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

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Jesus

    Jesus

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • The Secret Storm

    The Secret Storm

  • Mr. Novak

    Mr. Novak

  • Mr. Novak

    Mr. Novak

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • The Shadow

    The Shadow

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Giant

    Giant

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • The Phil Silvers Show

    The Phil Silvers Show

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • Shirley Temple's Storybook

    Shirley Temple's Storybook

  • Merton: A Film Biography

    Merton: A Film Biography

  • Johnny Staccato

    Johnny Staccato

  • Ransom!

    Ransom!

  • The Eleventh Hour

    The Eleventh Hour

  • Seven Thieves

    Seven Thieves

  • The Gendarme in New York

    The Gendarme in New York

  • The Big Heat

    The Big Heat

  • The Walter Winchell File

    The Walter Winchell File

  • Montserrat

    Montserrat

  • The Executioner

    The Executioner

  • The Word

    The Word

  • The Devil at 4 O'Clock

    The Devil at 4 O'Clock

  • The Stuff

    The Stuff

  • Philip Marlowe

    Philip Marlowe

  • National Geographic Specials

    National Geographic Specials

  • The Asphalt Jungle

    The Asphalt Jungle

  • The Glory Brigade

    The Glory Brigade

  • The Velvet Alley

    The Velvet Alley

  • The Shaggy Dog

    The Shaggy Dog

  • Sign of the Pagan

    Sign of the Pagan

  • The Night America Trembled

    The Night America Trembled

  • The Silver Chalice

    The Silver Chalice

  • The Big Fisherman

    The Big Fisherman

  • Uncommon Women and Others

    Uncommon Women and Others

  • Because of You

    Because of You

  • Meeting of Minds

    Meeting of Minds

  • Man on a String

    Man on a String

  • The Redhead from Wyoming

    The Redhead from Wyoming

  • The Glory of Their Times

    The Glory of Their Times

  • The Hemingway Play

    The Hemingway Play

  • Affair in Trinidad

    Affair in Trinidad

  • Me and the Colonel

    Me and the Colonel

  • The Lonely Dorymen

    The Lonely Dorymen

  • Victory at Sea

    Victory at Sea

  • The Spirit of Christmas

    The Spirit of Christmas

  • Among the Wild Chimpanzees

    Among the Wild Chimpanzees

  • Three Two One - Zero!

    Three Two One - Zero!

  • Project XX: The Innocent Years

    Project XX: The Innocent Years

  • The Incredible World of James Bond

    The Incredible World of James Bond

  • 1999 A.D.

    1999 A.D.

  • Grizzly!

    Grizzly!

  • People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer

    People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer

  • Project XX: The Great War - World War I

    Project XX: The Great War - World War I

  • People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter

    People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter

  • Project XX: Life in the Thirties

    Project XX: Life in the Thirties

  • Etosha: Place of Dry Water

    Etosha: Place of Dry Water

  • Venice: Theme and Variations

    Venice: Theme and Variations

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

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

  • Australia's Animal Mysteries

    Australia's Animal Mysteries

  • Atonement

    Atonement

  • The Wall

    The Wall

  • This Other Eden

    This Other Eden

  • Buddhism in China

    Buddhism in China

  • The Twisted Cross

    The Twisted Cross

  • The Song of Christmas

    The Song of Christmas

  • Hell Gate: The Watery Grave

    Hell Gate: The Watery Grave