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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

95

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-11-13

Day of Death

1985-02-22 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Alex Scourby

Alexander Scorby

Alexander Scourby

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."

Known For

Giant

Giant

The Big Heat

The Big Heat

Ransom!

Ransom!

The Night America Trembled

The Night America Trembled

Acting

Giant

1956

Giant

as

Old Polo

Merton: A Film Biography

1984

Merton: A Film Biography

as

Narrator (voice)

The Devil at 4 O'Clock

1961

The Devil at 4 O'Clock

as

The Governor

The Big Heat

1953

The Big Heat

as

Mike Lagana

Affair in Trinidad

1952

Affair in Trinidad

as

Max Fabian

Jesus

1979

Jesus

as

Luke (voice)

Seven Thieves

1960

Seven Thieves

as

Raymond Le May

The Silver Chalice

1954

The Silver Chalice

as

Luke

Man on a String

1960

Man on a String

as

Colonel Vadja Kubelov

The Glory Brigade

1953

The Glory Brigade

as

Lt. Niklas

Hell Gate: The Watery Grave

Hell Gate: The Watery Grave

as

Narrator (voice)

Ransom!

1956

Ransom!

as

Dr. Paul Y. Gorman

Me and the Colonel

1958

Me and the Colonel

as

Major Von Bergen

Buddhism in China

1972

Buddhism in China

as

Narrator (voice)

Uncommon Women and Others

1979

Uncommon Women and Others

as

Narrator (voice)

The Executioner

1970

The Executioner

as

Prof. Parker

The Incredible World of James Bond

1965

The Incredible World of James Bond

as

Narrator (voice)

Because of You

1952

Because of You

as

Dr. Breen

The Stuff

1985

The Stuff

as

Evans

The Lonely Dorymen

1968

The Lonely Dorymen

as

Narrator (voice)

The Big Fisherman

1959

The Big Fisherman

as

David Ben-Zadok

Sign of the Pagan

1954

Sign of the Pagan

as

Chrysaphius

The Shadow

1954

The Shadow

as

Rollo Grimbauer

The Shaggy Dog

1959

The Shaggy Dog

as

Dr. Mikhail Andrassy

Atonement

1971

Atonement

as

Narrator (voice)

The Song of Christmas

1957

The Song of Christmas

as

Narrator (voice)

The Spirit of Christmas

1953

The Spirit of Christmas

as

Clement Moore / 'Nativity' Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Montserrat

1971

Montserrat

as

Among the Wild Chimpanzees

1984

Among the Wild Chimpanzees

as

Narrator (voice)

This Other Eden

1979

This Other Eden

as

Narrator (voice)

Victory at Sea

1954

Victory at Sea

as

Narrator (voice)

The Wall

1962

The Wall

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Redhead from Wyoming

1953

The Redhead from Wyoming

as

Reece Duncan

The Velvet Alley

1959

The Velvet Alley

as

Harvey Diedrich

1999 A.D.

1967

1999 A.D.

as

Narrator (voice)

The Twisted Cross

1956

The Twisted Cross

as

Narrator (voice)

Grizzly!

1967

Grizzly!

as

Narrator (voice)

People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter

1971

People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter

as

Narrator (voice)

The Gendarme in New York

1965

The Gendarme in New York

as

Alex Scourby

Venice: Theme and Variations

1957

Venice: Theme and Variations

as

Narrator (voice)

Etosha: Place of Dry Water

1980

Etosha: Place of Dry Water

as

Narrator (voice)

Australia's Animal Mysteries

1984

Australia's Animal Mysteries

as

Narrator (voice)

The Hemingway Play

1976

The Hemingway Play

as

Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged)

The Night America Trembled

1957

The Night America Trembled

as

Host

People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer

1971

People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer

as

Narrator (voice)

The Story of Jesus Through the Eyes of Children

1976

The Story of Jesus Through the Eyes of Children

as

Luke (voice)

Three Two One - Zero!

1954

Three Two One - Zero!

as

Narrator

Project XX: Life in the Thirties

1959

Project XX: Life in the Thirties

as

Self - Narrator

The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945

1981

The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945

as

English language narrator

Project XX: The Great War - World War I

1956

Project XX: The Great War - World War I

as

Self - Narrator

Project XX: The Innocent Years

1957

Project XX: The Innocent Years

as

Self - Narrator

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as

Professor Amadeus / Wolfgang Wolp

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

as

Judge Philip Hallson

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as

Lucas Coleman

Naked City

Naked City

as

Walter Gerrick

Mannix

Mannix

as

Count Boria

Studio One

Studio One

as

Edward

The Secret Storm

The Secret Storm

as

Dr. Ian Northcoate

Johnny Staccato

Johnny Staccato

as

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

George Harper

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Horace Meade

Philip Marlowe

Philip Marlowe

as

Dr. Steve Vincent

The Eleventh Hour

The Eleventh Hour

as

Garrett Nolan

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Albert Hadley

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Eli Bothwell

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Hagen

Climax!

Climax!

as

Frank Martin

The Word

The Word

as

Narrator (voice)

Meeting of Minds

Meeting of Minds

as

Galileo Galilei

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as

Joe Markheim

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as

Judge Coogan

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

as

Byron Claremont

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

as

Allen Ferguson

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Colonel del Armija - Interrogator

Telephone Time

Telephone Time

as

Joseph Priestley

The Walter Winchell File

The Walter Winchell File

as

Agent

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

John Wellman

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

George Matthias

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

as

Roy Bradley

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as

Anthony Alquist

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Jean Millain

The Phil Silvers Show

The Phil Silvers Show

as

Hubbell Robinson (uncredited)

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

as

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

as

George Andreas

Studio One

Studio One

as

Narrator (voice)

Studio One

Studio One

as

Prof. Tom Monev

Studio One

Studio One

as

Carl Phillips

Climax!

Climax!

as

David Potter

Climax!

Climax!

as

Eric Betzdorff

National Geographic Specials

National Geographic Specials

as

Narrator (voice)

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

as

Narrator (voice)

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Odysseus

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as

King

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

El Indio

Production

Crew

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