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
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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
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 Devil at 4 O'Clock
1961
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as The Governor
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Age: 47
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
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
The Silver Chalice
1954
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as Luke
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Age: 41
The Redhead from Wyoming
1953
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as Reece Duncan
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Age: 39