Acting
Alexander Scourby
EN, FR cinema · 53 credits
Born
13 November 1913
Died
22 February 1985 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Alex Scourby · Alexander Scorby
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
Filmography
Hell Gate: The Watery Grave
Hell Gate: The Watery Grave
as Narrator (voice)
The Stuff
as Evans
Merton: A Film Biography
as Narrator (voice)
Among the Wild Chimpanzees
as Narrator (voice)
Australia's Animal Mysteries
as Narrator (voice)
Jesus
as Luke (voice)
Uncommon Women and Others
as Narrator (voice)
This Other Eden
1979
This Other Eden
as Narrator (voice)
Etosha: Place of Dry Water
as Narrator (voice)
The Hemingway Play
as Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged)
Buddhism in China
1972
Buddhism in China
as Narrator (voice)
Atonement
as Narrator (voice)
People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter
as Narrator (voice)
People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer
1971
People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer
as Narrator (voice)
The Executioner
as Prof. Parker
The Glory of Their Times
as Narrator
The Lonely Dorymen
as Narrator (voice)
1999 A.D.
as Narrator (voice)
Grizzly!
as Narrator (voice)
The Incredible World of James Bond
as Narrator (voice)
The Gendarme in New York
as Alex Scourby
China!
as Narrator
The Wall
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
as The Governor
Seven Thieves
as Raymond Le May
Man on a String
as Colonel Vadja Kubelov
The Big Fisherman
as David Ben-Zadok
The Shaggy Dog
as Mikhail Andrassy
The Velvet Alley
as Harvey Diedrich
Project XX: Life in the Thirties
as Self - Narrator
Me and the Colonel
as Major Von Bergen
The Song of Christmas
as Narrator (voice)
Venice: Theme and Variations
as Narrator (voice)
Project XX: The Innocent Years
as Self - Narrator
Giant
as Old Polo
Ransom!
as Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
The Twisted Cross
as Narrator (voice)
Project XX: The Great War - World War I
as Self - Narrator
Sign of the Pagan
as Chrysaphius
The Shadow
as Rollo Grimbauer
Victory at Sea
as Narrator (voice)
The Big Heat
as Mike Lagana
The Glory Brigade
as Lt. Niklas
The Spirit of Christmas
as Clement Moore / 'Nativity' Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Redhead from Wyoming
as Reece Duncan
Affair in Trinidad
as Max Fabian
Because of You
as Dr. Breen