Alexander Scourby

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

95

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

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • The Secret Storm

    The Secret Storm

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Jesus

    Jesus

  • Giant

    Giant

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • Ransom!

    Ransom!

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Atonement

    Atonement

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • Mr. Novak

    Mr. Novak

  • Mr. Novak

    Mr. Novak

  • Shirley Temple's Storybook

    Shirley Temple's Storybook

  • The Executioner

    The Executioner

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Me and the Colonel

    Me and the Colonel

  • Johnny Staccato

    Johnny Staccato

  • The Phil Silvers Show

    The Phil Silvers Show

  • The Eleventh Hour

    The Eleventh Hour

  • The Walter Winchell File

    The Walter Winchell File

  • The Hemingway Play

    The Hemingway Play

  • Australia's Animal Mysteries

    Australia's Animal Mysteries

  • Philip Marlowe

    Philip Marlowe

  • The Word

    The Word

  • Uncommon Women and Others

    Uncommon Women and Others

  • The Lonely Dorymen

    The Lonely Dorymen

  • The Stuff

    The Stuff

  • The Velvet Alley

    The Velvet Alley

  • The Asphalt Jungle

    The Asphalt Jungle

  • National Geographic Specials

    National Geographic Specials

  • The Big Heat

    The Big Heat

  • The Shaggy Dog

    The Shaggy Dog

  • The Gendarme in New York

    The Gendarme in New York

  • Because of You

    Because of You

  • Grizzly!

    Grizzly!

  • Meeting of Minds

    Meeting of Minds

  • The Big Fisherman

    The Big Fisherman

  • The Silver Chalice

    The Silver Chalice

  • Affair in Trinidad

    Affair in Trinidad

  • Sign of the Pagan

    Sign of the Pagan

  • The Incredible World of James Bond

    The Incredible World of James Bond

  • The Glory Brigade

    The Glory Brigade

  • The Wall

    The Wall

  • Man on a String

    Man on a String

  • The Devil at 4 O'Clock

    The Devil at 4 O'Clock

  • Seven Thieves

    Seven Thieves

  • 1999 A.D.

    1999 A.D.

  • The Night America Trembled

    The Night America Trembled

  • The Redhead from Wyoming

    The Redhead from Wyoming

  • Venice: Theme and Variations

    Venice: Theme and Variations

  • Montserrat

    Montserrat

  • The Glory of Their Times

    The Glory of Their Times

  • Project XX: The Innocent Years

    Project XX: The Innocent Years

  • Merton: A Film Biography

    Merton: A Film Biography

  • This Other Eden

    This Other Eden

  • Buddhism in China

    Buddhism in China

  • The Shadow

    The Shadow

  • Among the Wild Chimpanzees

    Among the Wild Chimpanzees

  • People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer

    People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer

  • Project XX: Life in the Thirties

    Project XX: Life in the Thirties

  • Hell Gate: The Watery Grave

    Hell Gate: The Watery Grave

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

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

  • The Spirit of Christmas

    The Spirit of Christmas

  • The Song of Christmas

    The Song of Christmas

  • Three Two One - Zero!

    Three Two One - Zero!

  • Victory at Sea

    Victory at Sea

  • Etosha: Place of Dry Water

    Etosha: Place of Dry Water

  • The Twisted Cross

    The Twisted Cross

  • People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter

    People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter

  • Project XX: The Great War - World War I

    Project XX: The Great War - World War I