Alexander Scourby
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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
Credits
Giant (1956)
as Old Polo
The Stuff (1985)
as Evans
The Gendarme in New York (1965)
as Alex Scourby
The Big Heat (1953)
as Mike Lagana
Jesus (1979)
as Luke (voice)
The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945 (1981)
as English language narrator
Seven Thieves (1960)
as Raymond Le May
The Shaggy Dog (1959)
as Mikhail Andrassy
The Silver Chalice (1954)
as Luke
Affair in Trinidad (1952)
as Max Fabian
The Redhead from Wyoming (1953)
as Reece Duncan
The Executioner (1970)
as Prof. Parker
The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)
as The Governor
Sign of the Pagan (1954)
as Chrysaphius
The Big Fisherman (1959)
as David Ben-Zadok
China! (1965)
as Narrator
Venice: Theme and Variations (1957)
as Narrator (voice)
Me and the Colonel (1958)
as Major Von Bergen
Ransom! (1956)
as Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
Man on a String (1960)
as Colonel Vadja Kubelov
The Incredible World of James Bond (1965)
as Narrator (voice)
The Velvet Alley (1959)
as Harvey Diedrich
1999 A.D. (1967)
as Narrator (voice)
The Glory Brigade (1953)
as Lt. Niklas
Uncommon Women and Others (1979)
as Narrator (voice)
Because of You (1952)
as Dr. Breen
Among the Wild Chimpanzees (1984)
as Narrator (voice)
Project XX: Life in the Thirties (1959)
as Self - Narrator
The Hemingway Play (1976)
as Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged)
Merton: A Film Biography (1984)
as Narrator (voice)
Grizzly! (1967)
as Narrator (voice)
The Lonely Dorymen (1968)
as Narrator (voice)
The Twisted Cross (1956)
as Narrator (voice)
The Wall (1962)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Project XX: The Great War - World War I (1956)
as Self - Narrator
The Unending Struggle (1965)
as Narrator
The Shadow (1954)
as Rollo Grimbauer
Montserrat (1971)
Actor
The Night America Trembled (1957)
as Host
Project XX: The Innocent Years (1957)
as Self - Narrator
People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter (1971)
as Narrator (voice)
Buddhism in China (1972)
as Narrator (voice)
People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer (1971)
as Narrator (voice)
The Song of Christmas (1957)
as Narrator (voice)
The Spirit of Christmas (1953)
as Clement Moore / 'Nativity' Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Atonement (1971)
as Narrator (voice)
The Glory of Their Times (1970)
as Narrator
Three Two One - Zero! (1954)
as Narrator
Etosha: Place of Dry Water (1979)
as Narrator (voice)
Hell Gate: The Watery Grave (—)
as Narrator (voice)
Australia's Animal Mysteries (1984)
as Narrator (voice)
Victory at Sea (1954)
as Narrator (voice)
This Other Eden (1979)
as Narrator (voice)