Paul Soles

Paul Soles

Known for
Acting
Born
August 11, 1930
Died
May 26, 2021 (aged 90)
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paul Robert Soles (11 August 1930 - 26 May 2021) was a Canadian actor and television personality. He was best known as the original voice of Hermey the misfit elf in Rankin/Bass' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in 1964. Soles voiced the Bruce Banner character in the 1966 Incredible Hulk cartoon series. He also voiced fellow Marvel superhero Spider-Man in the animated television series also from the late 1960s, and he played "The Lawbreaker" on the CBC panel quiz show This Is the Law in the 1970s, and played Costas Stavros on the Canadian soap opera Riverdale. In 2001, he took over the role of Shylock the Jew in the Stratford Festival of Canada production of The Merchant of Venice after Al Waxman, who was originally scheduled to play the part, died. Soles played Stanley the pizza shop owner in The Incredible Hulk. He also played Danny, the Montréal Customs House janitor in the 2001 crime thriller, The Score.

Known For

Filmography

2020
Nurses poster

Nurses

TV · as Roy · 1 ep

2017
Wishfart poster

Wishfart

TV · as Santa Claus (voice) · 1 ep

2016
My 90 Year Old Roommate poster

My 90 Year Old Roommate

TV · as Joe · 22 eps

2015
Squirrels Just Being Squirrels

Squirrels Just Being Squirrels

TV · as Shelldon / Additional Voices · 52 eps

2014
Lost Heroes poster

Lost Heroes

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2012
The Magic Hockey Skates poster

The Magic Hockey Skates

Movie · as Nick (voice)

2010
Rookie Blue poster

Rookie Blue

TV · as Peterson · 1 ep

2008
The Incredible Hulk poster

The Incredible Hulk

Movie · as Stanley

2006
My First Wedding poster

My First Wedding

Movie · as Harry

2006
The Jane Show poster

The Jane Show

TV · as Stella's Father · 1 ep

2005
Terminal City poster

Terminal City

TV · 10 eps

2004
Siblings poster

Siblings

Movie · as Grandpa

2002
Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen poster

Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen

Movie · as Harold Arlen

2001
The Score poster

The Score

Movie · as Danny

1999
Hidden Agenda poster

Hidden Agenda

Movie · as Wilhelm Engelmann

1999
The Five Senses poster

The Five Senses

Movie · as Mr. Bernstein

1998
Shadow Builder poster

Shadow Builder

Movie · as Mr. Butterman

1998
The Marriage Fool poster

The Marriage Fool

Movie · as Warren

1998
Teen Knight poster

Teen Knight

Movie · as Mr. Percy/Parcival

1997
Riverdale

Riverdale

TV · as Costas Stavros · 1 ep

1996
The Abduction poster

The Abduction

Movie

1996
Einstein: Light to the Power of 2 poster

Einstein: Light to the Power of 2

Movie · as Albert Einstein

1996
FX: The Series poster

FX: The Series

TV · as Mr. Merton · 1 ep

1994
Due South poster

Due South

TV · as Creeve · 1 ep

1993
The Lotus Eaters poster

The Lotus Eaters

Movie · as Tobias Spittle

1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues poster

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

TV · as Marv · 1 ep

1992
Beethoven Lives Upstairs poster

Beethoven Lives Upstairs

Movie · as Mr. Schindler

1991
A Star for Two poster

A Star for Two

Movie

1991
The Hidden Room poster

The Hidden Room

TV · as Fabian · 1 ep

1990
The Gunrunner poster

The Gunrunner

Movie · as Loebman

1990
Falling Over Backwards poster

Falling Over Backwards

Movie · as Harvey

1986
Really Weird Tales poster

Really Weird Tales

Movie · as Professor Tistaert (segment "I'll Die Loving")

1986
L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law

TV · as Robert Fellmeth · 1 ep

1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Moses Harper · 1 ep

1984
Just the Way You Are poster

Just the Way You Are

Movie · as Arthur

1981
The Trolls and the Christmas Express poster

The Trolls and the Christmas Express

Movie · as Other Voices (voice)

1981
Ticket to Heaven poster

Ticket to Heaven

Movie · as Morley

1980
Take Me Up to the Ball Game poster

Take Me Up to the Ball Game

Movie · as The Announcer (voice)

1980
Last of the Red-Hot Dragons poster

Last of the Red-Hot Dragons

Movie · as (voice)

1979
Spider-Woman poster

Spider-Woman

TV · as Spider-man (voice) · 2 eps

1978
The Making of a President poster

The Making of a President

Movie

1978
The Little Brown Burro poster

The Little Brown Burro

Movie · as Omar (voice)

1977
King of the Beasts poster

King of the Beasts

Movie · as (voice)

1976
Noah's Animals poster

Noah's Animals

Movie · as (voice)

1973
Festival of Family Classics: Alice in Wonderland poster

Festival of Family Classics: Alice in Wonderland

Movie · as Cheshire Cat / Five of Spades (voice)

1972
A Christmas Tree poster

A Christmas Tree

Movie

1972
Jack O'Lantern poster

Jack O'Lantern

Movie · as (voice)

1969
The Smokey Bear Show poster

The Smokey Bear Show

TV · as Benny / Floyd (voice) · 51 eps

1967
Spider-Man poster

Spider-Man

TV · as Peter Parker / Spider-Man (voice) · 77 eps

1966
The Marvel Super Heroes poster

The Marvel Super Heroes

TV · as Rick Jones (voice) · 195 eps

1966
The King Kong Show poster

The King Kong Show

TV · as Dr. Who (voice) · 73 eps

1965
Willy McBean & His Magic Machine poster

Willy McBean & His Magic Machine

Movie · as Pablo the Monkey / King Ferdinand (voice)

1964
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer poster

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Movie · as Hermey (voice)