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