Person
Alexander Scourby
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 13, 1913
- Died
- February 22, 1985
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Alex Scourby, Alexander Scorby
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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. 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."
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Filmography
The StuffFilm · 1985 · as Evans
Among the Wild ChimpanzeesFilm · 1984 · as Narrator (voice)
Australia's Animal MysteriesFilm · 1984 · as Narrator (voice)
Merton: A Film BiographyFilm · 1984 · as Narrator (voice)
Etosha: Place of Dry WaterFilm · 1979 · as Narrator (voice)
JesusFilm · 1979 · as Luke (voice)- This Other EdenFilm · 1979 · as Narrator (voice)
Uncommon Women and OthersFilm · 1979 · as Narrator (voice)
The WordTV · 1978 · as Narrator (voice) · 4 episodes
Meeting of MindsTV · 1977 · as Galileo Galilei · 2 episodes
The Hemingway PlayFilm · 1976 · as Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged)- Buddhism in ChinaFilm · 1972 · as Narrator (voice)
AtonementFilm · 1971 · as Narrator (voice)
Great PerformancesTV · 1971 · Acting · 1 episode
MontserratFilm · 1971 · Acting- People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo SummerFilm · 1971 · as Narrator (voice)
People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo WinterFilm · 1971 · as Narrator (voice)
The ExecutionerFilm · 1970 · as Prof. Parker
The Glory of Their TimesFilm · 1970 · as Narrator
Marcus Welby, M.D.TV · 1969 · as Lucas Coleman · 1 episode
The Lonely DorymenFilm · 1968 · as Narrator (voice)
1999 A.D.Film · 1967 · as Narrator (voice)
Grizzly!Film · 1967 · as Narrator (voice)
MannixTV · 1967 · as Count Boria · 2 episodes
China!Film · 1965 · as Narrator
National Geographic SpecialsTV · 1965 · as Narrator (voice) · 3 episodes
The Gendarme in New YorkFilm · 1965 · as Alex Scourby
The Incredible World of James BondFilm · 1965 · as Narrator (voice)- The Unending StruggleFilm · 1965 · as Narrator
Daniel BooneTV · 1964 · as Eli Bothwell · 1 episode- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.TV · 1964 · as Professor Amadeus / Wolfgang Wolp · 1 episode
Mr. NovakTV · 1963 · as Allen Ferguson · 1 episode
The Eleventh HourTV · 1962 · as Garrett Nolan · 1 episode
The WallFilm · 1962 · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Cain's HundredTV · 1961 · as Judge Philip Hallson · 1 episode
The Asphalt JungleTV · 1961 · as Roy Bradley · 1 episode
The DefendersTV · 1961 · as John Wellman · 1 episode
The Devil at 4 O'ClockFilm · 1961 · as The Governor
Man on a StringFilm · 1960 · as Colonel Vadja Kubelov
Seven ThievesFilm · 1960 · as Raymond Le May
BonanzaTV · 1959 · as Jean Millain · 1 episode
Johnny StaccatoTV · 1959 · Acting · 1 episode
Philip MarloweTV · 1959 · as Dr. Steve Vincent · 1 episode
Project XX: Life in the ThirtiesFilm · 1959 · as Self - Narrator
RawhideTV · 1959 · as Albert Hadley · 1 episode
The Big FishermanFilm · 1959 · as David Ben-Zadok
The Shaggy DogFilm · 1959 · as Mikhail Andrassy
The Twilight ZoneTV · 1959 · as George Harper · 1 episode
The Velvet AlleyFilm · 1959 · as Harvey Diedrich
Me and the ColonelFilm · 1958 · as Major Von Bergen
Naked CityTV · 1958 · as Walter Gerrick · 1 episode
Shirley Temple's StorybookTV · 1958 · as King · 2 episodes
The RiflemanTV · 1958 · as Byron Claremont · 1 episode
Wanted: Dead or AliveTV · 1958 · as Judge Coogan · 1 episode
Project XX: The Innocent YearsFilm · 1957 · as Self - Narrator
The Night America TrembledFilm · 1957 · as Host
The Song of ChristmasFilm · 1957 · as Narrator (voice)
The Walter Winchell FileTV · 1957 · as Agent · 1 episode
Venice: Theme and VariationsFilm · 1957 · as Narrator (voice)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTV · 1956 · as Colonel del Armija - Interrogator · 1 episode
GiantFilm · 1956 · as Old Polo
Project XX: The Great War - World War IFilm · 1956 · as Self - Narrator
Ransom!Film · 1956 · as Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
Telephone TimeTV · 1956 · as Joseph Priestley · 1 episode
The Twisted CrossFilm · 1956 · as Narrator (voice)
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV · 1955 · as Horace Meade · 1 episode
The 20th Century Fox HourTV · 1955 · as Joe Markheim · 1 episode
The Phil Silvers ShowTV · 1955 · as Hubbell Robinson (uncredited) · 1 episode
Climax!TV · 1954 · as Frank Martin · 1 episode
Sign of the PaganFilm · 1954 · as Chrysaphius- The Secret StormTV · 1954 · as Dr. Ian Northcoate · 319 episodes
The ShadowFilm · 1954 · as Rollo Grimbauer
The Silver ChaliceFilm · 1954 · as Luke
The Wonderful World of DisneyTV · 1954 · as Dr. Mikhail Andrassy · 1 episode- Three Two One - Zero!Film · 1954 · as Narrator
Victory at SeaFilm · 1954 · as Narrator (voice)
The Big HeatFilm · 1953 · as Mike Lagana
The Glory BrigadeFilm · 1953 · as Lt. Niklas
The Redhead from WyomingFilm · 1953 · as Reece Duncan
The Spirit of ChristmasFilm · 1953 · as Clement Moore / 'Nativity' Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Affair in TrinidadFilm · 1952 · as Max Fabian
Because of YouFilm · 1952 · as Dr. Breen
OmnibusTV · 1952 · as Odysseus · 1 episode
Lux Video TheatreTV · 1950 · as Hagen · 1 episode
Studio OneTV · 1948 · as Edward · 1 episode
Kraft Television TheatreTV · 1947 · as Narrator (voice) · 4 episodes- Hell Gate: The Watery GraveFilm · as Narrator (voice)
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