Alexander Scourby

Alexander Scourby

1913-11-13 – 1985-02-22 (age 71) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

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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."

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Known For

Giant
Giant

1956

as Old Polo

Jesus
Jesus

1979

as Luke (voice)

The Stuff
The Stuff

1985

as Evans

The Executioner
The Executioner

1970

as Prof. Parker

The Silver Chalice
Affair in Trinidad
Affair in Trinidad

1952

as Max Fabian

The Gendarme in New York
The Gendarme in New York

1965

as Alex Scourby

The Big Heat
The Big Heat

1953

as Mike Lagana

The Incredible World of James Bond
The Incredible World of James Bond

1965

as Narrator (voice)

Ransom!
Ransom!

1956

as Dr. Paul Y. Gorman

Seven Thieves
Seven Thieves

1960

as Raymond Le May

The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog

1959

as Mikhail Andrassy

Venice: Theme and Variations
Venice: Theme and Variations

1957

as Narrator (voice)

Me and the Colonel
Me and the Colonel

1958

as Major Von Bergen

The Devil at 4 O'Clock
The Devil at 4 O'Clock

1961

as The Governor

The Redhead from Wyoming
The Redhead from Wyoming

1953

as Reece Duncan

Sign of the Pagan
Sign of the Pagan

1954

as Chrysaphius

Uncommon Women and Others
Uncommon Women and Others

1979

as Narrator (voice)

China!
China!

1965

as Narrator