Alexander Scourby

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-11-13

Day of death

1985-02-22 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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

    Bonanza

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • National Geographic Specials

    National Geographic Specials

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • The Secret Storm

    The Secret Storm

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • Mr. Novak

    Mr. Novak

  • Mr. Novak

    Mr. Novak

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • The Phil Silvers Show

    The Phil Silvers Show

  • Shirley Temple's Storybook

    Shirley Temple's Storybook

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • Jesus

    Jesus

  • The Eleventh Hour

    The Eleventh Hour

  • The Walter Winchell File

    The Walter Winchell File

  • The Big Fisherman

    The Big Fisherman

  • Giant

    Giant

  • The Glory of Their Times

    The Glory of Their Times

  • The Silver Chalice

    The Silver Chalice

  • The Story of Jesus Through the Eyes of Children

    The Story of Jesus Through the Eyes of Children

  • Meeting of Minds

    Meeting of Minds

  • Johnny Staccato

    Johnny Staccato

  • Atonement

    Atonement

  • Victory at Sea

    Victory at Sea

  • The Stuff

    The Stuff

  • The Asphalt Jungle

    The Asphalt Jungle

  • Etosha: Place of Dry Water

    Etosha: Place of Dry Water

  • Ransom!

    Ransom!

  • Philip Marlowe

    Philip Marlowe

  • The Night America Trembled

    The Night America Trembled

  • The Word

    The Word

  • The Hemingway Play

    The Hemingway Play

  • Because of You

    Because of You

  • The Shaggy Dog

    The Shaggy Dog

  • The Big Heat

    The Big Heat

  • The Velvet Alley

    The Velvet Alley

  • The Incredible World of James Bond

    The Incredible World of James Bond

  • Seven Thieves

    Seven Thieves

  • Uncommon Women and Others

    Uncommon Women and Others

  • The Glory Brigade

    The Glory Brigade

  • Sign of the Pagan

    Sign of the Pagan

  • Man on a String

    Man on a String

  • Affair in Trinidad

    Affair in Trinidad

  • Merton: A Film Biography

    Merton: A Film Biography

  • Montserrat

    Montserrat

  • The Shadow

    The Shadow

  • The Executioner

    The Executioner

  • The Gendarme in New York

    The Gendarme in New York

  • The Devil at 4 O'Clock

    The Devil at 4 O'Clock

  • The Redhead from Wyoming

    The Redhead from Wyoming

  • The Wall

    The Wall

  • The Lonely Dorymen

    The Lonely Dorymen

  • The Spirit of Christmas

    The Spirit of Christmas

  • The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945

    The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945

  • Grizzly!

    Grizzly!

  • Me and the Colonel

    Me and the Colonel

  • People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer

    People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer

  • Three Two One - Zero!

    Three Two One - Zero!

  • Project XX: The Great War - World War I

    Project XX: The Great War - World War I

  • 1999 A.D.

    1999 A.D.

  • The Twisted Cross

    The Twisted Cross

  • Australia's Animal Mysteries

    Australia's Animal Mysteries

  • Project XX: Life in the Thirties

    Project XX: Life in the Thirties

  • Among the Wild Chimpanzees

    Among the Wild Chimpanzees

  • Buddhism in China

    Buddhism in China

  • This Other Eden

    This Other Eden

  • Project XX: The Innocent Years

    Project XX: The Innocent Years

  • Venice: Theme and Variations

    Venice: Theme and Variations

  • Hell Gate: The Watery Grave

    Hell Gate: The Watery Grave

  • People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter

    People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter

  • The Song of Christmas

    The Song of Christmas