Alexander Scourby
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
The Stuff
as Evans
The Stuff
as Evans
Among the Wild Chimpanzees
as Narrator (voice)
Among the Wild Chimpanzees
as Narrator (voice)
Merton: A Film Biography
as Narrator (voice)
Merton: A Film Biography
as Narrator (voice)
Australia's Animal Mysteries
as Narrator (voice)
Australia's Animal Mysteries
as Narrator (voice)
The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945
as English language narrator
The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945
as English language narrator
Jesus
as Luke (voice)
Jesus
as Luke (voice)
Etosha: Place of Dry Water
as Narrator (voice)
Etosha: Place of Dry Water
as Narrator (voice)
Uncommon Women and Others
as Narrator (voice)
Uncommon Women and Others
as Narrator (voice)
The Hemingway Play
as Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged)
The Hemingway Play
as Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged)
Buddhism in China
as Narrator (voice)
Buddhism in China
as Narrator (voice)
Atonement
as Narrator (voice)
Atonement
as Narrator (voice)
Montserrat
Montserrat
People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer
as Narrator (voice)
People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer
as Narrator (voice)
The Executioner
as Prof. Parker
The Executioner
as Prof. Parker
Grizzly!
as Narrator (voice)
Grizzly!
as Narrator (voice)
1999 A.D.
as Narrator (voice)
1999 A.D.
as Narrator (voice)
Seven Thieves
as Raymond Le May
Seven Thieves
as Raymond Le May
Me and the Colonel
as Major Von Bergen
Me and the Colonel
as Major Von Bergen
Ransom!
as Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
Ransom!
as Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
The Silver Chalice
as Luke
The Silver Chalice
as Luke
The Shadow
as Rollo Grimbauer
The Shadow
as Rollo Grimbauer
The Big Heat
as Mike Lagana
The Big Heat
as Mike Lagana
The Glory Brigade
as Lt. Niklas
The Glory Brigade
as Lt. Niklas
Because of You
as Dr. Breen
Because of You
as Dr. Breen
Affair in Trinidad
as Max Fabian
Affair in Trinidad
as Max Fabian