Alexander Scourby

Alexander Scourby

  • Birthday: 1913-11-13
  • Deathday: 1985-02-22
  • Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Also know as: Alex 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."

Filmography

Giant

1956

As Old Polo

The Devil at 4 O'Clock

1961

As The Governor

The Big Heat

1953

As Mike Lagana

Affair in Trinidad

1952

As Max Fabian

Jesus

1979

As Luke (voice)

Seven Thieves

1960

As Raymond Le May

The Silver Chalice

1954

As Luke

Man on a String

1960

As Colonel Vadja Kubelov

The Glory Brigade

1953

As Lt. Niklas

Ransom!

1956

As Dr. Paul Y. Gorman

Me and the Colonel

1958

As Major Von Bergen

Atonement

1971

As Self - Narrator (voice)

Uncommon Women and Others

1979

As Narrator (voice)

The Executioner

1970

As Prof. Parker

The Stuff

1985

As Evans

The Spirit of Christmas

1953

As Clement Moore / 'Nativity' Narrator (uncredited)

The Big Fisherman

1959

As David Ben-Zadok

Sign of the Pagan

1954

As Chrysaphius

The Shaggy Dog

1959

As Dr. Mikhail Andrassy

Montserrat

1971

As

Victory at Sea

1954

As Narrator

This Other Eden

1979

As Narrator

The Wall

1962

As Narrator (uncredited)

The Redhead from Wyoming

1953

As Reece Duncan

The Velvet Alley

1959

As Harvey Diedrich

The Twisted Cross

1956

As Narrator (voice)

1999 A.D.

1967

As

Grizzly!

1967

As Narrator

The Gendarme in New York

1965

As Alex Scourby

Venice: Theme and Variations

1957

As Narrator (voice)

Buddhism in China

1972

As Narrator

Because of You

1952

As Dr. Breen

The Shadow

1954

As Rollo Grimbauer

The Song of Christmas

1957

As Narrator

Merton: A Film Biography

1984

As Narrator (voice)

The Incredible World of James Bond

1965

As Self - Narrator (voice)

The Lonely Dorymen

1968

As Self - Narrator (voice)

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