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Alexander Scourby
Actor
Died February 22, 1985 (71 years)
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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."
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
| 1985 | |
| 1984 | Merton · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1981 | The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945 · as Narrator In English Version |
| 1979 | The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis · as Narrator |
| 1979 | The Jesus Film · as Luke (voice) |
| 1978 | The Word (1978) (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1977 | Meeting of Minds (TV Series) |
| 1974 | NOVA (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1972 | Instinct for Survival · as Narrator (us English Language Version) |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) |
| 1971 | People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1971 | People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer · as Narrator |
| 1970 | The Executioner · as Prof. Parker |
| 1970 | All My Children (TV Series) · as Nigel Fargate #2 (1976-1977) |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Anthony Alquist |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Count Boria |
| 1966 | Memorandum · as Narrator |
| 1965 | The Gendarme in New York · as Alex Scourby |
| 1965 | National Geographic Specials (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1965 | China · as Narrator |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Eli Bothwell |
| 1964 | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Professor Amadeus / Wolfgang Wolp |
| 1964 | The Rogues (TV Series) · as Gregor Szeleky |
| 1964 | Another World (TV Series) · as Lowell Pendleton (1976) |
| 1963 | Mr. Novak (TV Series) · as Allen Ferguson |
| 1962 | The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) |
| 1961 | The Devil at 4 O'Clock · as The Governor |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Gen. Secour |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred (TV Series) · as Judge Philip Hallson |
| 1961 | The Defenders (TV Series) · as John Wellman |
| 1961 | The Asphalt Jungle (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Man on a String · as Colonel Vadja Kubelov |
| 1960 | Seven Thieves · as Raymond Le May |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Rakitin |
| 1959 | Philip Marlowe (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as George Harper |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Johnny Staccato (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Big Fisherman · as David Ben-Zadok |
| 1959 | Markham (TV Series) · as Bernard Frazer |
| 1959 | The Shaggy Dog · as Dr. Mikhail Andrassy |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Albert Hadley |
| 1958 | Me and the Colonel · as Major Von Bergen |
| 1958 | Naked City (TV Series) · as Walter Gerrick |
| 1958 | The Rifleman (TV Series) · as Byron Claremont |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) · as Judge Coogan |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV Series) · as King |
| 1957 | The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) · as Dr. Tubbs |
| 1956 | Giant · as Old Polo |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Colonel Del Armija - Interrogator |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Harvey Diedrich |
| 1956 | Ransom! · as Dr. Paul Y. Gorman |
| 1956 | Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV Series) · as Chorus |
| 1956 | Telephone Time (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) · as Joe Markheim |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Horace Meade |
| 1955 | The Phil Silvers Show (TV Series) · as Hubbell Robinson (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Silver Chalice · as Luke |
| 1954 | Sign of the Pagan · as Chrysaphius |
| 1954 | Producers' Showcase (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Frank Martin |
| 1954 | Victory at Sea · as Narrator |
| 1954 | The Shadow · as Rollo Grimbauer |
| 1954 | The Secret Storm (TV Series) |
| 1953 | The Big Heat · as Mike Lagana |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as Aubrey Wilson |
| 1953 | Ponds Theater (TV Series) · as Robert Browning |
| 1953 | The Glory Brigade · as Lt. Niklas |
| 1953 | The Redhead from Wyoming · as Reece Duncan |
| 1952 | Because of You · as Dr. Breen |
| 1952 | Omnibus (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Affair in Trinidad · as Max Fabian |
| 1951 | Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Spirit of Christmas · as Clement Moore / 'nativity' Narrator (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Hagen |
| 1950 | The Web (1950) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | With These Hands · as Doctor |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Abraham Rothstein |
| 1949 | The Big Story (TV Series) · as Ray Springle |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) |