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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
St. Ives
(1976)
Station Man
Monkey Business
(1952)
Pickwick Arms Clerk (uncredited)
Phffft
(1954)
Mr. Duncan (uncredited)
Clash by Night
(1952)
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
(1965)
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Human Desire
(1954)
Lewis
Days of Wine and Roses
(1963)
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Branded
(1950)
While the City Sleeps
(1956)
Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling
(1949)
Flack (uncredited)
Hollywood Story
(1951)
Radio Commentator (uncredited)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
(1969)
TV Reporter (uncredited)
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman
(2002)
Batman (voice) (archive footage)
Full Filmography
Acting
It's a Great Feeling
(1949)
Flack (uncredited)
Beyond the Forest
(1949)
Peggy
(1950)
Simmons
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
(1950)
Salon Technician (uncredited)
Branded
(1950)
You Never Can Tell
(1951)
Dog House Salesman (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
(1951)
Mr. Krull, boarder
Hollywood Story
(1951)
Radio Commentator (uncredited)
Don't Bother to Knock
(1952)
Bespectacled Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Atomic City
(1952)
Mortie Fenton
Monkey Business
(1952)
Pickwick Arms Clerk (uncredited)
Clash by Night
(1952)
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Trouble Along the Way
(1953)
Cardinal's Secretary
Never Wave at a WAC
(1953)
Lt. Constable (uncredited)
Dragnet
(1954)
Ray Pinker
The Great Diamond Robbery
(1954)
Mr. Heinsdorfer, Gibbons' Floor Manager (uncredited)
Francis Joins the WACS
(1954)
Captain Creavy
Phffft
(1954)
Mr. Duncan (uncredited)
Human Desire
(1954)
Lewis
Cult of the Cobra
(1955)
Major Martin Fielding
Queen Bee
(1955)
Dr. Pearson
Ransom!
(1956)
Bank Clerk
Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers
(1956)
Narrator (voice)
Francis in the Haunted House
(1956)
Dr. Bentley
While the City Sleeps
(1956)
Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited)
The Notorious Mr. Monks
(1958)
Court Clerk (uncredited)
North by Northwest
(1959)
Assistant Auctioneer (uncredited)
Bells Are Ringing
(1960)
Nervous man
Hell Bent for Leather
(1960)
Basto - the Bartender (uncredited)
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
(1960)
Circus Spectator Obstructed by Toby
Bachelor in Paradise
(1961)
Waiter (uncredited)
The Hurrying Kind
(1962)
Fred Welling
13 West Street
(1962)
Staff Member (uncredited)
It Happened at the World's Fair
(1963)
Mr. Johnson (uncredited)
Days of Wine and Roses
(1963)
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Sunday in New York
(1963)
Man Getting on Bus Behind Eileen (uncredited)
Looking for Love
(1964)
Photographer (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
(1965)
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
(1965)
Second Editor (uncredited)
The Bubble
(1966)
Watch Repairman
The Destructors
(1968)
Mace (as Olan Soulé)
The Night Before Christmas
(1968)
Dr. Clement C. Moore (voice)
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 Apple Dumpling Gang
(1975)
Rube Cluck
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
(1975)
Eli Bence
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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