Olan Soule

Olan Soule

1909-02-28 – 1994-02-01 (age 84) La Harpe, Illinois, USA
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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

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North by Northwest
North by Northwest

1959

as Assistant Auctioneer (uncredited)

The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Towering Inferno
The Towering Inferno

1974

as Johnson

Scooby-Doo Meets Batman
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman

2002

as Batman (voice) (archive footage)

The Cincinnati Kid
The Cincinnati Kid

1965

as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

The Apple Dumpling Gang
The Apple Dumpling Gang

1975

as Rube Cluck

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

1969

as TV Reporter (uncredited)

Clash by Night
Clash by Night

1952

as Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Monkey Business
Monkey Business

1952

as Pickwick Arms Clerk (uncredited)

While the City Sleeps
While the City Sleeps

1956

as Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited)

The Small One
The Small One

1978

as Father (voice)

Days of Wine and Roses
Days of Wine and Roses

1963

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock

1952

as Bespectacled Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Bells Are Ringing
Bells Are Ringing

1960

as Nervous Man (uncredited)

Cult of the Cobra
Cult of the Cobra

1955

as Major Martin Fielding

It Happened at the World's Fair
It Happened at the World's Fair

1963

as Mr. Johnson (uncredited)

The Lady Takes a Sailor
The Lady Takes a Sailor

1949

as Tyson's Assistant (uncredited)

The Six Million Dollar Man
St. Ives
St. Ives

1976

as Station Man

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters