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Alexander Scourby

Alexander Scourby

Actor · Born 1913-11-13 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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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."

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Twilight Zone (1959) — George Harper
  2. Giant (1956) — Old Polo
  3. The Gendarme in New York (1965) — Alex Scourby
  4. The Big Heat (1953) — Mike Lagana
  5. The Stuff (1985) — Evans
  6. Bonanza (1959) — Jean Millain
  7. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Horace Meade
  8. Jesus (1979) — Luke (voice)
  9. The Shaggy Dog (1959) — Mikhail Andrassy
  10. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — Professor Amadeus / Wolfgang Wolp
  11. Affair in Trinidad (1952) — Max Fabian
  12. Mannix (1967) — Count Boria
  13. The Rifleman (1958) — Byron Claremont
  14. Rawhide (1959) — Albert Hadley
  15. The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961) — The Governor
  16. The Silver Chalice (1954) — Luke
  17. Seven Thieves (1960) — Raymond Le May
  18. Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) — Judge Coogan
  19. Ransom! (1956) — Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
  20. The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) — Dr. Mikhail Andrassy
  21. Daniel Boone (1964) — Eli Bothwell
  22. Great Performances (1971)
  23. The Phil Silvers Show (1955) — Hubbell Robinson (uncredited)
  24. Me and the Colonel (1958) — Major Von Bergen
  25. Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) — Lucas Coleman
  26. The Executioner (1970) — Prof. Parker
  27. The Redhead from Wyoming (1953) — Reece Duncan
  28. Naked City (1958) — Walter Gerrick
  29. Studio One (1948) — Edward
  30. Climax! (1954) — Frank Martin
  31. The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945 (1981) — English language narrator
  32. The Defenders (1961) — John Wellman
  33. The Big Fisherman (1959) — David Ben-Zadok
  34. The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) — Joe Markheim
  35. Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) — Colonel del Armija - Interrogator
  36. Johnny Staccato (1959)
  37. Man on a String (1960) — Colonel Vadja Kubelov
  38. Because of You (1952) — Dr. Breen
  39. National Geographic Specials (1965) — Narrator (voice)
  40. The Glory Brigade (1953) — Lt. Niklas