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Olan Soule

Born
February 28, 1909
Died
February 1, 1994
Olan Evart Soule (February 28, 1909 – February 1, 1994) was an American actor, who had professional credits in nearly 7,000 radio shows and commercials, appearances in 200 television series and television films, and in over 60 films. Soule's voice work on television included his 15-year role (1968–1983) as Batman on several animated series that were either devoted to or involved the fictional "Dark Knight" superhero. Soule married Norma Elizabeth Miller on September 29, 1929. They had two children and were married for 63 years, until Norma's death on July 1, 1992. His daughter Joann, was also an actress, under the name of Sydney Soule. Soule was a 32-degree Mason as well as a member of the Los Angeles Show Business Shrine Club (Al Malikah). On February 1, 1994, Soule died at age 84 of lung cancer in Corona, California, at the home of his daughter, Joann, and son-in-law, Dr. David Henriksen. His burial took place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles. CLR From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
North by Northwest
(1959)
Assistant Auctioneer (uncredited)
The Towering Inferno
(1974)
Johnson
The Day the Earth Stood Still
(1951)
Mr. Krull, boarder
The Cincinnati Kid
(1965)
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
(1969)
TV Reporter (uncredited)
The Apple Dumpling Gang
(1975)
Rube Cluck
While the City Sleeps
(1956)
Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited)
Homicide
(1991)
Crime Scene Technician
Human Desire
(1954)
Lewis
Days of Wine and Roses
(1963)
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Monkey Business
(1952)
Pickwick Arms Clerk (uncredited)
Sunday in New York
(1963)
Man Getting on Bus Behind Eileen (uncredited)
Clash by Night
(1952)
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling
(1949)
Flack (uncredited)
It Happened at the World's Fair
(1963)
Mr. Johnson (uncredited)
St. Ives
(1976)
Station Man
Full Filmography
Acting
Beyond the Forest
(1949)
It's a Great Feeling
(1949)
Flack (uncredited)
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
(1950)
Salon Technician (uncredited)
Peggy
(1950)
Simmons
Branded
(1950)
Hollywood Story
(1951)
Radio Commentator (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
(1951)
Mr. Krull, boarder
You Never Can Tell
(1951)
Dog House Salesman (uncredited)
Don't Bother to Knock
(1952)
Bespectacled Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Monkey Business
(1952)
Pickwick Arms Clerk (uncredited)
Clash by Night
(1952)
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Atomic City
(1952)
Mortie Fenton
Never Wave at a WAC
(1953)
Lt. Constable (uncredited)
Trouble Along the Way
(1953)
Cardinal's Secretary
The Great Diamond Robbery
(1954)
Mr. Heinsdorfer, Gibbons' Floor Manager (uncredited)
Francis Joins the WACS
(1954)
Captain Creavy
Dragnet
(1954)
Ray Pinker
Phffft
(1954)
Mr. Duncan (uncredited)
Human Desire
(1954)
Lewis
Cult of the Cobra
(1955)
Major Martin Fielding
Queen Bee
(1955)
Dr. Pearson
Francis in the Haunted House
(1956)
Dr. Bentley
Ransom!
(1956)
Bank Clerk
While the City Sleeps
(1956)
Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited)
Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers
(1956)
Narrator (voice)
The Notorious Mr. Monks
(1958)
Court Clerk (uncredited)
North by Northwest
(1959)
Assistant Auctioneer (uncredited)
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
(1960)
Circus Spectator Obstructed by Toby
Bells Are Ringing
(1960)
Nervous man
Hell Bent for Leather
(1960)
Basto - the Bartender (uncredited)
Bachelor in Paradise
(1961)
Waiter (uncredited)
The Hurrying Kind
(1962)
Fred Welling
13 West Street
(1962)
Staff Member (uncredited)
Days of Wine and Roses
(1963)
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
It Happened at the World's Fair
(1963)
Mr. Johnson (uncredited)
Sunday in New York
(1963)
Man Getting on Bus Behind Eileen (uncredited)
Looking for Love
(1964)
Photographer (uncredited)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
(1965)
Second Editor (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
(1965)
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Bubble
(1966)
Watch Repairman
The Night Before Christmas
(1968)
Dr. Clement C. Moore (voice)
The Destructors
(1968)
Mace (as Olan Soulé)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
(1969)
TV Reporter (uncredited)
Dragnet
(1969)
Wayne, Forensics Officer
House on Greenapple Road
(1970)
Coroner
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
(1971)
Dr. Samuels
The Six Million Dollar Man
(1973)
Saltillo
The Towering Inferno
(1974)
Johnson
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
(1975)
Eli Bence
The Apple Dumpling Gang
(1975)
Rube Cluck
St. Ives
(1976)
Station Man
The Small One
(1978)
Father (voice)
Horrible Horror
(1986)
Aristotle Jones in 'Captain Midnight'
Homicide
(1991)
Crime Scene Technician
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman
(2002)
Batman (voice) (archive footage)
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