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
Old Polo
Giant
Narrator (voice)
Merton: A Film Biography
The Governor
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
Mike Lagana
The Big Heat
Max Fabian
Affair in Trinidad
Luke (voice)
Jesus
Raymond Le May
Seven Thieves
Luke
The Silver Chalice
Colonel Vadja Kubelov
Man on a String
Lt. Niklas
The Glory Brigade
Narrator (voice)
Hell Gate: The Watery Grave
Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
Ransom!
Major Von Bergen
Me and the Colonel
Narrator (voice)
Buddhism in China
Narrator (voice)
Uncommon Women and Others
Prof. Parker
The Executioner
Narrator (voice)
The Incredible World of James Bond
Dr. Breen
Because of You
Evans
The Stuff
Narrator (voice)
The Lonely Dorymen
David Ben-Zadok
The Big Fisherman
Chrysaphius
Sign of the Pagan
Rollo Grimbauer
The Shadow
Dr. Mikhail Andrassy
The Shaggy Dog
Narrator (voice)
Atonement
Narrator (voice)
The Song of Christmas
Clement Moore / 'Nativity' Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Spirit of Christmas
Montserrat
Narrator (voice)
Among the Wild Chimpanzees
Narrator (voice)
This Other Eden
Narrator (voice)
Victory at Sea
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Wall
Reece Duncan
The Redhead from Wyoming
Harvey Diedrich
The Velvet Alley
Narrator (voice)
1999 A.D.
Narrator (voice)
The Twisted Cross
Narrator (voice)
Grizzly!
Narrator (voice)
People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter
Alex Scourby
Le Gendarme à New-York
Narrator (voice)
Venice: Theme and Variations
Narrator (voice)
Etosha: Place of Dry Water
Narrator (voice)
Australia's Animal Mysteries
Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged)
The Hemingway Play
Host
The Night America Trembled
Narrator (voice)
People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer
Narrator
Three Two One - Zero!
Self - Narrator
Project XX: Life in the Thirties
English language narrator
Der gelbe Stern
Self - Narrator
Project XX: The Great War - World War I
Self - Narrator
Project XX: The Innocent Years
Narrator
The Glory of Their Times
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
51
Gender
Male
Birthday
1913-11-13
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Alex Scourby