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Videos (see all 16)
"National Geographic Specials" (1964): : -- Trace the deadly path of the world's most precious stones.
"National Geographic Specials" (1964): : -- Blue whales have complex calls that can be heard for miles. One scientists is on a mission to uncover the meaning of their songs.
Giant (1956) -- Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.
"National Geographic Specials" (1964): : -- Take a comprehensive, inside look at the military campaign to topple Saddam Hussein.
"National Geographic Specials" (1964): : -- Tour one of America's most sacred places and explore its hallowed history in this powerful portrait.

Overview

Date of Birth:
13 November 1913, Brooklyn, New York, USA more
Date of Death:
22 February 1985, Newtown, Connecticut, USA more
Mini Biography:
The possessor of one of stage, screen, radio and audiocassette's most... more
Trivia:
His father was a successful Greek restaurateur and baker. He had two sisters... more
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Alternate Names:
Alex Scourby

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. The Stuff (1985) .... Evans
  2. Merton (1984) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Merton: A Film Biography (USA: long title)
  3. Strange True Stories (1981) (TV)

  4. Jesus (1979) .... Narrator
    ... aka The Jesus Film (USA)
    ... aka The Jesus Movie (USA: video title)
  5. Uncommon Women... and Others (1979) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  6. The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis (1979) .... Narrator
  7. "The Word" (1978) TV mini-series .... Narrator
  8. Sea Dream (1978) .... Narrator
  9. The Hemingway Play (1977) (TV) .... Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged)
  10. "All My Children" (1970) TV series .... Nigel Fargate #2 (unknown episodes, 1976-1977)
    ... aka "All My Children: The Summer of Seduction" (USA: promotional title)
  11. "Another World" (1964) TV series .... Lowell Pendleton (unknown episodes, 1976)
    ... aka "Another World: Bay City"
  12. "Mannix" .... Count Boria (2 episodes, 1975)
        - Bird of Prey: Part 2 (1975) TV episode .... Count Boria
        - Bird of Prey: Part 1 (1975) TV episode .... Count Boria
  13. "Assignment Vienna" (1 episode, 1973)
        - There Was an Old Woman (1973) TV episode
  14. "The Secret Storm" (1954) TV series .... Dr. Ian Northcoate #2 (unknown episodes, 1972-1973)
  15. "Marcus Welby, M.D." .... Anthony Alquist / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
    ... aka "Robert Young, Family Doctor"
        - The House of Alquist (1971) TV episode .... Anthony Alquist
        - Silken Threads and Silver Hooks (1969) TV episode .... Lucas Coleman
  16. Montserrat (1971) (TV)
  17. The Executioner (1970) .... Prof. Parker

  18. The Incredible World of James Bond (1965) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  19. Le gendarme à New York (1965) (as Alex Scourby)
    ... aka The Gendarme in New York (International: English title)
    ... aka Tre gendarmi a New York (Italy)
  20. "Daniel Boone" .... Eli Bothwell (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Quietists (1965) TV episode .... Eli Bothwell
  21. "Mr. Novak" .... George Andreas (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - Love Amongst the Grown-Ups (1964) TV episode .... George Andreas
        - The Risk (1963) TV episode
  22. "The Rogues" .... Gregor Szeleky (1 episode, 1964)
        - Take Me to Paris (1964) TV episode .... Gregor Szeleky
  23. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." .... Professor Amadeus (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Deadly Games Affair (1964) TV episode .... Professor Amadeus
  24. "The Eleventh Hour" .... Garrett Nolan (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Only Remaining Copy Is in the British Museum (1964) TV episode .... Garrett Nolan
  25. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" .... Abraham Rothstein / ... (6 episodes, 1956-1963)
        - Secret Document X256 (1963) TV episode
        - Journey to Oblivion (1962) TV episode .... Steve Hayward
        - The Man Who Refused to Die (1962) TV episode .... Abraham Rothstein
        - The Man Who Refused to Die (1962) TV episode .... Abraham Rothstein
        - Track of an Unknown: The Story of North American Air Defense (1961) TV episode
          (1 more)
  26. "The Defenders" .... George Matthias / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - A Book for Burning (1963) TV episode .... George Matthias
        - The Bedside Murder (1962) TV episode .... John Wellman
  27. The World of Benny Goodman (1963) (TV) .... Narrator
  28. "Naked City" .... Walter Gerard (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Apple Falls Not Far from the Tree (1963) TV episode .... Walter Gerard
  29. "The Dick Powell Show" .... General Secour (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka "The Dick Powell Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - The Court Martial of Captain Wycliff (1962) TV episode .... General Secour
  30. "Cain's Hundred" .... Philip Hallson (1 episode, 1961)
        - In the Balance (1961) TV episode .... Philip Hallson
  31. The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961) .... The Governor
  32. "The Asphalt Jungle" .... Roy Bradley (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Kidnapping (1961) TV episode .... Roy Bradley
  33. "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Lincoln Murder Case (1961) TV episode
  34. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Horace Meade (1 episode, 1960)
        - Sybilla (1960) TV episode .... Horace Meade
  35. "Adventures in Paradise" (1 episode, 1960)
        - Once Around the Circuit (1960) TV episode
  36. Man on a String (1960) .... Colonel Vadja Kubelov
    ... aka Confessions of a Counterspy (UK)
    ... aka Ten Years a Counterspy
  37. Seven Thieves (1960) .... Raymond Le May
  38. "The Twilight Zone" .... AF General George Harper (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "The Twilight Zone: The Original Series" (Australia)
    ... aka "Twilight Zone" (USA: new title)
        - The Last Flight (1960) TV episode .... AF General George Harper

