Olan Soule
Known for: Acting
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
Filmography
Series
Perry Mason
Court Clerk
1957
Series
The Love Boat
Harvey Grove
1977
Series
Little House on the Prairie
Ticket Agent
1974
Series
The Fugitive
Chet Carter
1963
Series
Dragnet
1951
Series
The Andy Griffith Show
John Masters
1960
Series
Bewitched
Doctor Passmore
1964
Series
Batman
Newscaster
1966
Series
The Rifleman
1958
Series
The Twilight Zone
IRS Man
1959
Series
The Twilight Zone
Mr. Smiles (uncredited)
1959
Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Bill
1962
Series
Adam-12
Vernon Barber
1968
Series
Emergency!
1972
Series
Fantasy Island
Proprietor
1978
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
Hotel Carlton Assistant Mgr. Cartwright
1957
Series
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Series
I Love Lucy
Dr. Gettleman
1951
Series
Simon & Simon
1981
Series
My Three Sons
1960
Series
Daniel Boone
Silversmith
1964
Series
Rawhide
1959
Series
Petticoat Junction
Stanley Benson
1963
Series
Petticoat Junction
Coffee Salesman
1963
Series
Petticoat Junction
Mr. Parks
1963
Series
Petticoat Junction
Bert, The Barber
1963
Series
Cannon
1971
Series
The Big Valley
Telegraph Clerk
1965
Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Bartender
1958
Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Archie Warner
1958
Series
Studio One
Doctor (uncredited)
1948
Series
The F.B.I.
Gary Deuel
1965
Series
Gunsmoke
Barber
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Waiter
1955
Series
The Addams Family
Harwood Widdy
1964
Series
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Series
Bat Masterson
Bartender
1958
Series
The Munsters
The Bailiff
1964
Series
Super Friends
Batman (voice)
1973
Series
Dragnet
Ray Murray
1967
Series
The Real McCoys
1957
Series
One Step Beyond
Stowaway
1959
Series
Family Affair
1966
Series
Mister Ed
1961
Series
The Monkees
Waiter
1966
Series
That Girl
1966
Series
Land of the Giants
Cameraman
1968
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Chemist
1955
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Art Dealer
1955
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Darlene's Daddy
1955
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Brother Fish
1955
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Bookstore Clerk (uncredited)
1955
Series
Battlestar Galactica
Carmichael
1978
Series
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Series
My Favorite Martian
1963
Series
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Mr. Danzig
1957
Series
The Millionaire
Teller
1955
Series
The Rebel
Liam O'Shea
1959
Series
Mayberry R.F.D.
Employer #2
1968
Series
McHale's Navy
1962
Series
The Detectives
1959
Series
Harry O
1974
Series
December Bride
1954
Series
M Squad
Tailor
1957
Series
City Detective
1953
Series
Checkmate
1960
Series
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Film
North by Northwest
Assistant Auctioneer (uncredited)
1959
Series
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Batman (voice)
1972
Series
Banacek
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1972
Series
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Dr. Apella
1966
Series
Nichols
Mr. Goudge
1971
Series
Johnny Ringo
Sam
1959
Series
Johnny Ringo
Clerk
1959
Series
Pete and Gladys
1960
Series
Science Fiction Theatre
1955
Series
The All-New Super Friends Hour
1977
Series
Tightrope
Photographer (uncredited)
1959
Film
The Towering Inferno
Johnson
1974
Series
Behind Closed Doors
Hotchkiss
1958
Series
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
Pop
1979
Series
Stagecoach West
Cal
1960
Series
The Adventures of Batman
Batman (voice)
1968
Series
Captain Midnight
1954
Film
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Mr. Krull
1951
Series
Challenge of the Super Friends
1978
Series
Angel
1960
Series
Project U.F.O.
1978
Series
Peter Loves Mary
1960
Series
Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show
1984
Series
Arnie
1970
Series
Letter to Loretta
Stanley Gibbs
1953
Film
Monkey Business
Pickwick Arms Clerk (uncredited)
1952
Film
The Cincinnati Kid
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1965
Film
Don't Bother to Knock
Bespectacled Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1952
Film
Clash by Night
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1952
Film
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
TV Reporter (uncredited)
1969
Film
The Small One
Father (voice)
1978
Film
It Happened at the World's Fair
Mr. Johnson (uncredited)
1963
Film
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Rube Cluck
1975
Series
Just Our Luck
1983
Film
Human Desire
Lewis
1954
Film
Days of Wine and Roses
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1963
Film
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman
Batman (voice) (archive footage)
2002
Series
General Electric Theater
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Jack Townsend
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Desk Clerk
1953
Film
Bells Are Ringing
Nervous Man (uncredited)
1960
Film
Cult of the Cobra
Major Martin Fielding
1955
Film
St. Ives
Station Man
1976
Film
While the City Sleeps
Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited)
1956
Film
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Second Editor (uncredited)
1965
Film
Bachelor in Paradise
Waiter (uncredited)
1961
Film
Trouble Along the Way
Cardinal's Secretary
1953
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Film
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Circus Spectator Obstructed by Toby
1960
Film
Queen Bee
Dr. Pearson
1955
Film
The Six Million Dollar Man
Saltillo
1973
Film
Beyond the Forest
1949
Film
Sunday in New York
Man Getting on Bus Behind Eileen (uncredited)
1963
Film
Phffft
Mr. Duncan (uncredited)
1954
Series
The World's Greatest Super Friends
1979
Film
Ransom!
Bank Clerk
1956
Film
Branded
1950
Film
Willie Dynamite
Conventioneer arrested in Vice Raid (uncredited)
1974
Film
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
Additional Voices (voice)
1972
Film
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
Eli Bence
1975
Film
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Train Conductor (uncredited)
1970
Film
13 West Street
Staff Member (uncredited)
1962
Film
It's a Great Feeling
Flack (uncredited)
1949
Film
Never Wave at a WAC
Constable (uncredited)
1953
Film
The Great Diamond Robbery
Mr. Heinsdorfer, Gibbons' Floor Manager (uncredited)
1954
Film
Looking for Love
Photographer (uncredited)
1964
Film
The Lady Takes a Sailor
Tyson's Assistant (uncredited)
1949
Film
Hell Bent for Leather
Basto - the Bartender (uncredited)
1960
Film
Francis in the Haunted House
Dr. Bentley
1956
Film
Hollywood Story
Radio Commentator (uncredited)
1951
Film
The Jerk, Too
Mr. Baxter
1984
Film
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
Additional Voices
1972
Film
House on Greenapple Road
Coroner
1970
Film
Dragnet
Ray Pinker
1954
Film
You Never Can Tell
Dog House Salesman (uncredited)
1951
Film
Peggy
Simmons
1950
Dragnet
Wayne, Forensics Officer
1969
Film
The Atomic City
Mortie Fenton
1952
Film
Francis Joins the WACS
Captain Creavy
1954
Film
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Salon Technician (uncredited)
1950
Film
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
Dr. Samuels
1971
Film
The Notorious Mr. Monks
Court Clerk (uncredited)
1958
Film
And Of Course You
Narrator
1968
Film
The Bubble
Watch Repairman
1966
Film
The Night Before Christmas
Dr. Clement C. Moore (voice)
1968
Film
The Destructors
Mace (as Olan Soulé)
1968
Film
Inky, the Crow
Narrator
1969
Film
Salty, the Hijacked Harbor Seal
Narrator
1972
Film
Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers
Narrator (voice)
1956
The Hurrying Kind
Fred Welling
1962