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