Olan Soule

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

Known For

North by Northwest

as Assistant Auctioneer (uncredited)

The Day the Earth Stood Still

as Mr. Krull, boarder

The Towering Inferno

as Johnson

The Twilight Zone

as IRS Man

The Twilight Zone

as Mr. Smiles (uncredited)

Little House on the Prairie

Bewitched

Batman

as Newscaster

The Addams Family

as Harwood Widdy

The Cincinnati Kid

as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)