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Alexander Scourby
Actor

Alexander Scourby

13 Nov 1913Born
22 Feb 1985Died
71Age at death
83Credits

Biography

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Alexander Scourby (November 13, 1913 – February 22, 1985) was an American film, television, and voice actor known for his deep and resonant voice. He is best known for his film role as the ruthless mob boss Mike Lagana in Fritz Lang's The Big Heat (1953), and is also particularly well-remembered in the English-speaking world for his landmark recordings of the entire King James Version audio Bible, which have been released in numerous editions. He later recorded the entire Revised Standard Version of the Bible. Scourby recorded 422 audiobooks for the blind which he considered his most important work.

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He has a reputation in the audiobook industry as being one of the greatest narrators: "He is heralded as having the greatest voice ever recorded."

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 83 credits.

  1. TBAHell Gate: The Watery GraveFilm: Narrator (voice)
  2. 1985The StuffFilm: Evans
  3. 1984Among the Wild ChimpanzeesFilm: Narrator (voice)
  4. 1984Merton: A Film BiographyFilm: Narrator (voice)
  5. 1984Australia's Animal MysteriesFilm: Narrator (voice)
  6. 1979JesusFilm: Luke (voice)
  7. 1979Etosha: Place of Dry WaterFilm: Narrator (voice)
  8. 1979Uncommon Women and OthersFilm: Narrator (voice)
  9. 1979This Other EdenFilm: Narrator (voice)
  10. 1978The WordSeries: Narrator (voice) (4 episodes)
  11. 1977Meeting of MindsSeries: Galileo Galilei (2 episodes)
  12. 1976The Hemingway PlayFilm: Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged)
  13. 1972Buddhism in ChinaFilm: Narrator (voice)
  14. 1971AtonementFilm: Narrator (voice)
  15. 1971MontserratFilm
  16. 1971Great PerformancesSeries (1 episode)
  17. 1971People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo WinterFilm: Narrator (voice)
  18. 1971People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo SummerFilm: Narrator (voice)
  19. 1970The ExecutionerFilm: Prof. Parker
  20. 1970The Glory of Their TimesFilm: Narrator
  21. 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Series: Lucas Coleman, Anthony Alquist (1 episode)
  22. 1968The Lonely DorymenFilm: Narrator (voice)
  23. 1967Grizzly!Film: Narrator (voice)
  24. 1967MannixSeries: Count Boria (2 episodes)
  25. 19671999 A.D.Film: Narrator (voice)
  26. 1965The Incredible World of James BondFilm: Narrator (voice)
  27. 1965The Gendarme in New YorkFilm: Alex Scourby
  28. 1965National Geographic SpecialsSeries: Narrator (voice) (3 episodes)
  29. 1965China!Film: Narrator
  30. 1965The Unending StruggleFilm: Narrator
  31. 1964Daniel BooneSeries: Eli Bothwell (1 episode)
  32. 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series: Professor Amadeus / Wolfgang Wolp (1 episode)
  33. 1963Mr. NovakSeries: Allen Ferguson, George Andreas (1 episode)
  34. 1962The WallFilm: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  35. 1962The Eleventh HourSeries: Garrett Nolan (1 episode)
  36. 1961The Devil at 4 O'ClockFilm: The Governor
  37. 1961Cain's HundredSeries: Judge Philip Hallson (1 episode)
  38. 1961The DefendersSeries: John Wellman, George Matthias (1 episode)
  39. 1961The Asphalt JungleSeries: Roy Bradley (1 episode)
  40. 1960Man on a StringFilm: Colonel Vadja Kubelov
  41. 1960Seven ThievesFilm: Raymond Le May
  42. 1959Philip MarloweSeries: Dr. Steve Vincent (1 episode)
  43. 1959The Twilight ZoneSeries: George Harper (1 episode)
  44. 1959BonanzaSeries: Jean Millain (1 episode)
  45. 1959Johnny StaccatoSeries (1 episode)
  46. 1959The Big FishermanFilm: David Ben-Zadok
  47. 1959The Shaggy DogFilm: Mikhail Andrassy
  48. 1959The Velvet AlleyFilm: Harvey Diedrich
  49. 1959RawhideSeries: Albert Hadley (1 episode)
  50. 1958Me and the ColonelFilm: Major Von Bergen
  51. 1958Naked CitySeries: Walter Gerrick (1 episode)
  52. 1958The RiflemanSeries: Byron Claremont (1 episode)
  53. 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries: Judge Coogan (1 episode)
  54. 1958Shirley Temple's StorybookSeries: King (2 episodes)
  55. 1957The Song of ChristmasFilm: Narrator (voice)
  56. 1957The Walter Winchell FileSeries: Agent (1 episode)
  57. 1957The Night America TrembledFilm: Host
  58. 1957Venice: Theme and VariationsFilm: Narrator (voice)
  59. 1956GiantFilm: Old Polo
  60. 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries: Colonel del Armija - Interrogator (1 episode)
  61. 1956Telephone TimeSeries: Joseph Priestley (1 episode)
  62. 1956The Twisted CrossFilm: Narrator (voice)
  63. 1956Ransom!Film: Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
  64. 1955The 20th Century Fox HourSeries: Joe Markheim (1 episode)
  65. 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries: Horace Meade (1 episode)
  66. 1955The Phil Silvers ShowSeries: Hubbell Robinson (uncredited) (1 episode)
  67. 1954The Silver ChaliceFilm: Luke
  68. 1954Sign of the PaganFilm: Chrysaphius
  69. 1954Three Two One - Zero!Film: Narrator
  70. 1954The Wonderful World of DisneySeries: Dr. Mikhail Andrassy (1 episode)
  71. 1954Climax!Series: Frank Martin, David Potter, Eric Betzdorff (1 episode)
  72. 1954Victory at SeaFilm: Narrator (voice)
  73. 1954The ShadowFilm: Rollo Grimbauer
  74. 1954The Secret StormSeries: Dr. Ian Northcoate (319 episodes)
  75. 1953The Spirit of ChristmasFilm: Clement Moore / 'Nativity' Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  76. 1953The Big HeatFilm: Mike Lagana
  77. 1953The Glory BrigadeFilm: Lt. Niklas
  78. 1953The Redhead from WyomingFilm: Reece Duncan
  79. 1952Because of YouFilm: Dr. Breen
  80. 1952Affair in TrinidadFilm: Max Fabian

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