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Olan Soule

Born: 1909

Biography

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 Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth La Harpe, Illinois, USA
Died 01/02/1994

Resources

Movies

Bachelor in Paradise

Waiter (uncredited) in Bachelor in Paradise

It Happened at the World's Fair

Mr. Johnson (uncredited) in It Happened at the World's Fair

The Small One

Father (voice) in The Small One

Cult of the Cobra

Major Martin Fielding in Cult of the Cobra

Dragnet

Ray Pinker in Dragnet

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Salon Technician (uncredited) in Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Branded

in Branded

Looking for Love

Photographer (uncredited) in Looking for Love

Horrible Horror

Aristotle Jones in 'Captain Midnight' in Horrible Horror

You Never Can Tell

Dog House Salesman (uncredited) in You Never Can Tell

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

Eli Bence in The Legend of Lizzie Borden

13 West Street

Staff Member (uncredited) in 13 West Street

Monkey Business

Pickwick Arms Clerk (uncredited) in Monkey Business

Clash by Night

Desk Clerk (uncredited) in Clash by Night

Francis Joins the WACS

Captain Creavy in Francis Joins the WACS

Beyond the Forest

in Beyond the Forest

The Destructors

Mace (as Olan Soulé) in The Destructors

The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill

Dr. Samuels in The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill

While the City Sleeps

Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited) in While the City Sleeps

Never Wave at a WAC

Lt. Constable (uncredited) in Never Wave at a WAC

The Hurrying Kind

Fred Welling in The Hurrying Kind

Phffft

Mr. Duncan (uncredited) in Phffft

Don't Bother to Knock

Bespectacled Desk Clerk (uncredited) in Don't Bother to Knock

Dragnet

Wayne, Forensics Officer in Dragnet

Sunday in New York

Man Getting on Bus Behind Eileen (uncredited) in Sunday in New York

Human Desire

Lewis in Human Desire

North by Northwest

Assistant Auctioneer (uncredited) in North by Northwest

Days of Wine and Roses

Elevator Operator (uncredited) in Days of Wine and Roses

The Cincinnati Kid

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) in The Cincinnati Kid

Willie Dynamite

Conventioneer arrested in Vice Raid (uncredited) in Willie Dynamite

Inky, the Crow

Narrator in Inky, the Crow

Salty, the Hijacked Harbor Seal

Narrator in Salty, the Hijacked Harbor Seal

The Great Diamond Robbery

Mr. Heinsdorfer, Gibbons' Floor Manager (uncredited) in The Great Diamond Robbery

Trouble Along the Way

Cardinal's Secretary in Trouble Along the Way

Peggy

Simmons in Peggy

Scooby-Doo Meets Batman

Batman (voice) (archive footage) in Scooby-Doo Meets Batman

Homicide

Crime Scene Technician in Homicide

The Towering Inferno

Johnson in The Towering Inferno

The Atomic City

Mortie Fenton in The Atomic City

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Mr. Krull, boarder in The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

TV Reporter (uncredited) in The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

The Apple Dumpling Gang

Rube Cluck in The Apple Dumpling Gang

Queen Bee

Dr. Pearson in Queen Bee

Ransom!

Bank Clerk in Ransom!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

Second Editor (uncredited) in John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

Hollywood Story

Radio Commentator (uncredited) in Hollywood Story

Bells Are Ringing

Nervous man in Bells Are Ringing

Hell Bent for Leather

Basto - the Bartender (uncredited) in Hell Bent for Leather

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

Circus Spectator Obstructed by Toby in Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers

Narrator (voice) in Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers

The Bubble

Watch Repairman in The Bubble

Francis in the Haunted House

Dr. Bentley in Francis in the Haunted House

House on Greenapple Road

Coroner in House on Greenapple Road

The Night Before Christmas

Dr. Clement C. Moore (voice) in The Night Before Christmas

The Six Million Dollar Man

Saltillo in The Six Million Dollar Man

The Notorious Mr. Monks

Court Clerk (uncredited) in The Notorious Mr. Monks

St. Ives

Station Man in St. Ives

It's a Great Feeling

Flack (uncredited) in It's a Great Feeling

TV Shows

Mister Ed

in Mister Ed

The Andy Griffith Show

John Masters in The Andy Griffith Show

Family Affair

in Family Affair

77 Sunset Strip

in 77 Sunset Strip

Super Friends

in Super Friends

December Bride

in December Bride

Arnie

in Arnie

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

My Three Sons

in My Three Sons

Science Fiction Theatre

in Science Fiction Theatre

Little House on the Prairie

in Little House on the Prairie

The F.B.I.

