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Alexander Scourby

Alexander Scourby

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 13, 1913
Died Feb 22, 1985 (71)
Birthplace Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 i ... s 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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The Stuff

The Stuff

1985

as Evans

Merton: A Film Biography

Merton: A Film Biography

1984

as Narrator (voice)

Australia's Animal Mysteries

Australia's Animal Mysteries

1984

as Narrator

Among the Wild Chimpanzees

Among the Wild Chimpanzees

1984

as Narrator (voice)

This Other Eden

This Other Eden

1979

as Narrator

Jesus

Jesus

1979

as Luke (voice)

Uncommon Women and Others

Uncommon Women and Others

1979

as Narrator (voice)

Atonement

Atonement

1971

as Narrator (voice)

The Executioner

The Executioner

1970

as Prof. Parker

The Incredible World of James Bond

The Incredible World of James Bond

1965

as Narrator (voice)

The Wall

The Wall

1962

as Narrator (uncredited)

The Devil at 4 O'Clock

The Devil at 4 O'Clock

1961

as The Governor

Man on a String

Man on a String

1960

as Colonel Vadja Kubelov

Seven Thieves

Seven Thieves

1960

as Raymond Le May

The Velvet Alley

The Velvet Alley

1959

as Harvey Diedrich

The Big Fisherman

The Big Fisherman

1959

as David Ben-Zadok

The Shaggy Dog

The Shaggy Dog

1959

as Dr. Mikhail Andrassy

Me and the Colonel

Me and the Colonel

1958

as Major Von Bergen

Venice: Theme and Variations

Venice: Theme and Variations

1957

as Narrator (voice)

The Twisted Cross

The Twisted Cross

1956

as Narrator (voice)

Ransom!

Ransom!

1956

as Dr. Paul Y. Gorman

Giant

Giant

1956

as Old Polo

Victory at Sea

Victory at Sea

1954

as Narrator

The Shadow

The Shadow

1954

as Rollo Grimbauer

The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice

1954

as Luke

Sign of the Pagan

Sign of the Pagan

1954

as Chrysaphius

The Spirit of Christmas

The Spirit of Christmas

1953

as Clement Moore / 'Nativity' Narrator (uncredited)

The Glory Brigade

The Glory Brigade

1953

as Lt. Niklas

The Redhead from Wyoming

The Redhead from Wyoming

1953

as Reece Duncan

The Big Heat

The Big Heat

1953

as Mike Lagana

Affair in Trinidad

Affair in Trinidad

1952

as Max Fabian

Because of You

Because of You

1952

as Dr. Breen

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Secret Storm

as Dr. Ian Northcoate

Episodes: 319

First Aired: Feb 01, 1954

The Word

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 12, 1978

Mannix

as Count Boria

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 16, 1967

Meeting of Minds

as Galileo Galilei

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 10, 1977

National Geographic Specials

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 10, 1965

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as King

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 12, 1958

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Professor Amadeus / Wolfgang Wolp

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1964

Cain's Hundred

as Judge Philip Hallson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1961

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Lucas Coleman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1969

Naked City

as Walter Gerrick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Studio One

as Edward

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

The Twilight Zone

as George Harper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Horace Meade

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Philip Marlowe

as Dr. Steve Vincent

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1959

The Eleventh Hour

as Garrett Nolan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1962

Rawhide

as Albert Hadley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Daniel Boone

as Eli Bothwell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

Lux Video Theatre

as Hagen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Climax!

as Frank Martin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Joe Markheim

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1955

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Judge Coogan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1958

The Rifleman

as Byron Claremont

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Mr. Novak

as Allen Ferguson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1963

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Colonel del Armija - Interrogator

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Telephone Time

as Joseph Priestley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 08, 1956

The Walter Winchell File

as Agent

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1957

The Defenders

as John Wellman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

The Defenders

as George Matthias

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

The Asphalt Jungle

as Roy Bradley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1961

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Anthony Alquist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1969

Bonanza

as Jean Millain

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

The Phil Silvers Show

as Hubbell Robinson (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

Mr. Novak

as George Andreas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1963

Studio One

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Studio One

as Prof. Tom Monev

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Studio One

as Carl Phillips

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Climax!

as David Potter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Climax!

as Eric Betzdorff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Kraft Television Theatre

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 07, 1947

Omnibus

as Odysseus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 09, 1952

Omnibus

as El Indio

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 09, 1952

Kraft Television Theatre

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 07, 1947

Johnny Staccato

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1959

Great Performances

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

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