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
Acted in 139
2000s
- 2003
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
Additional Voices
- 2002
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman
Batman (voice) (archive footage)
1980s
- 1984
Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show
TV
The Jerk, Too
Mr. Baxter
- 1983
Just Our Luck
TV
- 1981
1970s
- 1979
The World's Greatest Super Friends
TV
- 1978
Challenge of the Super Friends
TV
Project U.F.O.
TV
- 1977
- 1976
St. Ives
Station Man
- 1975
- 1974
Willie Dynamite
Conventioneer arrested in Vice Raid (uncredited)
- 1973
- 1972
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
Additional Voices (voice)
The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Batman (voice) · 1 episode
- 1971
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
Dr. Samuels
- 1970
Arnie
TV
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Train Conductor (uncredited)
House on Greenapple Road
Coroner
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
The Night Before Christmas
Dr. Clement C. Moore (voice)
The Destructors
Mace (as Olan Soulé)
- 1967
- 1966
The Bubble
Watch Repairman
- 1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Second Editor (uncredited)
- 1964
Looking for Love
Photographer (uncredited)
- 1963
Sunday in New York
Man Getting on Bus Behind Eileen (uncredited)
It Happened at the World's Fair
Mr. Johnson (uncredited)
- 1962
- 1961
Bachelor in Paradise
Waiter (uncredited)
- 1960
Peter Loves Mary
TV
Angel
TV
Hell Bent for Leather
Basto - the Bartender (uncredited)
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Circus Spectator Obstructed by Toby
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
The Notorious Mr. Monks
Court Clerk (uncredited)
- 1957
- 1956
Francis in the Haunted House
Dr. Bentley
While the City Sleeps
Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited)
Ransom!
Bank Clerk
- 1955
Queen Bee
Dr. Pearson
Cult of the Cobra
Major Martin Fielding
- 1954
Dragnet
Ray Pinker
Captain Midnight
TV
Francis Joins the WACS
Captain Creavy
The Great Diamond Robbery
Mr. Heinsdorfer, Gibbons' Floor Manager (uncredited)
- 1953
General Electric Theater
Jack Townsend, Desk Clerk · 1 episode
- 1952
The Atomic City
Mortie Fenton
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV
You Never Can Tell
Dog House Salesman (uncredited)
Hollywood Story
Radio Commentator (uncredited)
- 1950
Peggy
Simmons
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Salon Technician (uncredited)
1940s
- 1949
The Lady Takes a Sailor
Tyson's Assistant (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling
Flack (uncredited)
- 1948
Appearances4
1970s
- 1972
Salty, the Hijacked Harbor Seal
Narrator
1960s
- 1969
Inky, the Crow
Narrator
- 1968
And Of Course You
Narrator
1950s
- 1956
Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers
Narrator (voice)