Voice of Jim Gordon Dies at 89

Bob Hastings, Voice over actor famous for the voice of Commissioner Jim Gordon has died aged 89.

Bob played the voice of Jim Gordon through out the Batman: the animated series’ run, and also in spin off’s including Batman : Mask Of The Phantasm, and The New Batman Adventures.

He had a long and rich career of acting via television and radio. A true legend if ever there was one.  Sadly Bob lost his battle to prostate cancer on June 30th.

Robert Francis Hastings was born on April 18, 1925, in Brooklyn, and began his career at 11 on radio dramas. After serving in the Army Air Corps in World War II, he starred as Archie Andrews in a radio series based on the Archie comic books.

He branched out into television in its infancy, winning a role on “Captain Video and His Video Rangers” in 1949.

His voice-over work included cartoons like “Batman: The Animated Series” and the 2010 video game “Mafia II.”

Survivors include his wife of 66 years, the former Joan Rice; his daughters, Tricia Stone and Mary Joan Shaughnessy; his sons, Bob Jr. and Michael; his brother, Don; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Such a sad loss, our thoughts go out to all of Bob’s family, a talent we at Brutal Gamer will sorely miss.