Alexander Scourby
ActingFrom 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
Filmography — Acting
Jesus
Luke (voice)
Giant
Old Polo
The Stuff
Evans
The Big Heat
Mike Lagana
The Gendarme in New York
Alex Scourby
The Shaggy Dog
Dr. Mikhail Andrassy
Ransom!
Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
The Silver Chalice
Luke
Sign of the Pagan
Chrysaphius
Affair in Trinidad
Max Fabian
The Big Fisherman
David Ben-Zadok
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
The Governor
The Incredible World of James Bond
Narrator (voice)
Because of You
Dr. Breen
Seven Thieves
Raymond Le May
The Executioner
Prof. Parker
Man on a String
Colonel Vadja Kubelov
Me and the Colonel
Major Von Bergen
The Redhead from Wyoming
Reece Duncan
Merton: A Film Biography
Narrator (voice)
The Glory Brigade
Lt. Niklas
The Velvet Alley
Harvey Diedrich
The Spirit of Christmas
Clement Moore / 'Nativity' Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Montserrat
1999 A.D.
Narrator (voice)
The Hemingway Play
Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged)
The Night America Trembled
Host
Among the Wild Chimpanzees
Narrator (voice)
Uncommon Women and Others
Narrator (voice)
The Shadow
Rollo Grimbauer
Atonement
Narrator (voice)
The Wall
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Lonely Dorymen
Narrator (voice)
The Glory of Their Times
Narrator
The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945
English language narrator
Australia's Animal Mysteries
Narrator (voice)
Grizzly!
Narrator (voice)
The Song of Christmas
Narrator (voice)
People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter
Narrator (voice)
Victory at Sea
Narrator (voice)
Venice: Theme and Variations
Narrator (voice)
Etosha: Place of Dry Water
Narrator (voice)
People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer
Narrator (voice)
The Unending Struggle
Narrator
Three Two One - Zero!
Narrator
Project XX: Life in the Thirties
Self - Narrator
Project XX: The Great War - World War I
Self - Narrator
Hell Gate: The Watery Grave
Narrator (voice)
The Twisted Cross
Narrator (voice)
Project XX: The Innocent Years
Self - Narrator
Buddhism in China
Narrator (voice)
China!
Narrator
This Other Eden
Narrator (voice)