Alexander Scourby

Alexander Scourby

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."

🎬 Movies Featuring Alexander Scourby

Jesus

Jesus (1979)

as Luke (voice)
No Image

This Other Eden (1979)

as Narrator (voice)
The Hemingway Play

The Hemingway Play (1976)

as Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged)
No Image

Buddhism in China (1972)

as Narrator (voice)
Atonement

Atonement (1971)

as Narrator (voice)
The Lonely Dorymen

The Lonely Dorymen (1968)

as Narrator (voice)
Grizzly!

Grizzly! (1967)

as Narrator (voice)
1999 A.D.

1999 A.D. (1967)

as Narrator (voice)
The Wall

The Wall (1962)

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Man on a String

Man on a String (1960)

as Colonel Vadja Kubelov
Seven Thieves

Seven Thieves (1960)

as Raymond Le May
The Big Fisherman

The Big Fisherman (1959)

as David Ben-Zadok
The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog (1959)

as Dr. Mikhail Andrassy
The Velvet Alley

The Velvet Alley (1959)

as Harvey Diedrich
Me and the Colonel

Me and the Colonel (1958)

as Major Von Bergen
Giant

Giant (1956)

as Old Polo
The Twisted Cross

The Twisted Cross (1956)

as Narrator (voice)
Ransom!

Ransom! (1956)

as Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
Victory at Sea

Victory at Sea (1954)

as Narrator (voice)
The Shadow

The Shadow (1954)

as Rollo Grimbauer
The Spirit of Christmas

The Spirit of Christmas (1953)

as Clement Moore / 'Nativity' Narrator (voice) (uncredited)