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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

150

Gender

Male

Birthday

1909-02-28

Day of Death

1994-02-01 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

La Harpe, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Olan Soule

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

Bachelor in Paradise

1961

Bachelor in Paradise

as

Waiter (uncredited)

It Happened at the World's Fair

1963

It Happened at the World's Fair

as

Mr. Johnson (uncredited)

The Small One

1978

The Small One

as

Father (voice)

Cult of the Cobra

1955

Cult of the Cobra

as

Major Martin Fielding

Dragnet

1954

Dragnet

as

Ray Pinker

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

as

Salon Technician (uncredited)

Branded

1950

Branded

as

Looking for Love

1964

Looking for Love

as

Photographer (uncredited)

You Never Can Tell

1951

You Never Can Tell

as

Dog House Salesman (uncredited)

13 West Street

1962

13 West Street

as

Staff Member (uncredited)

Monkey Business

1952

Monkey Business

as

Pickwick Arms Clerk (uncredited)

Clash by Night

1952

Clash by Night

as

Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Francis Joins the WACS

1954

Francis Joins the WACS

as

Captain Creavy

The Destructors

1968

The Destructors

as

Mace (as Olan Soulé)

While the City Sleeps

1956

While the City Sleeps

as

Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited)

Never Wave at a WAC

1953

Never Wave at a WAC

as

Lt. Constable (uncredited)

The Hurrying Kind

1962

The Hurrying Kind

as

Fred Welling

Phffft

1954

Phffft

as

Mr. Duncan (uncredited)

Don't Bother to Knock

1952

Don't Bother to Knock

as

Bespectacled Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Dragnet

1969

Dragnet

as

Wayne, Forensics Officer

Sunday in New York

1963

Sunday in New York

as

Man Getting on Bus Behind Eileen (uncredited)

Human Desire

1954

Human Desire

as

Lewis

North by Northwest

1959

North by Northwest

as

Assistant Auctioneer (uncredited)

Days of Wine and Roses

1963

Days of Wine and Roses

as

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

The Cincinnati Kid

1965

The Cincinnati Kid

as

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Willie Dynamite

1974

Willie Dynamite

as

Conventioneer arrested in Vice Raid (uncredited)

Inky, the Crow

1969

Inky, the Crow

as

Narrator

The Great Diamond Robbery

1954

The Great Diamond Robbery

as

Mr. Heinsdorfer, Gibbons' Floor Manager (uncredited)

Trouble Along the Way

1953

Trouble Along the Way

as

Cardinal's Secretary

Peggy

1950

Peggy

as

Simmons

Scooby-Doo Meets Batman

2002

Scooby-Doo Meets Batman

as

Batman (voice) (archive footage)

Homicide

1991

Homicide

as

Crime Scene Technician

The Atomic City

1952

The Atomic City

as

Mortie Fenton

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951

The Day the Earth Stood Still

as

Mr. Krull, boarder

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

1969

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

as

TV Reporter (uncredited)

The Apple Dumpling Gang

1975

The Apple Dumpling Gang

as

Rube Cluck

Queen Bee

1955

Queen Bee

as

Dr. Pearson

Ransom!

1956

Ransom!

as

Bank Clerk

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

as

Second Editor (uncredited)

Hollywood Story

1951

Hollywood Story

as

Radio Commentator (uncredited)

Bells Are Ringing

1960

Bells Are Ringing

as

Nervous Man (uncredited)

Hell Bent for Leather

1960

Hell Bent for Leather

as

Basto - the Bartender (uncredited)

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

1960

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

as

Circus Spectator Obstructed by Toby

The Bubble

1966

The Bubble

as

Watch Repairman

The Night Before Christmas

1968

The Night Before Christmas

as

Dr. Clement C. Moore (voice)

The Notorious Mr. Monks

1958

The Notorious Mr. Monks

as

Court Clerk (uncredited)

St. Ives

1976

St. Ives

as

Station Man

It's a Great Feeling

1949

It's a Great Feeling

as

Flack (uncredited)

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

as

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family

1972

Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family

as

Additional Voices (voice)

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Gary Deuel

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Harvey Grove

Batman

Batman

as

Newscaster

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

as

Stanley Benson

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Barber

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Court Clerk

Studio One

Studio One

as

Doctor (uncredited)

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Mr. Smiles (uncredited)

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Chet Carter

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Silversmith

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

as

Dr. Gettleman

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

as

Stowaway

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as

Telegraph Clerk

M Squad

M Squad

as

Tailor

The Rebel

The Rebel

as

Liam O'Shea

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as

Bartender

The Addams Family

The Addams Family

as

Harwood Widdy

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Stanley Gibbs

Nichols

Nichols

as

Mr. Goudge

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Vernon Barber

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

as

Coffee Salesman

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Waiter

The Adventures of Batman

The Adventures of Batman

as

Batman (voice)

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

as

Bert, The Barber

Mayberry R.F.D.

Mayberry R.F.D.

as

Employer #2

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as

Archie Warner

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Darlene's Daddy

Banacek

Banacek

as

Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Bookstore Clerk (uncredited)

Super Friends

Super Friends

as

Batman (voice)

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

as

Proprietor

Production

Crew

Directing