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Alexander Scourby
Alexander Scourby

Alexander Scourby

ActingBorn November 13, 1913Died February 22, 1985 (age 71)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."

Filmography

1985
The Stuff

as Evans

Movie
1984
Among the Wild Chimpanzees

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1984
Merton: A Film Biography

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1984
Australia's Animal Mysteries

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1979
Jesus

as Luke (voice)

Movie
1979
Etosha: Place of Dry Water

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1979
Uncommon Women and Others

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1979
This Other Eden

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1978
The Word

as Narrator (voice)

TV
1977
Meeting of Minds

as Galileo Galilei

TV
1976
The Hemingway Play

as Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged)

Movie
1972
Buddhism in China

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1971
Atonement

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1971Movie
1971Movie
1971Movie
1970
The Executioner

as Prof. Parker

Movie
1970Movie
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Lucas Coleman

TV
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Anthony Alquist

TV
1968
The Lonely Dorymen

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1967
Grizzly!

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1967
Mannix

as Count Boria

TV
1967
1999 A.D.

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1965Movie
1965Movie
1965
National Geographic Specials

as Narrator (voice)

TV
1965
China!

as Narrator

Movie
1965Movie
1964
Daniel Boone

as Eli Bothwell

TV
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Professor Amadeus / Wolfgang Wolp

TV
1963
Mr. Novak

as Allen Ferguson

TV
1963
Mr. Novak

as George Andreas

TV
1962
The Wall

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1962
The Eleventh Hour

as Garrett Nolan

TV
1961
The Devil at 4 O'Clock

as The Governor

Movie
1961
Cain's Hundred

as Judge Philip Hallson

TV
1961
The Defenders

as John Wellman

TV
1961
The Defenders

as George Matthias

TV
1961
The Asphalt Jungle

as Roy Bradley

TV
1960
Man on a String

as Colonel Vadja Kubelov

Movie
1960
Seven Thieves

as Raymond Le May

Movie
1959Movie
1959
Philip Marlowe

as Dr. Steve Vincent

TV
1959
The Twilight Zone

as George Harper

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Jean Millain

TV
1959
The Big Fisherman

as David Ben-Zadok

Movie
1959
The Shaggy Dog

as Mikhail Andrassy

Movie
1959
The Velvet Alley

as Harvey Diedrich

Movie
1959
Rawhide

as Albert Hadley

TV
1958
Me and the Colonel

as Major Von Bergen

Movie
1958
Naked City

as Walter Gerrick

TV
1958
The Rifleman

as Byron Claremont

TV
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Judge Coogan

TV
1957
The Song of Christmas

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1957Movie
1957
Venice: Theme and Variations

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1956
Giant

as Old Polo

Movie
1956Movie
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Colonel del Armija - Interrogator

TV
1956
Telephone Time

as Joseph Priestley

TV
1956
The Twisted Cross

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1956
Ransom!

as Dr. Paul Y. Gorman

Movie
1955TV
1955TV
1955
The Phil Silvers Show

as Hubbell Robinson (uncredited)

TV
1954Movie
1954
Sign of the Pagan

as Chrysaphius

Movie
1954Movie
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney

as Dr. Mikhail Andrassy

TV
1954
Climax!

as Frank Martin

TV
1954
Climax!

as David Potter

TV
1954
Climax!

as Eric Betzdorff

TV
1954
Victory at Sea

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1954
The Shadow

as Rollo Grimbauer

Movie
1954
The Secret Storm

as Dr. Ian Northcoate

TV
1953
The Spirit of Christmas

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

Movie
1953
The Big Heat

as Mike Lagana

Movie
1953
The Glory Brigade

as Lt. Niklas

Movie
1953Movie
1952
Because of You

as Dr. Breen

Movie
1952
Omnibus

as Odysseus

TV
1952
Omnibus

as El Indio

TV
1952
Affair in Trinidad

as Max Fabian

Movie
1950TV
1948
Studio One

as Edward

TV
1948
Studio One

as Narrator (voice)

TV
1948
Studio One

as Prof. Tom Monev

TV
1948
Studio One

as Carl Phillips

TV
1947
Kraft Television Theatre

as Narrator (voice)

TV
Hell Gate: The Watery Grave

as Narrator (voice)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayNovember 13, 1913
Day of DeathFebruary 22, 1985
Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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