Olan Soule

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

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North by Northwest (1959)

ClassicThrillingFast pacedSuspenseful

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Eva Marie Saint  •  James Mason  •  Jessie Royce Landis

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Eva Marie Saint  •  James Mason  •  Jessie Royce Landis

Trouble Along the Way (1953)

Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at the tiny Catholic college he is trying to bring back to football respectability.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Donna Reed  •  Chuck Connors  •  Charles Coburn

Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at the tiny Catholic college he is trying to bring back to football respectability.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Donna Reed  •  Chuck Connors  •  Charles Coburn

Days of Wine and Roses (1962)

An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Jack Lemmon  •  Lee Remick  •  Charles Bickford  •  Jack Klugman

An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Jack Lemmon  •  Lee Remick  •  Charles Bickford  •  Jack Klugman

Ransom! (1956)

A rich man (Glenn Ford) stuns his wife (Donna Reed) and town with a televised threat to his son's kidnapper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Donna Reed  •  Leslie Nielsen  •  Juano Hernández

A rich man (Glenn Ford) stuns his wife (Donna Reed) and town with a televised threat to his son's kidnapper.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Segal
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Donna Reed  •  Leslie Nielsen  •  Juano Hernández

The Cincinnati Kid (1965)

An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Jewison
CAST:  Steve McQueen  •  Edward G. Robinson  •  Ann-Margret  •  Karl Malden

An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Jewison
CAST:  Steve McQueen  •  Edward G. Robinson  •  Ann-Margret  •  Karl Malden

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Thought provokingSlow movingGrippingAction-packed

An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wise
CAST:  Michael Rennie  •  Patricia Neal  •  Hugh Marlowe  •  Sam Jaffe

An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wise
CAST:  Michael Rennie  •  Patricia Neal  •  Hugh Marlowe  •  Sam Jaffe

The Small One (1978)

Ordered by his father to sell his old, small donkey, Small One, a Hebrew boy in ancient Israel takes the donkey to the Jerusalem market. Finding no buyers there, the boy is about to give up when he meets a kind man named Joseph. Joseph buys Small One and uses him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Bluth
CAST:  Sean Marshall  •  William Woodson  •  Olan Soule  •  Joe Higgins

Ordered by his father to sell his old, small donkey, Small One, a Hebrew boy in ancient Israel takes the donkey to the Jerusalem market. Finding no buyers there, the boy is about to give up when he meets a kind man named Joseph. Joseph buys Small One and uses him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Bluth
CAST:  Sean Marshall  •  William Woodson  •  Olan Soule  •  Joe Higgins

The Towering Inferno (1974)

At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Guillermin
CAST:  Steve McQueen  •  Paul Newman  •  Faye Dunaway  •  Robert Vaughn

At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Guillermin
CAST:  Steve McQueen  •  Paul Newman  •  Faye Dunaway  •  Robert Vaughn

While the City Sleeps (1956)

Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Dana Andrews  •  Rhonda Fleming  •  George Sanders  •  Howard Duff

Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Dana Andrews  •  Rhonda Fleming  •  George Sanders  •  Howard Duff

Bells Are Ringing (1960)

Ella Peterson works in the basement office of Susanswerphone, a telephone answering service. She listens in on others' lives and adds some interest to her own humdrum existence by adopting different identities for her clients. They include an out-of-work Method ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Judy Holliday  •  Dean Martin  •  Fred Clark  •  Eddie Foy Jr.

Ella Peterson works in the basement office of Susanswerphone, a telephone answering service. She listens in on others' lives and adds some interest to her own humdrum existence by adopting different identities for her clients. They include an out-of-work Method ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli
CAST:  Judy Holliday  •  Dean Martin  •  Fred Clark  •  Eddie Foy Jr.

Queen Bee (1955)

A devilish Southern woman, married to a man who despises her, manages to manipulate those around her under the guise of being kind. But, when her sister-in-law is engaged to be married to the woman's former lover and her husband starts up an affair with her cousin, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ranald MacDougall
CAST:  Joan Crawford  •  Barry Sullivan  •  Betsy Palmer  •  John Ireland

A devilish Southern woman, married to a man who despises her, manages to manipulate those around her under the guise of being kind. But, when her sister-in-law is engaged to be married to the woman's former lover and her husband starts up an affair with her cousin, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ranald MacDougall
CAST:  Joan Crawford  •  Barry Sullivan  •  Betsy Palmer  •  John Ireland

The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)

A roving bachelor gets saddled with three children and a wealth of trouble when the youngsters stumble upon a huge gold nugget. They join forces with two bumbling outlaws to fend off the greedy townspeople and soon find themselves facing a surly gang of sharpshooters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Tokar
CAST:  Don Knotts  •  Tim Conway  •  Harry Morgan  •  Bill Bixby

