Alexander Scourby
ActingPersonal Info
gender
Male
birthday
November 13, 1913
died
February 22, 1985
place of birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
also known as
Alex Scourby · Alexander Scorby
total credits
47 movies
Biography
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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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