Alexander Scourby
Popularity:0.645
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1913-11-13
Place of Birth:Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Also Known As:Alex Scourby, Alexander Scorby

Giant (1956)
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...

Merton: A Film Biography (1984)
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...

The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)
A crusty, eccentric priest recruits three reluctant convicts to help him rescue a children's leper colony from a Pacific island menaced by a...

The Big Heat (1953)
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...

Affair in Trinidad (1952)
A nightclub singer enlists her brother-in-law to track down her husband's killer.

Jesus (1979)
Three and a half years of Jesus' ministry, as told in the Gospel of Luke.

Seven Thieves (1960)
A discredited professor and a sophisticated thief decide to join together and pick a team to pull off one last job--the casino vault in Monte Carlo.

The Silver Chalice (1954)
A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the faces of the disciples and Jesus himself. He...

Man on a String (1960)
U.S. spies catch a Moscow-born U.S. citizen helping spies, and they force him to counterspy.

The Glory Brigade (1953)
During the Korean War Lt. Sam Pryor volunteers his platoon to escort Greek troops to perform a reconnaissance mission behind Communist lines. Due to...

Hell Gate: The Watery Grave (1970)
A documentary covering many aspects of the Hell Gate waterway history, including the clearing of the channel, the building of Hell Gate Bridge, and...

Ransom! (1956)
A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son's kidnappers.

Me and the Colonel (1958)
Nazis are about to overrun France, and a Jewish man named Jacobowsky is stranded in Paris. He hitches a ride with reluctant Polish serviceman Colonel...

Buddhism in China (1972)
Documentary exploring the origins and proliferation of Buddhism throughout Chinese history

Uncommon Women and Others (1979)
While at an impromptu reunion lunch, five women reminisce and relive their college days at Mount Holyoke, and weigh their goals and aspirations...

The Executioner (1970)
A British intelligence agent must track down a fellow spy suspected of being a double agent.

The Incredible World of James Bond (1965)
This promotional film was aired on American television on 26 November 1965, one month before the release of Thunderball (1965). Narrated by Alexander...

Because of You (1952)
A female ex-con falls in love and hesitates to reveal her past.

The Stuff (1985)
Amalgamated Dairies hires David Rutherford, an FBI man turned industrial saboteur, to investigate a popular new product called “the...

The Lonely Dorymen (1968)
For more than four centuries, young Portuguese fishermen have followed their fathers to the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and in recent years to...

The Big Fisherman (1959)
Drama that focuses on the later life of Peter, one of the closest disciples of Jesus.

Sign of the Pagan (1954)
Roman centurion Marcian is captured by Attila the Hun en route to Constantinople, but escapes. On arrival, he finds the eastern Roman emperor...

The Shadow (1954)
Lamont Cranston, a psychiatrist on retainer to the police department, is asked to assist in the Case of the Cotton Kimono murder investigation....

The Shaggy Dog (1959)
Through an ancient spell, a boy changes into a sheepdog and back again. It seems to happen at inopportune times and the spell can only be broken by...

Atonement (1971)
Canadian wildlife specialists work to preserve and nurture the creatures that remain in our wilderness areas - species such as the whooping crane,...

The Song of Christmas (1957)
A richly animated, exquisitely scored film and narrated by Alexander Scourby. Roy Ringwald composed "The Song of Christmas" as an original musical...

The Spirit of Christmas (1953)
This Christmas film, created as a special for television broadcast throughout the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania viewing region, was produced by...

Montserrat (1971)
The story is set during the South American Wars of Independence. Simón Bolivar, the liberator, has escaped from Spanish custody with the aid...

Among the Wild Chimpanzees (1984)
In 1960 Jane Goodall set out for Tanzania's remote Gombe Stream Game Reserve to study the behavior of man's closest living relative, the chimpanzee....

This Other Eden (1979)
A study of England's history, with particular emphasis on the role religion has played in shaping the nation and its people. Includes scenes of...

Victory at Sea (1954)
A feature-length, condensed version of the 1952 documentary TV series 'Victory at Sea'.

The Wall (1962)
Like the best USIA films, The Wall distills political events into an emotionally clear and compelling ideological "story". In 1962 Walter de Hoog...

