Alexander Scourby
Known For
Acting
Born
1913-11-13 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
1985-02-22
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 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."
Most Known For
Bonanza
as Jean Millain
Great Performances
The Twilight Zone
as George Harper
Mannix
as Count Boria
Studio One
as Edward
Studio One
as Narrator (voice)
Studio One
as Prof. Tom Monev
Studio One
as Carl Phillips
The Rifleman
as Byron Claremont
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Colonel del Armija - Interrogator
Climax!
as Frank Martin
Climax!
as David Potter
Climax!
as Eric Betzdorff
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Lucas Coleman
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Anthony Alquist
Rawhide
as Albert Hadley
Naked City
as Walter Gerrick
The Defenders
as John Wellman
The Defenders
as George Matthias
The Secret Storm
as Dr. Ian Northcoate