Olan Soule (February 29, 1909 - February 1, 1994) was an American radio and television actor. As a voice actor, he did the voice of Batman/Bruce Wayne in the "Super Friends" cartoons of the early-1970s before giving the role over to Adam West in 1983. Born in La Harpe, Illinois to Elbert and Ann Williams Soule (descendants of three Mayflower passengers), Olan left Illinois at the age of seven in favor of Des Moines, Iowa. Wikipedia
Olan Soule was born in La Harpe, Illinois and began his acting career in 1926 on radio, performing for 11 years in the daytime soap opera "Bachelor's Children". A versatile actor with a "chameleon-like" voice, Soule played the male lead characters in play www.imdb.com/name/nm0815825/
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After leaving the tent show, Soule appeared on stage in Chicago for seven years before taking on radio roles in 1933. On radio he performed for 11 years in the daytime soap opera Bachelor's Children , and beginning in 1943, he did lead male characters on danceage.com/biography/Olan_Soule
Before making his film debut in 1949, character actor Olan Soule was well-known for starring on two radio shows. The first, the soap opera Bachelor's Children, ran for over a decade. The second, First Nighter, ran from 1943 to 1949, and again from 1952 www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/movies/principal/0,,199116...
