Don Hastings

Don was getting at least one marriage proposal each week while on "Captain Video and His Video Rangers" (1949).

Held the record for longest-serving actor on a television serial for many years. William Roache, who plays Ken Barlow on the British soap "Coronation Street" (1960) was widely believed to be the record-holder, but Don Hastings had portrayed Bob Hughes in "As the World Turns" (1956) for two months longer than Roache has played Ken. However, since "As the World Turns" (1956) was canceled in September 2010, William Roache had taken over the record from November 2010 onwards.

By 1975 he had been playing Dr. Bob Hughes for so long that his neighbors would occasional ask for his medical advice.

Daughter, Katharine Scott Hastings, born [23 September 1982]