Alexander Scourby
Born November 13, 1913 (Age: 112)
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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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."
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."
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Filmography
The Stuff
1985
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as Evans
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Age: 71
The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945
1981
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as English language narrator
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Age: 67
Etosha: Place of Dry Water
1980
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 66
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Buddhism in China
1972
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 58
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People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer
1971
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 57
People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter
1971
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 57
The Glory of Their Times
1970
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as Narrator
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Age: 56
The Lonely Dorymen
1968
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 54
The Incredible World of James Bond
1965
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 52
The Gendarme in New York
1965
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as Alex Scourby
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Age: 51
China!
1965
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as Narrator
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Age: 51
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The Unending Struggle
1965
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as Narrator
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Age: 51
The Wall
1962
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as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 48
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
1961
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as The Governor
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Age: 47
Man on a String
1960
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as Colonel Vadja Kubelov
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Age: 46
Seven Thieves
1960
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as Raymond Le May
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Age: 46
Project XX: Life in the Thirties
1959
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as Self - Narrator
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Age: 45
The Big Fisherman
1959
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as David Ben-Zadok
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Age: 45
The Shaggy Dog
1959
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as Dr. Mikhail Andrassy
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Age: 45
The Velvet Alley
1959
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as Harvey Diedrich
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Age: 45
Me and the Colonel
1958
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as Major Von Bergen
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Age: 44
Giant
1956
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as Old Polo
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Age: 42
Project XX: The Great War - World War I
1956
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as Self - Narrator
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Age: 42
The Twisted Cross
1956
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 42
Ransom!
1956
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as Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
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Age: 42
The Silver Chalice
1954
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as Luke
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Age: 41
Sign of the Pagan
1954
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as Chrysaphius
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Age: 41
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Three Two One - Zero!
1954
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as Narrator
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Age: 40
Victory at Sea
1954
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 40
The Shadow
1954
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as Rollo Grimbauer
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Age: 40
The Spirit of Christmas
1953
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as Clement Moore / 'Nativity' Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 40
The Big Heat
1953
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as Mike Lagana
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Age: 39
The Glory Brigade
1953
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as Lt. Niklas
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Age: 39
The Redhead from Wyoming
1953
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as Reece Duncan
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Age: 39