hastings portrayed the aide to Captain Binghamton (Joe Flynn), the yes-man Lieutenant Elroy Carpenter on ABC's "McHale's Navy", humorously called "Carpy" and "Little Leadbottom" by McHale and his men.Hastings played Captain Ramsey on ABC's "General Hospital".