Portrait of Alexander Scourby

Alexander Scourby

Acting

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."

Born: November 13, 1913

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

1985
The Stuff

as Evans

1984
Among the Wild Chimpanzees

as Narrator (voice)

1984
Merton: A Film Biography

as Narrator (voice)

1984
Australia's Animal Mysteries

as Narrator (voice)

1980
Etosha: Place of Dry Water

as Narrator (voice)

1979
Jesus

as Luke (voice)

1979
Uncommon Women and Others

as Narrator (voice)

1978
The Word

as Narrator (voice)

1977
Meeting of Minds

as Galileo Galilei

1976
The Hemingway Play

as Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged)

1971
Atonement

as Narrator (voice)

1970
The Executioner

as Prof. Parker

1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Lucas Coleman

1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Anthony Alquist

1967
Grizzly!

as Narrator (voice)

1967
Mannix

as Count Boria

1967
1999 A.D.

as Narrator (voice)

1965
1965
1965
National Geographic Specials

as Narrator (voice)

1964
Daniel Boone

as Eli Bothwell

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

as Professor Amadeus / Wolfgang Wolp

1963
Mr. Novak

as Allen Ferguson

1963
Mr. Novak

as George Andreas

1962
The Wall

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1962
The Eleventh Hour

as Garrett Nolan

1961
The Devil at 4 O'Clock

as The Governor

1961
Cain's Hundred

as Judge Philip Hallson

1961
The Defenders

as John Wellman

1961
The Defenders

as George Matthias

1961
The Asphalt Jungle

as Roy Bradley

1960
Man on a String

as Colonel Vadja Kubelov

1960
Seven Thieves

as Raymond Le May

1959
1959
Philip Marlowe

as Dr. Steve Vincent

1959
The Twilight Zone

as George Harper

1959
Bonanza

as Jean Millain

1959
The Big Fisherman

as David Ben-Zadok

1959
The Shaggy Dog

as Dr. Mikhail Andrassy

1959
The Velvet Alley

as Harvey Diedrich

1959
Rawhide

as Albert Hadley

1958
Me and the Colonel

as Major Von Bergen

1958
The Rifleman

as Byron Claremont

1958
Naked City

as Walter Gerrick

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Judge Coogan

1957
1957
Venice: Theme and Variations

as Narrator (voice)

1956
Giant

as Old Polo

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Colonel del Armija - Interrogator

1956
Telephone Time

as Joseph Priestley

1956
The Twisted Cross

as Narrator (voice)

1956
Ransom!

as Dr. Paul Y. Gorman

1955
1955
1955
The Phil Silvers Show

as Hubbell Robinson (uncredited)

1954
Sign of the Pagan

as Chrysaphius

1954
Climax!

as Frank Martin

1954
Climax!

as David Potter

1954
Climax!

as Eric Betzdorff

1954
Victory at Sea

as Narrator (voice)

1954
The Shadow

as Rollo Grimbauer

1953
The Spirit of Christmas

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

1953
The Big Heat

as Mike Lagana

1953
The Glory Brigade

as Lt. Niklas

1953
1952
Because of You

as Dr. Breen

1952
Omnibus

as Odysseus

1952
Omnibus

as El Indio

1952
Affair in Trinidad

as Max Fabian

1948
Studio One

as Edward

1948
Studio One

as Narrator (voice)

1948
Studio One

as Prof. Tom Monev

1948
Studio One

as Carl Phillips

1947
Kraft Television Theatre

as Narrator (voice)