  39. "Play of the Week" .... Rakitin (1 episode, 1959)
        - A Month in the Country (1959) TV episode .... Rakitin
  40. "Johnny Staccato" .... Brother Max (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Staccato" (USA: short title)
        - Evil (1959) TV episode .... Brother Max
  41. "The Rifleman" .... Byron Claremont (1 episode, 1959)
        - Obituary (1959) TV episode .... Byron Claremont
  42. "Bonanza" .... Jean Millain (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Ponderosa" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Julia Bulette Story (1959) TV episode .... Jean Millain
  43. "Philip Marlowe" .... Dr. Steve Vincent (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Philip Marlowe, Private Eye"
        - Prescription for Murder (1959) TV episode .... Dr. Steve Vincent
  44. "Wanted: Dead or Alive" .... Judge Coogan (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Hostage (1959) TV episode .... Judge Coogan
  45. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Interrogator (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater" (USA: complete title)
    ... aka "The Westerners" (USA: rerun title)
        - Interrogation (1959) TV episode .... Interrogator
  46. "Rawhide" .... Albert Hadley (1 episode, 1959)
        - Incident of the Day of the Dead (1959) TV episode .... Albert Hadley
  47. The Big Fisherman (1959) .... David Ben-Zadok
  48. "Markham" (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Human Factor (1959) TV episode
  49. The Shaggy Dog (1959) .... Dr. Mikhail Andrassy
  50. "Playhouse 90" .... Harvey Diedrich (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Velvet Alley (1959) TV episode .... Harvey Diedrich
  51. Me and the Colonel (1958) .... Maj. von Bergen
  52. "Shirley Temple's Storybook" .... King (2 episodes, 1958)
    ... aka "The Shirley Temple Theatre" (USA: third season title)
        - Rapunzel (1958) TV episode .... King
        - The Sleeping Beauty (1958) TV episode .... King
  53. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Aubrey Wilson / ... (3 episodes, 1954-1958)
    ... aka "The U.S. Steel Hour" (USA: alternative title)
        - Death Minus One (1958) TV episode .... Sergeant
        - Give Me My Son (1958) TV episode .... Robert Deane
        - The Man with the Gun (1954) TV episode .... Aubrey Wilson
  54. "Climax!" .... David Potter / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1958)
    ... aka "Climax Mystery Theater" (USA)
        - Shooting for the Moon (1958) TV episode .... Eric Betzdorff
        - The High Jungle (1957) TV episode .... David Potter
        - The Disappearance of Amanda Hale (1957) TV episode .... Frank Martin
  55. "Kraft Television Theatre" (4 episodes, 1955-1958)
    ... aka "Kraft Mystery Theatre" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Kraft Theatre" (USA: new title)
        - The Velvet Trap (1958) TV episode
        - The Other Wise Man (1957) TV episode
        - The Big Break (1957) TV episode
        - The Story of Mary Surratt (1955) TV episode
  56. "The Walter Winchell File" .... Agent (1 episode)
        - Flight to Freedom (????) TV episode .... Agent
  57. "Studio One" .... Edward / ... (4 episodes, 1956-1957)
    ... aka "Studio One Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Studio One in Hollywood" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Studio One" (USA)
    ... aka "Westinghouse Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
        - The Night America Trembled (1957) TV episode .... Phillips - Host
        - A Walk in the Forest (1957) TV episode
        - A Special Announcement (1956) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Emmaline (1956) TV episode .... Edward
  58. "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "Goodyear Playhouse" (USA: new title)
        - The Dark Side of the Moon (1957) TV episode
  59. "The Web" .... John Emmett (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Gambler (1957) TV episode .... John Emmett
  60. "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" .... Chorus / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
        - Passion for Revenge (1957) TV episode
        - Hollywood Award Winner (1957) TV episode .... Frank Miles
        - Antigone (1956) TV episode .... Chorus
  61. "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" .... Joe Markheim (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Fox Hour of Stars" (USA: rerun title)
        - The Last Patriarch (1956) TV episode .... Joe Markheim
  62. Giant (1956) .... Old Polo
  63. "Telephone Time" (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Joyful Lunatic (1956) TV episode
  64. Ransom! (1956) .... Dr. Paul Y. Gorman
    ... aka Fearful Decision (USA)
  65. "Justice" (1 episode, 1955)
        - Fatal Payment (1955) TV episode
  66. "Kraft Television Theatre" (2 episodes, 1953-1955)
    ... aka "Ponds Theater" (USA: new title)
        - Thunder Rock (1955) TV episode
        - The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1953) TV episode
  67. "Producers' Showcase" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1955)
        - Call to Freedom (1955) TV episode .... Narrator
  68. Sign of the Pagan (1954) .... Chrysaphius
  69. The Silver Chalice (1954) .... Saint Luke
  70. The Shadow (1954) (TV) (as Alex Scourby) .... Rollo Grimmbauer
    ... aka The Case of the Cotton Kimona (USA: DVD title)
  71. The Big Heat (1953) .... Mike Lagana
  72. The Glory Brigade (1953) .... Lt. Niklas
  73. The Redhead from Wyoming (1953) .... Reece Duncan
  74. Because of You (1952) .... Dr. Breen
  75. Affair in Trinidad (1952) .... Max Fabian
  76. "Frontiers of Faith" (1 episode)
        - Lawyer from Boston (????) TV episode
  77. The Spirit of Christmas (1950) (voice) .... Narrator
  78. With These Hands (1950) .... Doctor
Self:
  1. Toscanini: The Maestro (1985) (voice) .... Narrator
  2. Among the Wild Chimpanzees (1984) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  3. Australia's Animal Mysteries (1984) (TV) .... Narrator
  4. "Live from the Metropolitan Opera" (1977) TV series .... Himself - Host (unknown episodes, 1980-1984)
    ... aka "Live from the Met" (USA: informal alternative title)
    ... aka "The Metropolitan Opera Presents" (USA: new title)
  5. The Body Human: The Body Beautiful (1980) (TV) .... Narrator
  6. Der gelbe Stern (1980) .... Narrator
    ... aka The Yellow Star
    ... aka The Yellow Star - The Persecution of the Jews in Europe 1933-45