A roving bachelor gets saddled with three children and a wealth of trouble when the youngsters stumble upon a huge gold nugget. They join forces with two bumbling outlaws to fend off the greedy townspeople and soon find themselves facing a surly gang of sharpshooters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Tokar
CAST:  Don Knotts  •  Tim Conway  •  Harry Morgan  •  Bill Bixby

Beyond the Forest (1949)

Rosa, the self-serving wife of a small-town doctor, gets a better offer when a wealthy big-city man insists she get a divorce and marry him instead. Soon she demonstrates she is capable of rather deplorable acts -- including murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  King Vidor
CAST:  Bette Davis  •  Joseph Cotten  •  David Brian  •  Ruth Roman

Rosa, the self-serving wife of a small-town doctor, gets a better offer when a wealthy big-city man insists she get a divorce and marry him instead. Soon she demonstrates she is capable of rather deplorable acts -- including murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  King Vidor
CAST:  Bette Davis  •  Joseph Cotten  •  David Brian  •  Ruth Roman

Homicide (1991)

A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Mamet
CAST:  Joe Mantegna  •  William H. Macy  •  J.J. Johnston  •  Rebecca Pidgeon

A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Mamet
CAST:  Joe Mantegna  •  William H. Macy  •  J.J. Johnston  •  Rebecca Pidgeon

It's a Great Feeling (1949)

A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her big break may have arrived when actors Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan agree to help her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Butler
CAST:  Dennis Morgan  •  Doris Day  •  Jack Carson  •  Bill Goodwin

A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her big break may have arrived when actors Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan agree to help her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Butler
CAST:  Dennis Morgan  •  Doris Day  •  Jack Carson  •  Bill Goodwin

Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

Jed, an airline pilot, is resting in a hotel when he notices Nell, a young woman babysitting for a wealthy couple. As Jed gets to know Nell better he realises that the woman is not as stable as perhaps she should be.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Ward Baker
CAST:  Richard Widmark  •  Marilyn Monroe  •  Anne Bancroft  •  Donna Corcoran

Jed, an airline pilot, is resting in a hotel when he notices Nell, a young woman babysitting for a wealthy couple. As Jed gets to know Nell better he realises that the woman is not as stable as perhaps she should be.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Ward Baker
CAST:  Richard Widmark  •  Marilyn Monroe  •  Anne Bancroft  •  Donna Corcoran

The Great Diamond Robbery (1954)

Ambrose C. Park, left on a park bench as an infant with an impulsive need to find his parents, is an assistant to a diamond cutter. Shyster lawyer Remlick, in a strategy to get a fabulous uncut diamond through Ambrose, arranges for Emily Drummon, Duke Fargoh and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Z. Leonard
CAST:  Red Skelton  •  Cara Williams  •  James Whitmore  •  Kurt Kasznar

Ambrose C. Park, left on a park bench as an infant with an impulsive need to find his parents, is an assistant to a diamond cutter. Shyster lawyer Remlick, in a strategy to get a fabulous uncut diamond through Ambrose, arranges for Emily Drummon, Duke Fargoh and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Z. Leonard
CAST:  Red Skelton  •  Cara Williams  •  James Whitmore  •  Kurt Kasznar

You Never Can Tell (1951)

Ex-police/army dog King inherits a fortune from an eccentric millionaire. But someone poisons him for his fortune. He gets to go back to earth as a human detective to bring his killer to justice and protect the girl who used to look after him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lou Breslow
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Peggy Dow  •  Joyce Holden  •  Charles Drake

Ex-police/army dog King inherits a fortune from an eccentric millionaire. But someone poisons him for his fortune. He gets to go back to earth as a human detective to bring his killer to justice and protect the girl who used to look after him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lou Breslow
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Peggy Dow  •  Joyce Holden  •  Charles Drake

13 West Street (1962)

Walt Sherill is attacked and beat down by a group of juvenile delinquents on his way home from work one night. The boys who attacked him are not previously known by the police and are therefore hard to track down. As Sherill starts getting impatient he begins his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Leacock
CAST:  Alan Ladd  •  Rod Steiger  •  Michael Callan  •  Dolores Dorn

Walt Sherill is attacked and beat down by a group of juvenile delinquents on his way home from work one night. The boys who attacked him are not previously known by the police and are therefore hard to track down. As Sherill starts getting impatient he begins his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Leacock
CAST:  Alan Ladd  •  Rod Steiger  •  Michael Callan  •  Dolores Dorn

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)

When Pa wins a jingle-writing contest, he and Ma head for New York City. They they get in trouble with gangsters when they lose some stolen money which they had already agreed to deliver to one of the thugs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lamont
CAST:  Marjorie Main  •  Percy Kilbride  •  Richard Long  •  Meg Randall

When Pa wins a jingle-writing contest, he and Ma head for New York City. They they get in trouble with gangsters when they lose some stolen money which they had already agreed to deliver to one of the thugs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lamont
CAST:  Marjorie Main  •  Percy Kilbride  •  Richard Long  •  Meg Randall
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