Olan 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

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s, and in over 60 films. He was the only actor who performed on both the ''

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'' radio and television shows.

Early life

Born in 1909 as Alan Evart Soule in

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, to Elbert and Ann (Williams) Soule (descendants of three ''

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'' passengers), he left Illinois at the age of seven and arrived in

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, where he lived until he was seventeen. He then launched his theatrical career by joining Jack Brooks' tent show in Sabula, Jackson County, Iowa.

Career

Radio

After leaving the tent show, Soule appeared on stage in

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for seven years before moving to radio in 1933, including a stint on ''

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'' (1935–36). On radio he performed for eleven years in the daytime soap opera ''

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''. Beginning in 1943, he played lead male characters on radio's famed ''

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'' for nine years. Listeners of ''First Nighter'' who met Soule in person were often surprised, since his slight 135-pound frame did not seem to match the voices he gave to his characters. From 1941 on, Soule had the role of L. William Kelly, SS-11, the second in command of the Secret Squadron on the ''

'' radio adventure serial.

Television and films

Concluding his nine-year run on ''First Nighter'', Soule moved to

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, where he appeared in films and television shows, building a reputation as a reliable

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. Soule said "Because of my build and glasses, I've mostly played lab technicians, newscasters and railroad clerks." He appeared as Mr. Krull, a boarding house resident in the movie ''

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''. He played a telegraph operator in the TV series '' Wanted: Dead or Alive'' S2 E7 "The Empty Cell" which aired 10/16/1959. He also acted in many other

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: '' The Donald O'Connor Show'' (as a semi-regular), ''

'' (as scientist Aristotle "Tut" Jones), ''

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'', several appearances as a hotel clerk and choir director John Masters on ''

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'', and a semi-regular role as real-life LAPD

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Ray Pinker on the original TV and radio version of '' Dragnet'', and as the slightly renamed but essentially identical LAPD criminalist Ray Murray on the 1967 revival version. He also played many different television roles in

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including ''Dragnet'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In between the two ''Dragnet'' gigs, he had a similar semi-regular role on another

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-based TV series, '' The New Breed'', as an unnamed "lab technician." He also made six appearances on ''

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'', mostly as a court clerk, but also as a bank employee and water company official. He made at least two appearances on ''

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''. In both, the 1967 episode "Shoplifter at the Shady Rest" and the 1968 episode "Mae's Helping Hand", he played Mr. Benson. In addition, he appeared several times as the clerk of the Carlton Hotel, the San Francisco residence of the character Paladin, in the TV series, ''

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''. The list of Soule's supporting and starring roles is long. Some include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Dennis the Menace'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

City Detective ''City Detective'' is a half-hour syndicated television crime drama starring Rod Cameron as Bart Grant, a tough 1950s New York City police lieutenant. The show's title was a bit of a misnomer, as Grant fought crime "from Mexico to the Mojave ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Rebel'', '' Wanted: Dead or Alive'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Jean Arthur Show'', '' Laramie'', ''

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'', '' Mission: Impossible'', ''

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'', '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Batman

Soule is remembered by many for providing the voice of

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in several animated series. He first performed as the Caped Crusader on the 1968

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-produced ''

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''. He reprised his role as Batman on ''

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'', ''

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'' (1970), ''

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'' (1973), ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The World's Greatest Super Friends'', and ''

'' (1980). He appeared as a newscaster on the live-action ''Batman'' television series (in the episode "The Pharaoh's in a Rut") with his ''Super Friends'' successor,

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. Although Soule eventually gave back the Batman mantle to the man who portrayed him in live-action, he continued to contribute to the '' Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show'' series, providing the voice of Professor

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, mentor and

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of fledgling hero

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Other voice-over work

Soule provided the voice of Master Taj in the English-dubbed version of the cult 1973 film ''

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'' in addition to his work as

Death

On February 1, 1994, aged 84, Soule died of

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, at the home of his daughter, Jo Ann, and son-in-law, Dr. David Henriksen.

Selected filmography

* ''

It's a Great Feeling ''It's a Great Feeling'' is a 1949 American Technicolor musical comedy film starring Doris Day, Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan in a parody of what goes on behind the scenes in Hollywood movie making. The screenplay by Jack Rose and Mel Sh ...

'' (1949) - Flack (uncredited) * '' Destination Big House'' (1950) - Ralph Newell * ''

Cuban Fireball ''Cuban Fireball'' is a 1951 American musical film directed by William Beaudine and starring Estelita Rodriguez, Warren Douglas and Mimi Aguglia.Gevinson p.241 An employee at a Havana cigar factory discovers that she has been left some lucrative ...

'' (1951) - Jimmy * ''

The Atomic City ''The Atomic City'' is a 1952 American film noir thriller film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Gene Barry and Lydia Clarke. The story takes place at Los Alamos, New Mexico, where a nuclear physicist (Barry) lives and works. Terrorists ki ...

'' (1952) - Mortie Fenton * ''

Francis Joins the WACS ''Francis Joins the WACS'' is a 1954 American black-and-white comedy film from Universal-International, produced by Ted Richmond, directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Donald O'Connor, Julie Adams, ZaSu Pitts, Mamie Van Doren and Chill Wills ...

'' (1954) - Captain Creavy, Psychiatrist * '' Dragnet'' (1954) - Ray Pinker * ''

Cult of the Cobra ''Cult of the Cobra'' is a 1955 American black-and-white horror film from Universal-International Pictures, produced by Howard Pine, directed by Francis D. Lyon, that stars Faith Domergue, Richard Long, Kathleen Hughes, Marshall Thompson ...

'' (1955) - Major Martin Fielding * ''

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'' (1959) - Vince, the sports editor * '' The Bubble'' (1966) - Watch Repairman * ''

The Destructors "The Destructors" is a 1954 short story written by Graham Greene, first published in ''Picture Post'' and subsequently collected in '' Twenty-One Stories'' later that year.The Seven Minutes'' (1971) - Harvey Underwood * ''

'' (1973) - Master Taj (English version, voice) * ''

The Towering Inferno ''The Towering Inferno'' is a 1974 American disaster film directed by John Guillermin and produced by Irwin Allen, featuring an ensemble cast led by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. It was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from the novels '' The ...

'' (1974) - Johnson * '' The Apple Dumpling Gang'' (1975) - Rube Cluck * '' St. Ives'' (1976) - Station Man * ''

The Shaggy D.A. ''The Shaggy D.A.'' is a 1976 American comedy film and a sequel to '' The Shaggy Dog'' (1959) produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was directed by Robert Stevenson and written by Don Tait. As with the first film in the series, it takes some ...

'' (1976) - Bar Patron * ''

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'' (1991) - Crime Scene Technician (final film role)

Selected television roles

References

External links

1989 interview with Olan Soule on the radio show ''Those Were the Days''
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