Alexander Scourby

Alexander Scourby

11/13/1913 – 2/22/1985Brooklyn, 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."

Filmography (87 titles)

The Stuff6.0Movie

The Stuff

Evans · 1985

Among the Wild Chimpanzees7.8Movie

Among the Wild Chimpanzees

Narrator (voice) · 1984

Merton: A Film Biography8.7Movie

Merton: A Film Biography

Narrator (voice) · 1984

Australia's Animal Mysteries7.0Movie

Australia's Animal Mysteries

Narrator (voice) · 1984

The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-19456.3Movie

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

English language narrator · 1981

Jesus8.3Movie

Jesus

Luke (voice) · 1979

Etosha: Place of Dry WaterMovie

Etosha: Place of Dry Water

Narrator (voice) · 1979

Uncommon Women and Others8.0Movie

Uncommon Women and Others

Narrator (voice) · 1979

Movie

This Other Eden

Narrator (voice) · 1979

The Word4.8Show

The Word

Narrator (voice) · 1978

Meeting of Minds8.7Show

Meeting of Minds

Galileo Galilei · 1977

The Hemingway Play7.0Movie

The Hemingway Play

Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged) · 1976

Movie

Buddhism in China

Narrator (voice) · 1972

Atonement9.0Movie

Atonement

Narrator (voice) · 1971

Montserrat10.0Movie

Montserrat

1971

Great Performances6.1Show

Great Performances

1971

People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter6.7Movie

People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter

Narrator (voice) · 1971

10.0Movie

People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer

Narrator (voice) · 1971

The Executioner5.9Movie

The Executioner

Prof. Parker · 1970

The Glory of Their Times6.5Movie

The Glory of Their Times

Narrator · 1970

Marcus Welby, M.D.6.6Show

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Lucas Coleman · 1969

The Lonely Dorymen7.0Movie

The Lonely Dorymen

Narrator (voice) · 1968

Grizzly!Movie

Grizzly!

Narrator (voice) · 1967

Mannix6.8Show

Mannix

Count Boria · 1967

1999 A.D.6.2Movie

1999 A.D.

Narrator (voice) · 1967

The Incredible World of James Bond7.0Movie

The Incredible World of James Bond

Narrator (voice) · 1965

The Gendarme in New York6.3Movie

The Gendarme in New York

Alex Scourby · 1965

National Geographic Specials7.1Show

National Geographic Specials

Narrator (voice) · 1965

China!9.0Movie

China!

Narrator · 1965

Movie

The Unending Struggle

Narrator · 1965