Portrait of Olan Soule

Olan Soule

Acting

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

Born: February 28, 1909

Place of Birth: La Harpe, Illinois, USA

Filmography

2002
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman

as Batman (voice) (archive footage)

1991
Homicide

as Crime Scene Technician

1987
House of Games

as Poker Player

1978
The Small One

as Father (voice)

1978
1978
Fantasy Island

as Proprietor

1977
The Love Boat

as Harvey Grove

1976
St. Ives

as Station Man

1975
1974
1974
Willie Dynamite

as Conventioneer arrested in Vice Raid (uncredited)

1973
Super Friends

as Batman (voice)

1972
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family

as Additional Voices (voice)

1972
Banacek

as Desk Clerk (uncredited)

1972
The New Scooby-Doo Movies

as Batman (voice)

1971
Nichols

as Mr. Goudge

1971
1970
1970
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

1969
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

as TV Reporter (uncredited)

1969
Inky, the Crow

as Narrator

1968
The Night Before Christmas

as Dr. Clement C. Moore (voice)

1968
Mayberry R.F.D.

as Employer #2

1968
Land of the Giants

as Cameraman

1968
Adam-12

as Vernon Barber

1968
The Adventures of Batman

as Batman (voice)

1968
The Destructors

as Mace (as Olan Soulé)

1968
1966
The Bubble

as Watch Repairman

1966
1966
Batman

as Newscaster

1965
The Cincinnati Kid

as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

1965
The F.B.I.

as Gary Deuel

1965
The Big Valley

as Telegraph Clerk

1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

as Second Editor (uncredited)

1964
Daniel Boone

as Silversmith

1964
The Addams Family

as Harwood Widdy

1964
Looking for Love

as Photographer (uncredited)

1963
Sunday in New York

as Man Getting on Bus Behind Eileen (uncredited)

1963
Petticoat Junction

as Stanley Benson

1963
Petticoat Junction

as Coffee Salesman

1963
Petticoat Junction

as Mr. Parks

1963
Petticoat Junction

as Bert, The Barber

1963
The Fugitive

as Chet Carter

1963
It Happened at the World's Fair

as Mr. Johnson (uncredited)

1963
Days of Wine and Roses

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

1962
13 West Street

as Staff Member (uncredited)

1961
Bachelor in Paradise

as Waiter (uncredited)

1960
1960
The Andy Griffith Show

as John Masters

1960
Bells Are Ringing

as Nervous Man (uncredited)

1960
Hell Bent for Leather

as Basto - the Bartender (uncredited)

1960
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

as Circus Spectator Obstructed by Toby

1959
The Rebel

as Liam O'Shea

1959
1959
The Twilight Zone

as Mr. Smiles (uncredited)

1959
1959
Johnny Ringo

as Clerk

1959
North by Northwest

as Assistant Auctioneer (uncredited)

1959
One Step Beyond

as Stowaway

1958
Bat Masterson

as Bartender

1958
1958
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Archie Warner

1958
The Notorious Mr. Monks

as Court Clerk (uncredited)

1957
Perry Mason

as Court Clerk

1957
M Squad

as Tailor

1956
While the City Sleeps

as Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited)

1956
Ransom!

as Bank Clerk

1955
Queen Bee

as Dr. Pearson

1955
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Darlene's Daddy

1955
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Bookstore Clerk (uncredited)

1955
Gunsmoke

as Barber

1955
Gunsmoke

as Waiter

1955
Cult of the Cobra

as Major Martin Fielding

1955
1954
Phffft

as Mr. Duncan (uncredited)

1954
Dragnet

as Ray Pinker

1954
Human Desire

as Lewis

1954
Francis Joins the WACS

as Captain Creavy

1954
The Great Diamond Robbery

as Mr. Heinsdorfer, Gibbons' Floor Manager (uncredited)

1953
Letter to Loretta

as Stanley Gibbs

1953
Trouble Along the Way

as Cardinal's Secretary

1953
General Electric Theater

as Jack Townsend

1953
1953
Never Wave at a WAC

as Lt. Constable (uncredited)

1952
Monkey Business

as Pickwick Arms Clerk (uncredited)

1952
Don't Bother to Knock

as Bespectacled Desk Clerk (uncredited)

1952
Clash by Night

as Desk Clerk (uncredited)

1952
The Atomic City

as Mortie Fenton

1951
I Love Lucy

as Dr. Gettleman

1951
The Day the Earth Stood Still

as Mr. Krull, boarder

1951
You Never Can Tell

as Dog House Salesman (uncredited)

1951
Hollywood Story

as Radio Commentator (uncredited)

1950
Peggy

as Simmons

1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

as Salon Technician (uncredited)

1949
It's a Great Feeling

as Flack (uncredited)

1948
Studio One

as Doctor (uncredited)