Alexander Scourby
Acting
1913-11-13 · 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."
movieThe Stuff
as Evans · 1985 · 6.0
movieAmong the Wild Chimpanzees
as Narrator (voice) · 1984 · 7.8
movieMerton: A Film Biography
as Narrator (voice) · 1984 · 8.7
movieAustralia's Animal Mysteries
as Narrator (voice) · 1984 · 7.0
movieThe Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945
as English language narrator · 1981 · 6.3
movieJesus
as Luke (voice) · 1979 · 8.3
movieEtosha: Place of Dry Water
as Narrator (voice) · 1979 · 0.0
movieUncommon Women and Others
as Narrator (voice) · 1979 · 8.0
movieThis Other Eden
as Narrator (voice) · 1979 · 0.0
tvThe Word
as Narrator (voice) · 1978 · 4.8
tvMeeting of Minds
as Galileo Galilei · 1977 · 8.7
movieThe Hemingway Play
as Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged) · 1976 · 7.0
movieBuddhism in China
as Narrator (voice) · 1972 · 0.0
movieAtonement
as Narrator (voice) · 1971 · 9.0
movieMontserrat
as · 1971 · 10.0
tvGreat Performances
as · 1971 · 6.1
moviePeople of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter
as Narrator (voice) · 1971 · 6.7
moviePeople of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer
as Narrator (voice) · 1971 · 10.0
movieThe Executioner
as Prof. Parker · 1970 · 5.9
movieThe Glory of Their Times
as Narrator · 1970 · 6.5
tvMarcus Welby, M.D.
as Lucas Coleman · 1969 · 6.6
tvMarcus Welby, M.D.
as Anthony Alquist · 1969 · 6.6
movieThe Lonely Dorymen
as Narrator (voice) · 1968 · 7.0
movieGrizzly!
as Narrator (voice) · 1967 · 0.0