Alexander Scourby
Acting

Alexander Scourby

Born 13 November 1913 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · Died 22 February 1985

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."

Known for

The Twilight Zone
Giant
The Big Heat
The Gendarme in New York
The Stuff
Bonanza
Jesus
The Shaggy Dog
Affair in Trinidad
Mannix
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
The Silver Chalice
The Stuff
Merton: A Film Biography
Among the Wild Chimpanzees
Australia's Animal Mysteries
Jesus
Uncommon Women and Others
Etosha: Place of Dry Water
The Hemingway Play
Atonement
Montserrat
People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter
The Executioner
The Glory of Their Times
The Lonely Dorymen
1999 A.D.
Grizzly!
The Incredible World of James Bond
The Gendarme in New York
China!
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
Seven Thieves
Man on a String
The Big Fisherman
The Shaggy Dog
The Velvet Alley
Me and the Colonel
The Song of Christmas
Venice: Theme and Variations
The Night America Trembled
Giant
Ransom!
The Twisted Cross
The Silver Chalice
Sign of the Pagan
The Shadow
Victory at Sea
The Big Heat
The Glory Brigade
The Redhead from Wyoming
Affair in Trinidad
Because of You
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