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Olan Soule

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Olan Soule

Born February 28, 1909 in La Harpe, Illinois, USADied February 1, 199460 films

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.

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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 posterFirst watchNorth by Northwest19598.0as Assistant Auctioneer (uncredited)Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.View film

Essential films

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The Day the Earth Stood Still poster7.5The Day the Earth Stood Still1951The Towering Inferno poster7.0The Towering Inferno1974Days of Wine and Roses poster7.5Days of Wine and Roses1963The Cincinnati Kid poster7.0The Cincinnati Kid1965Monkey Business poster6.7Monkey Business1952While the City Sleeps poster6.9While the City Sleeps1956Don't Bother to Knock poster6.6Don't Bother to Knock1952Human Desire poster6.7Human Desire1954

Filmography

60 films as actor
  1. 1984The Jerk, TooMr. Baxter
  2. 1978The Small OneFather (voice)
  3. 1976St. IvesStation Man
  4. 1975The Apple Dumpling GangRube Cluck
  5. 1975The Legend of Lizzie BordenEli Bence
  6. 1974The Towering InfernoJohnson
  7. 1974Willie DynamiteConventioneer arrested in Vice Raid (uncredited)
  8. 1973The Six Million Dollar ManSaltillo
  9. 1972Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem GlobetrottersAdditional Voices
  10. 1972Salty, the Hijacked Harbor SealNarrator
  11. 1972Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams FamilyAdditional Voices (voice)
  12. 1971The D.A.: Conspiracy to KillDr. Samuels
  13. 1970The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico CountyTrain Conductor (uncredited)
  14. 1970House on Greenapple RoadCoroner
  15. 1969The Computer Wore Tennis ShoesTV Reporter (uncredited)
  16. 1969Inky, the CrowNarrator
  17. 1969DragnetWayne, Forensics Officer
  18. 1968The Night Before ChristmasDr. Clement C. Moore (voice)
  19. 1968The DestructorsMace (as Olan Soulé)
  20. 1968And Of Course YouNarrator
  21. 1966The BubbleWatch Repairman
  22. 1965The Cincinnati KidHotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
  23. 1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!Second Editor (uncredited)
  24. 1964Looking for LovePhotographer (uncredited)
  25. 1963Sunday in New YorkMan Getting on Bus Behind Eileen (uncredited)
  26. 1963It Happened at the World's FairMr. Johnson (uncredited)
  27. 1963Days of Wine and RosesElevator Operator (uncredited)
  28. 196213 West StreetStaff Member (uncredited)
  29. 1962The Hurrying KindFred Welling
  30. 1961Bachelor in ParadiseWaiter (uncredited)
  31. 1960Bells Are RingingNervous Man (uncredited)
  32. 1960Hell Bent for LeatherBasto - the Bartender (uncredited)
  33. 1960Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a CircusCircus Spectator Obstructed by Toby
  34. 1959North by NorthwestAssistant Auctioneer (uncredited)
  35. 1958The Notorious Mr. MonksCourt Clerk (uncredited)
  36. 1956Francis in the Haunted HouseDr. Bentley
  37. 1956While the City SleepsCrime Scene Investigator (uncredited)
  38. 1956Ransom!Bank Clerk
  39. 1955Queen BeeDr. Pearson
  40. 1955Cult of the CobraMajor Martin Fielding
  41. 1954PhffftMr. Duncan (uncredited)
  42. 1954DragnetRay Pinker
  43. 1954Human DesireLewis
  44. 1954Francis Joins the WACSCaptain Creavy
  45. 1954The Great Diamond RobberyMr. Heinsdorfer, Gibbons' Floor Manager (uncredited)
  46. 1953Trouble Along the WayCardinal's Secretary
  47. 1953Never Wave at a WACConstable (uncredited)
  48. 1952Monkey BusinessPickwick Arms Clerk (uncredited)
  49. 1952Don't Bother to KnockBespectacled Desk Clerk (uncredited)
  50. 1952Clash by NightDesk Clerk (uncredited)
  51. 1952The Atomic CityMortie Fenton
  52. 1951You Never Can TellDog House Salesman (uncredited)
  53. 1951The Day the Earth Stood StillMr. Krull
  54. 1951Hollywood StoryRadio Commentator (uncredited)
  55. 1950Branded
  56. 1950PeggySimmons
  57. 1950Ma and Pa Kettle Go to TownSalon Technician (uncredited)
  58. 1949The Lady Takes a SailorTyson's Assistant (uncredited)
  59. 1949Beyond the Forest
  60. 1949It's a Great FeelingFlack (uncredited)