Alexander Scourby

Alexander Scourby

Deceased · Born: Nov 13, 1913 · Died: Feb 22, 1985

Personal Details

Born Nov 13, 1913 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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."

Career

1985
The Stuff
The Stuff as Evans
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1984
Merton
Merton as Narrator (voice)
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Australia's Animal Mysteries
Australia's Animal Mysteries as Narrator
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Among the Wild Chimpanzees
1981
The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945
1979
The Jesus Film
The Jesus Film as Luke
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Great Performances
Great Performances as Narrator (voice)
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Great Performances
1978
The Word
The Word as Narrator (voice)
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1971
People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter
People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter as Narrator (voice)
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Montserrat
Montserrat
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1970
Atonement
Atonement as Alexander Scourby
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The Glory of Their Times
The Glory of Their Times as Narrator
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The Executioner
The Executioner as Prof. Parker
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1964
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone as Eli Bothwell
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1962
Naked City
Naked City as Walter Gerrick
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1961
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
The Devil at 4 O'Clock as The Governor
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1960
Seven Thieves
Seven Thieves as Raymond Le May
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Man on a String
Man on a String as Colonel Vadja Kubelov
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Horace Meade
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1959
The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog as Dr. Mikhail Andrassy
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The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman as David Ben-Zadok
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Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90 as Harvey Diedrich
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The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone as George Harper
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Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Judge Coogan
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The Rifleman
The Rifleman as Byron Claremont
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1958
Me and the Colonel
Me and the Colonel as Major Von Bergen
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1957
Studio One
Studio One as Host
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1956
The Twisted Cross
The Twisted Cross as Narrator (voice)
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Ransom!
Ransom! as Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
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Climax!
Climax! as Frank Martin
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1954
Victory at Sea
Victory at Sea as Narrator
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The Silver Chalice
The Silver Chalice as Luke
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Sign of the Pagan
Sign of the Pagan as Chrysaphius
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1953
The Glory Brigade
The Glory Brigade as Lt. Niklas
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The Redhead from Wyoming
The Redhead from Wyoming as Reece Duncan
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The Spirit of Christmas
The Spirit of Christmas as Clement Moore / 'Nativity' Narrator (uncredited)
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The Big Heat
The Big Heat as Mike Lagana
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1952
Affair in Trinidad
Affair in Trinidad as Max Fabian
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Because of You
Because of You as Dr. Breen
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1951
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre as Hagen
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1965
The Incredible World of James Bond
1959
Project Twenty
Project Twenty
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