Alexander Scourby

Acting

Alexander Scourby

Born November 13, 1913Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA88 credits

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

Filmography

The Stuff
1985The Stuff
as EvansMovie
Among the Wild Chimpanzees
1984Among the Wild Chimpanzees
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Merton: A Film Biography
1984Merton: A Film Biography
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Australia's Animal Mysteries
1984Australia's Animal Mysteries
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Etosha: Place of Dry Water
1980Etosha: Place of Dry Water
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Jesus
1979Jesus
as Luke (voice)Movie
Uncommon Women and Others
1979Uncommon Women and Others
as Narrator (voice)Movie
T
1979This Other Eden
as Narrator (voice)Movie
The Word
1978The Word
as Narrator (voice)TV
Meeting of Minds
1977Meeting of Minds
as Galileo GalileiTV
The Hemingway Play
1976The Hemingway Play
as Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged)Movie
B
1972Buddhism in China
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Atonement
1971Atonement
as Narrator (voice)Movie
The Executioner
1970The Executioner
as Prof. ParkerMovie
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Lucas ColemanTV
The Lonely Dorymen
1968The Lonely Dorymen
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Grizzly!
1967Grizzly!
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Mannix
1967Mannix
as Count BoriaTV
1999 A.D.
19671999 A.D.
as Narrator (voice)Movie
The Gendarme in New York
1965The Gendarme in New York
as Alex ScourbyMovie
China!
1965China!
as NarratorMovie
Daniel Boone
1964Daniel Boone
as Eli BothwellTV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Professor Amadeus / Wolfgang WolpTV
Mr. Novak
1963Mr. Novak
as Allen FergusonTV
The Wall
1962The Wall
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Movie
The Eleventh Hour
1962The Eleventh Hour
as Garrett NolanTV
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
1961The Devil at 4 O'Clock
as The GovernorMovie
Cain's Hundred
1961Cain's Hundred
as Judge Philip HallsonTV
The Defenders
1961The Defenders
as John WellmanTV
The Asphalt Jungle
1961The Asphalt Jungle
as Roy BradleyTV
Man on a String
1960Man on a String
as Colonel Vadja KubelovMovie
Seven Thieves
1960Seven Thieves
as Raymond Le MayMovie
Philip Marlowe
1959Philip Marlowe
as Dr. Steve VincentTV
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zone
as George HarperTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanza
as Jean MillainTV
The Big Fisherman
1959The Big Fisherman
as David Ben-ZadokMovie
The Shaggy Dog
1959The Shaggy Dog
as Dr. Mikhail AndrassyMovie
The Velvet Alley
1959The Velvet Alley
as Harvey DiedrichMovie
Rawhide
1959Rawhide
as Albert HadleyTV
Me and the Colonel
1958Me and the Colonel
as Major Von BergenMovie
Naked City
1958Naked City
as Walter GerrickTV
The Rifleman
1958The Rifleman
as Byron ClaremontTV
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Judge CooganTV
The Song of Christmas
1957The Song of Christmas
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Project XX: The Innocent Years
1957Project XX: The Innocent Years
as Self - NarratorMovie
Venice: Theme and Variations
1957Venice: Theme and Variations
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Giant
1956Giant
as Old PoloMovie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Colonel del Armija - InterrogatorTV
Telephone Time
1956Telephone Time
as Joseph PriestleyTV
The Twisted Cross
1956The Twisted Cross
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Ransom!
1956Ransom!
as Dr. Paul Y. GormanMovie
The Phil Silvers Show
1955The Phil Silvers Show
as Hubbell Robinson (uncredited)TV
Sign of the Pagan
1954Sign of the Pagan
as ChrysaphiusMovie
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
as Dr. Mikhail AndrassyTV
Climax!
1954Climax!
as Frank MartinTV
Victory at Sea
1954Victory at Sea
as Narrator (voice)Movie
The Shadow
1954The Shadow
as Rollo GrimbauerMovie
T
1954The Secret Storm
as Dr. Ian NorthcoateTV
The Spirit of Christmas
1953The Spirit of Christmas
as Clement Moore / 'Nativity' Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Movie
The Big Heat
1953The Big Heat
as Mike LaganaMovie
The Glory Brigade
1953The Glory Brigade
as Lt. NiklasMovie
The Redhead from Wyoming
1953The Redhead from Wyoming
as Reece DuncanMovie
Because of You
1952Because of You
as Dr. BreenMovie
Omnibus
1952Omnibus
as OdysseusTV
Affair in Trinidad
1952Affair in Trinidad
as Max FabianMovie
Studio One
1948Studio One
as EdwardTV
H
Hell Gate: The Watery Grave
as Narrator (voice)Movie