Alexander Scourby
Known for Acting · 88 credits
- Born
- 1913-11-13
- Died
- 1985-02-22
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Alex Scourby · Alexander Scorby
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."
Known For
TV Shows (35)
Bonanza
1959
as Jean Millain
Mannix
1967
as Count Boria
Great Performances
1971
The Rifleman
1958
as Byron Claremont
The Twilight Zone
1959
as George Harper
Climax!
1954
as Frank Martin / David Potter / Eric Betzdorff
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Colonel del Armija - Interrogator
Naked City
1958
as Walter Gerrick
Studio One
1948
as Edward / Narrator (voice) / Prof. Tom Monev / Carl Phillips
Rawhide
1959
as Albert Hadley
Daniel Boone
1964
as Eli Bothwell
The Defenders
1961
as John Wellman / George Matthias
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Judge Coogan
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Lucas Coleman / Anthony Alquist
Omnibus
1952
as Odysseus / El Indio
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Horace Meade
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Professor Amadeus / Wolfgang Wolp
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Joe Markheim
Telephone Time
1956
as Joseph Priestley
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as King
The Secret Storm
1954
as Dr. Ian Northcoate
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Narrator (voice)
Mr. Novak
1963
as Allen Ferguson / George Andreas
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Hagen
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Judge Philip Hallson
The Phil Silvers Show
1955
as Hubbell Robinson (uncredited)
The Eleventh Hour
1962
as Garrett Nolan
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Dr. Mikhail Andrassy
Johnny Staccato
1959
The Walter Winchell File
1957
as Agent
Philip Marlowe
1959
as Dr. Steve Vincent
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
as Roy Bradley
The Word
1978
as Narrator (voice)
National Geographic Specials
1965
as Narrator (voice)
Meeting of Minds
1977
as Galileo Galilei
Movies (53)
Giant
1956
as Old Polo
The Stuff
1985
as Evans
The Big Heat
1953
as Mike Lagana
Jesus
1979
as Luke (voice)
The Gendarme in New York
1965
as Alex Scourby
The Silver Chalice
1954
as Luke
The Big Fisherman
1959
as David Ben-Zadok
The Shaggy Dog
1959
as Mikhail Andrassy
Affair in Trinidad
1952
as Max Fabian
The Incredible World of James Bond
1965
as Narrator (voice)
Sign of the Pagan
1954
as Chrysaphius
Ransom!
1956
as Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
Seven Thieves
1960
as Raymond Le May
The Glory Brigade
1953
as Lt. Niklas
Because of You
1952
as Dr. Breen
Merton: A Film Biography
1984
as Narrator (voice)
The Executioner
1970
as Prof. Parker
The Redhead from Wyoming
1953
as Reece Duncan
1999 A.D.
1967
as Narrator (voice)
Montserrat
1971
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
1961
as The Governor
The Night America Trembled
1957
as Host
Me and the Colonel
1958
as Major Von Bergen
The Hemingway Play
1976
as Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged)
Man on a String
1960
as Colonel Vadja Kubelov
The Velvet Alley
1959
as Harvey Diedrich
Uncommon Women and Others
1979
as Narrator (voice)
Among the Wild Chimpanzees
1984
as Narrator (voice)
The Lonely Dorymen
1968
as Narrator (voice)
The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945
1981
as English language narrator
The Shadow
1954
as Rollo Grimbauer
Victory at Sea
1954
as Narrator (voice)
Grizzly!
1967
as Narrator (voice)
Atonement
1971
as Narrator (voice)
Australia's Animal Mysteries
1984
as Narrator (voice)
The Spirit of Christmas
1953
as Clement Moore / 'Nativity' Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Wall
1962
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Project XX: Life in the Thirties
1959
as Self - Narrator
The Glory of Their Times
1970
as Narrator
People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer
1971
as Narrator (voice)
This Other Eden
1979
as Narrator (voice)
People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter
1971
as Narrator (voice)
Project XX: The Great War - World War I
1956
as Self - Narrator
The Twisted Cross
1956
as Narrator (voice)
China!
1965
as Narrator
Hell Gate: The Watery Grave
as Narrator (voice)
Project XX: The Innocent Years
1957
as Self - Narrator
The Song of Christmas
1957
as Narrator (voice)
Venice: Theme and Variations
1957
as Narrator (voice)
Etosha: Place of Dry Water
1979
as Narrator (voice)
Buddhism in China
1972
as Narrator (voice)
Three Two One - Zero!
1954
as Narrator
The Unending Struggle
1965
as Narrator
About Alexander Scourby
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 Bi… With 88 credits spanning from 1947 to 1985, Alexander Scourby has appeared in 53 films and 35 TV shows.
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Most Popular Alexander Scourby Movies
- Giant (1956) — as Old Polo
- The Stuff (1985) — as Evans
- The Big Heat (1953) — as Mike Lagana
- Jesus (1979) — as Luke (voice)
- The Gendarme in New York (1965) — as Alex Scourby
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