  7. The Body Human: The Magic Sense (1979) (TV) .... Narrator
  8. The Body Human: The Sexes (1979) (TV) .... Narrator
  9. The Body Human: The Red River (1978) (TV) .... Narrator
  10. The Body Human: The Vital Connection (1978) (TV) .... Narrator
  11. The Glory of Their Times (1977) .... Narrator
  12. The Body Human: The Miracle Months (1977) (TV) .... Narrator
  13. "The Body Human" (1977) TV series (voice) .... Narrator
  14. Keepers of Wildlife (1972) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Gardiens de la faune (Canada: French title)
  15. Bij de beesten af (1972) .... Narrator (English language version)
    ... aka Ape and Super-Ape
    ... aka Instinct for Survival
  16. The Enchanted Years (1971) .... Narrator
  17. People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter (1971) (voice) .... Narrator
  18. People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer (1971) (voice) .... Narrator
  19. Atonement (1970) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Compte à rebours (Canada: French title)

  20. "National Geographic Specials" .... Narrator (14 episodes, 1966-1969)
        - Siberia: The Lost Horizon (1969) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Hippo! (1969) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Australia: The Timeless Land (1969) TV episode .... Narrator
        - America's Wonderlands: The National Parks (1968) TV episode .... Narrator
        - 500 Million Years Beneath the Sea (1968) TV episode .... Narrator
          (9 more)
  21. "Project XX" .... Narrator (13 episodes, 1954-1967)
        - The Law and the Prophets (1967) TV episode .... Narrator
        - He Is Risen (1962) TV episode .... Narrator
        - The World of Jimmie Doolittle (1962) TV episode .... Narrator
        - The World of Billy Graham (1961) TV episode .... Narrator
        - The World of Bob Hope (1961) TV episode .... Narrator
          (8 more)
  22. China (1965) .... Narrator
  23. Memorandum (1965) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
    ... aka Pour mémoire (Canada: French title)
  24. Autobiographical by A.M. Klein (1965) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka La cité de mémoire (Canada: French title)
  25. "The Christophers" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
        - Lincoln's Inaugural Address (1963) TV episode .... Himself
  26. The Wall (1962) (uncredited) .... Narrator

  27. "The Big Picture" (1 episode, 1959)
        - Prelude to Taps (1959) TV episode
  28. Back in the Thirties (1957) (TV) .... Narrator
  29. Venice: Themes and Variations (1957) (voice) .... Narration
  30. The Twisted Cross (1956) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  31. Victory at Sea (1954) (voice) .... Narrator
Archive Footage:
  1. "Disneyland"
        - The Shaggy Dog (1978) TV episode .... Dr. Mikhail Andrassy

Additional Details

Other Works:
He has also been the voice on innumerable documentaries (including the series "The Body Human" (1977), as well as some National Geographic programs) and TV commercials. He also did some notable poetry and short-story recordings. more
Genres:
Drama | Documentary | History | Crime more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Anthology | Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel more

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