Alexander Scourby
Acting
Born November 13, 1913 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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."
Films (52)
The Stuff
1985
Among the Wild Chimpanzees
1984
Merton: A Film Biography
1984
Australia's Animal Mysteries
1984
The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945
1981
Etosha: Place of Dry Water
1980
Jesus
1979
Uncommon Women and Others
1979
This Other Eden
1979
The Hemingway Play
1976
Buddhism in China
1972
Atonement
1971
Montserrat
1971
People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter
1971
People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer
1971
The Executioner
1970
The Glory of Their Times
1970
The Lonely Dorymen
1968
Grizzly!
1967
1999 A.D.
1967
The Incredible World of James Bond
1965
The Gendarme in New York
1965
China!
1965
The Unending Struggle
1965
The Wall
1962
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
1961
Man on a String
1960
Seven Thieves
1960
Project XX: Life in the Thirties
1959
The Big Fisherman
1959
The Shaggy Dog
1959
The Velvet Alley
1959
Me and the Colonel
1958
The Song of Christmas
1957
Project XX: The Innocent Years
1957
The Night America Trembled
1957
Venice: Theme and Variations
1957
Giant
1956
Project XX: The Great War - World War I
1956
The Twisted Cross
1956
Ransom!
1956
The Silver Chalice
1954
Sign of the Pagan
1954
Three Two One - Zero!
1954
Victory at Sea
1954
The Shadow
1954
The Spirit of Christmas
1953
The Big Heat
1953
The Glory Brigade
1953
The Redhead from Wyoming
1953
Because of You
1952
Affair in Trinidad
1952