Alexander Scourby

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."

Known For

The Twilight Zone

as George Harper

Giant

as Old Polo

The Gendarme in New York

as Alex Scourby

The Big Heat

as Mike Lagana

The Stuff

as Evans

Bonanza

as Jean Millain

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Horace Meade

Jesus

as Luke (voice)

The Shaggy Dog

as Dr. Mikhail Andrassy

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Professor Amadeus / Wolfgang Wolp