Alexander Scourby
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 13, 1913
- Died
- February 22, 1985
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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
- Hell Gate: The Watery Grave
Hell Gate: The Watery Grave TBA
as Narrator (voice)
The Stuff 1985
as Evans
Among the Wild Chimpanzees 1984
as Narrator (voice)
Australia's Animal Mysteries 1984
as Narrator (voice)
Merton: A Film Biography 1984
as Narrator (voice)
Jesus 1979
as Luke (voice)
Etosha: Place of Dry Water 1979
as Narrator (voice)
Uncommon Women and Others 1979
as Narrator (voice)
- This Other Eden
This Other Eden 1979
as Narrator (voice)
The Hemingway Play 1976
as Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged)
- Buddhism in China
Buddhism in China 1972
as Narrator (voice)
Atonement 1971
as Narrator (voice)
Montserrat 1971
Actor
- People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer
People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer 1971
as Narrator (voice)
People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter 1971
as Narrator (voice)
The Executioner 1970
as Prof. Parker
The Glory of Their Times 1970
as Narrator
The Lonely Dorymen 1968
as Narrator (voice)
Grizzly! 1967
as Narrator (voice)
1999 A.D. 1967
as Narrator (voice)
- Dr. Leakey and the Dawn of Man
Dr. Leakey and the Dawn of Man 1966
as Narrator
The Incredible World of James Bond 1965
as Narrator (voice)
The Gendarme in New York 1965
as Alex Scourby
China! 1965
as Narrator
- The Unending Struggle
The Unending Struggle 1965
as Narrator
The Wall 1962
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Devil at 4 O'Clock 1961
as The Governor
Man on a String 1960
as Colonel Vadja Kubelov
Seven Thieves 1960
as Raymond Le May
Project XX: Life in the Thirties 1959
as Self - Narrator
The Big Fisherman 1959
as David Ben-Zadok
The Shaggy Dog 1959
as Mikhail Andrassy
The Velvet Alley 1959
as Harvey Diedrich
Me and the Colonel 1958
as Major Von Bergen
The Song of Christmas 1957
as Narrator (voice)
Project XX: The Innocent Years 1957
as Self - Narrator
The Night America Trembled 1957
as Host
Venice: Theme and Variations 1957
as Narrator (voice)
Giant 1956
as Old Polo
Project XX: The Great War - World War I 1956
as Self - Narrator
The Twisted Cross 1956
as Narrator (voice)
Ransom! 1956
as Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
The Silver Chalice 1954
as Luke
Sign of the Pagan 1954
as Chrysaphius
- Three Two One - Zero!
Three Two One - Zero! 1954
as Narrator
Victory at Sea 1954
as Narrator (voice)
The Shadow 1954
as Rollo Grimbauer
The Spirit of Christmas 1953
as Clement Moore / 'Nativity' Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Big Heat 1953
as Mike Lagana
The Glory Brigade 1953
as Lt. Niklas
The Redhead from Wyoming 1953
as Reece Duncan
Because of You 1952
as Dr. Breen
Affair in Trinidad 1952
as Max Fabian
Credits from TMDB.