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Alexander Scourby

Also Known As: Alex Scourby, Alexander Scorby

Birth Date

November 13, 1913

Death Date

February 22, 1985

(passed away at 71)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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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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Bonanza

The Rifleman

Mannix

Great Performances

The Twilight Zone

Climax!

Daniel Boone

Rawhide

Naked City

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Studio One

The Phil Silvers Show

The Defenders

Omnibus

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Telephone Time

The Secret Storm

Cain's Hundred