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 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

Birth Location Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Born 1913-11-13
Died 1985-02-22

Movies

The Stuff as Evans
1985
Merton: A Film Biography as Narrator (voice)
1984
1984
1980
Jesus as Luke (voice)
1979
Uncommon Women and Others as Narrator (voice)
1979
This Other Eden as Narrator
1979
Buddhism in China as Narrator
1972
Atonement as Self - Narrator (voice)
1971
1971
The Executioner as Prof. Parker
1970
The Lonely Dorymen as Self - Narrator (voice)
1968
Grizzly! as Narrator
1967
1967
The Incredible World of James Bond as Self - Narrator (voice)
1965
The Gendarme in New York as Alex Scourby
1965
The Wall as Narrator (uncredited)
1962
The Devil at 4 O'Clock as The Governor
1961
Man on a String as Colonel Vadja Kubelov
1960
Seven Thieves as Raymond Le May
1960
The Big Fisherman as David Ben-Zadok
1959
The Shaggy Dog as Dr. Mikhail Andrassy
1959
The Velvet Alley as Harvey Diedrich
1959
Me and the Colonel as Major Von Bergen
1958
The Song of Christmas as Narrator
1957
Venice: Theme and Variations as Narrator (voice)
1957
Giant as Old Polo
1956
The Twisted Cross as Narrator (voice)
1956
Ransom! as Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
1956
1954
Sign of the Pagan as Chrysaphius
1954
Victory at Sea as Narrator
1954
The Shadow as Rollo Grimbauer
1954
The Spirit of Christmas as Clement Moore / 'Nativity' Narrator (uncredited)
1953
The Big Heat as Mike Lagana
1953
The Glory Brigade as Lt. Niklas
1953
The Redhead from Wyoming as Reece Duncan
1953
Because of You as Dr. Breen
1952
Affair in Trinidad as Max Fabian
1952
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