Gary Deuel in The F.B.I.

The Love Boat

Harvey Grove in The Love Boat

Batman

Newscaster in Batman

Simon & Simon

in Simon & Simon

That Girl

in That Girl

The Beverly Hillbillies

in The Beverly Hillbillies

Checkmate

in Checkmate

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

in Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Land of the Giants

Cameraman in Land of the Giants

Petticoat Junction

Stanley Benson in Petticoat Junction

My Favorite Martian

in My Favorite Martian

Dragnet

in Dragnet

Gunsmoke

Barber in Gunsmoke

Perry Mason

Court Clerk in Perry Mason

Studio One

Doctor (uncredited) in Studio One

Bewitched

in Bewitched

General Electric Theater

in General Electric Theater

Emergency!

in Emergency!

Cannon

in Cannon

The Twilight Zone

IRS Man in The Twilight Zone

Angel

in Angel

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Chemist in Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The Twilight Zone

Mr. Smiles (uncredited) in The Twilight Zone

The Monkees

in The Monkees

The Fugitive

Chet Carter in The Fugitive

Harry O

in Harry O

Rawhide

in Rawhide

Have Gun, Will Travel

in Have Gun, Will Travel

Daniel Boone

Silversmith in Daniel Boone

The Millionaire

Teller in The Millionaire

Project U.F.O.

in Project U.F.O.

The World's Greatest Super Friends

in The World's Greatest Super Friends

The All-New Super Friends Hour

in The All-New Super Friends Hour

Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show

in Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show

I Love Lucy

Dr. Gettleman in I Love Lucy

McHale's Navy

in McHale's Navy

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

in Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

One Step Beyond

Stowaway in One Step Beyond

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Mr. Danzig in Richard Diamond, Private Detective

The Big Valley

Telegraph Clerk in The Big Valley

The Real McCoys

in The Real McCoys

M Squad

Tailor in M Squad

Pete and Gladys

in Pete and Gladys

Challenge of the Super Friends

in Challenge of the Super Friends

General Electric Theater

Jack Townsend in General Electric Theater

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

in Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Bartender in Wanted: Dead or Alive

The Rebel

Liam O'Shea in The Rebel

The Rifleman

in The Rifleman

Bat Masterson

Bartender in Bat Masterson

The Addams Family

Harwood Widdy in The Addams Family

The Detectives

in The Detectives

Johnny Ringo

Sam in Johnny Ringo

City Detective

in City Detective

State Trooper

in State Trooper

Captain Midnight

in Captain Midnight

Letter to Loretta

Stanley Gibbs in Letter to Loretta

Peter Loves Mary

in Peter Loves Mary

Behind Closed Doors

Hotchkiss in Behind Closed Doors

Nichols

Mr. Goudge in Nichols

Adam-12

Vernon Barber in Adam-12

Petticoat Junction

Coffee Salesman in Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

Mr. Parks in Petticoat Junction

Gunsmoke

Waiter in Gunsmoke

The Adventures of Batman

Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice) in The Adventures of Batman

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

Batman (voice) in The New Scooby-Doo Movies

General Electric Theater

Desk Clerk in General Electric Theater

Petticoat Junction

Bert, The Barber in Petticoat Junction

Mayberry R.F.D.

Employer #2 in Mayberry R.F.D.

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Archie Warner in Wanted: Dead or Alive

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Art Dealer in Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Darlene's Daddy in Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Brother Fish in Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Johnny Ringo

Clerk in Johnny Ringo

Just Our Luck

in Just Our Luck

Banacek

Desk Clerk (uncredited) in Banacek

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Bookstore Clerk (uncredited) in Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Bill in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Super Friends

Batman (voice) in Super Friends

Battlestar Galactica

Carmichael in Battlestar Galactica

Fantasy Island

Proprietor in Fantasy Island