Alexander Scourby
Acting
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."
Born: November 13, 1913
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Meeting of Minds
The show featured guests who played significant roles in world history. Guests would interact with each other and host Steve Allen, discussing philosophy, religion, history, science, and many other topics. As nearly as was possible, the actual words of the historical figures were used. The show was fully scripted, yet the scripts were carefully crafted to give the appearance of spontaneous discussion among historic figures. Typically, each episode would be split into two parts, broadcast separately, with most or all of the guests introduced over the course of the first part, and the discussions continuing into the second part. A total of 24 episodes were produced.
The Twilight Zone
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
Jesus
Three and a half years of Jesus' ministry, as told in the Gospel of Luke.
Merton: A Film Biography
In his lifetime, Thomas Merton was hailed as a prophet and censured for his outspoken social criticism. For nearly 27 years he was a monk of the austere Trappist order, where he became an eloquent spiritual writer and mystic as well as an anti-war advocate and witness to peace. Merton: A Film Biography provides the first comprehensive look at this remarkable 20th century religious philosopher who wrote, in addition to his immensely popular autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain, over 60 books on some of the most pressing social issues of our time, some of which are excerpted here. Merton offers an engaging profile of a man whose presence in the world touched millions of people and whose words and thoughts continue to have a profound impact and relevance today.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
The Big Heat
After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.
Giant
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.
Bonanza
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
The Night America Trembled
A recreation and commentary on how people reacted to the radio broadcast of The War Of The Worlds in 1938. [An episode of the CBS anthology series "Studio One".]
Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theater is an American, well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.
Filmography
as Evans
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as English language narrator
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as Luke (voice)
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as Galileo Galilei
as Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged)
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as Prof. Parker
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as Lucas Coleman
as Anthony Alquist
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as Count Boria
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as Alex Scourby
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as Eli Bothwell
as Professor Amadeus / Wolfgang Wolp
as Allen Ferguson
as George Andreas
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Garrett Nolan
as The Governor
as Judge Philip Hallson
as John Wellman
as George Matthias
as Roy Bradley
as Colonel Vadja Kubelov
as Raymond Le May
as Self - Narrator
as Dr. Steve Vincent
as George Harper
as Jean Millain
as David Ben-Zadok
as Dr. Mikhail Andrassy
as Harvey Diedrich
as Albert Hadley
as Major Von Bergen
as Byron Claremont
as Walter Gerrick
as Judge Coogan
as King
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as Self - Narrator
as Agent
as Host
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as Old Polo
as Self - Narrator
as Colonel del Armija - Interrogator
as Joseph Priestley
as Narrator (voice)
as Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
as Joe Markheim
as Horace Meade
as Hubbell Robinson (uncredited)
as Luke
as Chrysaphius
as Frank Martin
as David Potter
as Eric Betzdorff
as Narrator (voice)
as Rollo Grimbauer
as Clement Moore / 'Nativity' Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Mike Lagana
as Lt. Niklas
as Reece Duncan
as Dr. Breen
as Odysseus
as El Indio
as Max Fabian
as Edward
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as Prof. Tom Monev
as Carl Phillips
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