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Olan Soule

Olan Soule

Acting·1909–1994·60 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.

Filmography

North by Northwest
North by Northwest (1959)Assistant Auctioneer (uncredited)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)Mr. Krull, boarder
The Towering Inferno
The Towering Inferno (1974)Johnson
The Cincinnati Kid
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Monkey Business
Monkey Business (1952)Pickwick Arms Clerk (uncredited)
Days of Wine and Roses
Days of Wine and Roses (1963)Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock (1952)Bespectacled Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)TV Reporter (uncredited)
Human Desire
Human Desire (1954)Lewis
While the City Sleeps
While the City Sleeps (1956)Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited)
Clash by Night
Clash by Night (1952)Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Apple Dumpling Gang
The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)Rube Cluck
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman (2002)Batman (voice) (archive footage)
The Small One
The Small One (1978)Father (voice)
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)Saltillo
St. Ives
St. Ives (1976)Station Man
Beyond the Forest
Beyond the Forest (1949)
Bells Are Ringing
Bells Are Ringing (1960)Nervous Man (uncredited)
It Happened at the World's Fair
It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)Mr. Johnson (uncredited)
Sunday in New York
Sunday in New York (1963)Man Getting on Bus Behind Eileen (uncredited)
Phffft
Phffft (1954)Mr. Duncan (uncredited)
Queen Bee
Queen Bee (1955)Dr. Pearson
Hell Bent for Leather
Hell Bent for Leather (1960)Basto - the Bartender (uncredited)
Cult of the Cobra
Cult of the Cobra (1955)Major Martin Fielding
Ransom!
Ransom! (1956)Bank Clerk
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)Eli Bence
It's a Great Feeling
It's a Great Feeling (1949)Flack (uncredited)
Trouble Along the Way
Trouble Along the Way (1953)Cardinal's Secretary
Branded
Branded (1950)
Willie Dynamite
Willie Dynamite (1974)Conventioneer arrested in Vice Raid (uncredited)
Dragnet
Dragnet (1954)Ray Pinker
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960)Circus Spectator Obstructed by Toby
Bachelor in Paradise
Bachelor in Paradise (1961)Waiter (uncredited)
Hollywood Story
Hollywood Story (1951)Radio Commentator (uncredited)
The Atomic City
The Atomic City (1952)Mortie Fenton
13 West Street
13 West Street (1962)Staff Member (uncredited)
Never Wave at a WAC
Never Wave at a WAC (1953)Lt. Constable (uncredited)
Francis Joins the WACS
Francis Joins the WACS (1954)Captain Creavy
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)Salon Technician (uncredited)
The Bubble
The Bubble (1966)Watch Repairman
You Never Can Tell
You Never Can Tell (1951)Dog House Salesman (uncredited)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)Second Editor (uncredited)
The Lady Takes a Sailor
The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949)Tyson's Assistant (uncredited)
Francis in the Haunted House
Francis in the Haunted House (1956)Dr. Bentley
Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers
Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers (1956)Narrator (voice)
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970)Train Conductor (uncredited)
House on Greenapple Road
House on Greenapple Road (1970)Coroner
The Night Before Christmas
The Night Before Christmas (1968)Dr. Clement C. Moore (voice)
Looking for Love
Looking for Love (1964)Photographer (uncredited)
The Jerk, Too
The Jerk, Too (1984)Mr. Baxter
Peggy
Peggy (1950)Simmons
The Destructors
The Destructors (1968)Mace (as Olan Soulé)
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family
Scooby-Doo Meets The Addams Family (1972)Additional Voices (voice)
The Great Diamond Robbery
The Great Diamond Robbery (1954)Mr. Heinsdorfer, Gibbons' Floor Manager (uncredited)
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters (1972)Additional Voices
The Notorious Mr. Monks
The Notorious Mr. Monks (1958)Court Clerk (uncredited)
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill
The D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill (1971)Dr. Samuels
Salty, the Hijacked Harbor Seal
Salty, the Hijacked Harbor Seal (1972)Narrator
And Of Course You
And Of Course You (1968)Narrator
Inky, the Crow
Inky, the Crow (1969)Narrator