1913-11-13 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."
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The Stuff | Evans | 1985-06-14 |
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Australia's Animal Mysteries | Narrator (voice) | 1984-01-01 |
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Merton: A Film Biography | Narrator (voice) | 1984-01-01 |
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Among the Wild Chimpanzees | Narrator (voice) | 1984-01-30 |
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Der gelbe Stern | English language narrator | 1981-03-05 |
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Etosha: Place of Dry Water | Narrator (voice) | 1980-01-01 |
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This Other Eden | Narrator (voice) | 1979-02-04 |
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Uncommon Women and Others | Narrator (voice) | 1979-06-20 |
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Jesus | Luke (voice) | 1979-10-19 |
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The Hemingway Play | Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged) | 1976-03-11 |
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Buddhism in China | Narrator (voice) | 1972-01-01 |
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Atonement | Narrator (voice) | 1971-09-12 |
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People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer | Narrator (voice) | 1971-01-01 |
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Montserrat | 1971-03-02 | |
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People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter | Narrator (voice) | 1971-01-01 |
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The Executioner | Prof. Parker | 1970-09-06 |
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The Glory of Their Times | Narrator | 1970-01-01 |
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The Lonely Dorymen | Narrator (voice) | 1968-04-16 |
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Grizzly! | Narrator (voice) | 1967-10-31 |
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1999 A.D. | Narrator (voice) | 1967-01-01 |
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China! | Narrator | 1965-05-25 |
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The Unending Struggle | Narrator | 1965-01-01 |
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The Incredible World of James Bond | Narrator (voice) | 1965-11-26 |
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Le Gendarme à New-York | Alex Scourby | 1965-10-28 |
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The Wall | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1962-11-08 |
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The Devil at 4 O'Clock | The Governor | 1961-10-18 |
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Seven Thieves | Raymond Le May | 1960-03-11 |
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Man on a String | Colonel Vadja Kubelov | 1960-03-25 |
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The Velvet Alley | Harvey Diedrich | 1959-01-22 |
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The Big Fisherman | David Ben-Zadok | 1959-08-04 |
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Project XX: Life in the Thirties | Self - Narrator | 1959-10-16 |
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The Shaggy Dog | Dr. Mikhail Andrassy | 1959-03-19 |
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Me and the Colonel | Major Von Bergen | 1958-10-01 |
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Venice: Theme and Variations | Narrator (voice) | 1957-03-01 |
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The Night America Trembled | Host | 1957-09-09 |
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Project XX: The Innocent Years | Self - Narrator | 1957-11-21 |
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The Song of Christmas | Narrator (voice) | 1957-12-20 |
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Ransom! | Dr. Paul Y. Gorman | 1956-01-24 |
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The Twisted Cross | Narrator (voice) | 1956-03-14 |
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Project XX: The Great War - World War I | Self - Narrator | 1956-10-15 |
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Giant | Old Polo | 1956-11-08 |
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Three Two One - Zero! | Narrator | 1954-11-11 |
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The Shadow | Rollo Grimbauer | 1954-06-27 |
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The Silver Chalice | Luke | 1954-12-20 |
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Sign of the Pagan | Chrysaphius | 1954-11-24 |
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Victory at Sea | Narrator (voice) | 1954-08-02 |
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The Spirit of Christmas | Clement Moore / 'Nativity' Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1953-12-01 |
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The Glory Brigade | Lt. Niklas | 1953-05-20 |
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The Big Heat | Mike Lagana | 1953-10-14 |
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The Redhead from Wyoming | Reece Duncan | 1953-01-08 |
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Affair in Trinidad | Max Fabian | 1952-07-29 |
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Because of You | Dr. Breen | 1952-12-04 |
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Hell Gate: The Watery Grave | Narrator (voice) |
