Paul Soles Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Genie Award for best supporting actor for "Falling over Backwards" in 1990
• Won a Gemini Award for best performance by an actor in a featured supporting role for "Terminal City" in 2005
• Studied fine arts at the University of Western Ontario
• Was one of the original hosts of the CBC series "Take 30" in 1962 and remained on the show until 1978
• Began his career in radio in his early 20s, starting out as a reporter at the inaugural season of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in 1953
• Quote: "[on "Rudolph"] "We were a bunch of adults at least in their thirties ․․․ bopping around the studio doing these lines like we were little children - making up costumes, bobbing heads, hip banging - literally entering the world of being a kid again․""
• Appeared in stage productions of "The Diary of Anne Frank," "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and "Macbeth," among others
• Best known as the voice of Hermey the Elf in the 1964 film "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and the title character in the 1967 TV series "Spider-Man․"