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