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Alexander Scourby

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."

Known for

The Stuff
The Stuff
1985 • Evans
Among the Wild Chimpanzees
Among the Wild Chimpanzees
1984 • Narrator (voice)
Merton: A Film Biography
Merton: A Film Biography
1984 • Narrator (voice)
Australia's Animal Mysteries
Australia's Animal Mysteries
1984 • Narrator (voice)
The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945
The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945
1981 • English language narrator
Etosha: Place of Dry Water
Etosha: Place of Dry Water
1980 • Narrator (voice)
Jesus
Jesus
1979 • Luke (voice)
Uncommon Women and Others
Uncommon Women and Others
1979 • Narrator (voice)

Full filmography

The Stuff
The Stuff
1985 • Evans
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Among the Wild Chimpanzees
Among the Wild Chimpanzees
1984 • Narrator (voice)
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Merton: A Film Biography
Merton: A Film Biography
1984 • Narrator (voice)
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Etosha: Place of Dry Water
Etosha: Place of Dry Water
1980 • Narrator (voice)
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Jesus
Jesus
1979 • Luke (voice)
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Uncommon Women and Others
Uncommon Women and Others
1979 • Narrator (voice)
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This Other Eden
1979 • Narrator (voice)
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The Hemingway Play
The Hemingway Play
1976 • Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged)
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Buddhism in China
1972 • Narrator (voice)
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Atonement
Atonement
1971 • Narrator (voice)
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The Executioner
The Executioner
1970 • Prof. Parker
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The Lonely Dorymen
The Lonely Dorymen
1968 • Narrator (voice)
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Grizzly!
Grizzly!
1967 • Narrator (voice)
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1999 A.D.
1999 A.D.
1967 • Narrator (voice)
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China!
China!
1965 • Narrator
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The Wall
The Wall
1962 • Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Man on a String
Man on a String
1960 • Colonel Vadja Kubelov
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Seven Thieves
Seven Thieves
1960 • Raymond Le May
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The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman
1959 • David Ben-Zadok
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The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog
1959 • Dr. Mikhail Andrassy
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The Velvet Alley
The Velvet Alley
1959 • Harvey Diedrich
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Me and the Colonel
Me and the Colonel
1958 • Major Von Bergen
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The Song of Christmas
The Song of Christmas
1957 • Narrator (voice)
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Giant
Giant
1956 • Old Polo
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The Twisted Cross
The Twisted Cross
1956 • Narrator (voice)
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Ransom!
Ransom!
1956 • Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
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Sign of the Pagan
Sign of the Pagan
1954 • Chrysaphius
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Victory at Sea
Victory at Sea
1954 • Narrator (voice)
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The Shadow
The Shadow
1954 • Rollo Grimbauer
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The Spirit of Christmas
The Spirit of Christmas
1953 • Clement Moore / 'Nativity' Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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The Big Heat
The Big Heat
1953 • Mike Lagana
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The Glory Brigade
The Glory Brigade
1953 • Lt. Niklas
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Because of You
Because of You
1952 • Dr. Breen
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Affair in Trinidad
Affair in Trinidad
1952 • Max Fabian
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Hell Gate: The Watery Grave
Unknown year • Narrator (voice)
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