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."
52 movies · 35 shows
The Stuff
1985·6.0
Among the Wild Chimpanzees
1984·7.8
Merton: A Film Biography
1984·8.7
Australia's Animal Mysteries
1984·7.0
The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945
1981·6.3
Jesus
1979·8.3
Etosha: Place of Dry Water
1979·0.0
Uncommon Women and Others
1979·8.0
This Other Eden
1979·0.0
The Hemingway Play
1976·7.0
Buddhism in China
1972·0.0
Atonement
1971·9.0
Montserrat
1971·10.0
People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter
1971·6.7
People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer
1971·10.0
The Executioner
1970·5.9
The Glory of Their Times
1970·6.5
The Lonely Dorymen
1968·7.0
Grizzly!
1967·0.0
1999 A.D.
1967·6.2
The Incredible World of James Bond
1965·7.0
The Gendarme in New York
1965·6.3
China!
1965·9.0
The Unending Struggle
1965·0.0
The Wall
1962·7.4
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
1961·6.4
Man on a String
1960·6.6
Seven Thieves
1960·6.6
Project XX: Life in the Thirties
1959·7.0
The Big Fisherman
1959·5.1
The Shaggy Dog
1959·6.2
The Velvet Alley
1959·7.0
Me and the Colonel
1958·6.5
The Song of Christmas
1957·0.0
Project XX: The Innocent Years
1957·0.0
The Night America Trembled
1957·7.5
Venice: Theme and Variations
1957·5.5
Giant
1956·7.6
Project XX: The Great War - World War I
1956·0.0
The Twisted Cross
1956·9.0
Ransom!
1956·7.2
The Silver Chalice
1954·4.5
Sign of the Pagan
1954·6.0
Three Two One - Zero!
1954·6.0
Victory at Sea
1954·9.0
The Shadow
1954·4.5
The Spirit of Christmas
1953·6.5
The Big Heat
1953·7.7
The Glory Brigade
1953·6.3
The Redhead from Wyoming
1953·6.3
Because of You
1952·6.6
Affair in Trinidad
1952·6.4