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Alexander Scourby

Nov 13, 1913 - Feb 22, 1985 (71 years old) in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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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."

Known For

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The Twilight Zone
George Harper
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The Secret Storm
Dr. Ian Northcoate
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Kraft Television Theatre
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Bonanza
Jean Millain
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Studio One
Edward
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Great Performances
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Climax!
Frank Martin
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Colonel del Armija - Interrogator
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The Rifleman
Byron Claremont
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Naked City
Walter Gerrick

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