The Redhead from Wyoming (1953)
A saloonkeeper sides with the sheriff for justice after she's framed for rustling.

The Velvet Alley (1959)
Ernie Pandish has tried to be a writer for years and has never made much money out of it. But now he seems likely to hit the big-time.

1999 A.D. (1967)
A whimsical yet serious-minded look into the future sponsored by the appliance and radio manufacturer Philco-Ford. In the "1999 House of Tomorrow",...

Grizzly! (1967)
The grizzly has roamed North America for nearly a million years. And now, in the last century and a half, he has come dangerously close to...

People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter (1971)
The second of two coproductions by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the National Film Board of Canada, People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo...

The Gendarme in New York (1965)
Sergeant Cruchot and his faithful comrades have been sent to the International Congress of Gendarmerie in N.Y.

Venice: Theme and Variations (1957)
Ivory's initial effort as a filmmaker was Venice: Theme and Variations, a documentary made as his master's thesis at the USC film school that,...

Etosha: Place of Dry Water (1980)
Records the wildlife in Etosha, a preserve surrounding a huge dry lake bed in the southwest African country of Namibia. Presents nature's interplay...

Australia's Animal Mysteries (1984)
Enjoy some of the bizarre and unbelievable creatures unique to Australia's shores as investigators and scientists probe the secrets of this...

The Hemingway Play (1976)
A novel portrait of author Ernest Hemingway, in which four versions of the man from different points of his life exist simultaneously.

The Night America Trembled (1957)
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...

People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer (1971)
The first of two coproductions by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the National Film Board of Canada, People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo...

The Story of Jesus Through the Eyes of Children (1976)
A captivating retelling of the story of Jesus through the eyes of children who might have encountered Him. Follow the lives of Benjamin, Caleb,...

Three Two One - Zero! (1954)
The voice of an officer counts out the last tense seconds- 'Three Two One - Zero!' - and another atomic explosion rends the stillness. This film,...

Project XX: Life in the Thirties (1959)
Project XX examines American life in the 1930s from the Depression and election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the eve of World War II.

The Final Solution (1970)
With archival footage from 16 counties, this Oscar-nominated film presents important facts about the Nazi’s persecution against Jews during WWII

The Yellow Star: The Persecution of the Jews in Europe - 1933-1945 (1981)
This Oscar nominated documentary serves not only as a remembrance but a lesson and a warning for the future. It follows the plight of Europe's Jews...

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin work for a secret intelligence service working under the auspices of the U.N. Their immediate superior is...

Cain's Hundred (1961)
A former underworld lawyer goes to work for the Federal Government, determined to bring 100 top criminals to justice.

Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert...

Naked City (1958)
Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the...

Mannix (1967)
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed...

Studio One (1948)
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One,...

The Secret Storm (1954)
The Secret Storm is a soap opera which ran on CBS from February 1, 1954 to February 8, 1974. The series was created by Roy Winsor, who also created...

Johnny Staccato (1959)
Johnny Staccato is an American private detective series which ran for 27 episodes on NBC from September 10, 1959 through March 24, 1960.

The Twilight Zone (1959)
A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a...

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

Philip Marlowe (1959)
Philip Marlowe is a 1959-1960 half-hour ABC crime series, featuring Philip Carey as Marlowe, the fictional detective originally created by Raymond...

The Eleventh Hour (1962)
The Eleventh Hour is an American medical drama about psychiatry starring Wendell Corey, Jack Ging, and Ralph Bellamy, which aired sixty-two new...

Rawhide (1959)
The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with...

Daniel Boone (1964)
Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September...

Lux Video Theatre (1950)
Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original...

Climax! (1954)
Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary...

Meeting of Minds (1977)
The show featured guests who played significant roles in world history. Guests would interact with each other and host Steve Allen, discussing...

The Word (1978)
A document is discovered that appears to be an ancient eyewitness account of the life of Jesus Christ. A public relations executive is hired to...

The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
The 20th Century Fox Hour is an American drama anthology series televised in the United States on CBS from 1955 to 1957. Some of the shows in this...

Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three...

The Rifleman (1958)
The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It...

Mr. Novak (1963)
Mr. Novak is an American dramatic series starring James Franciscus in the title role, which aired on NBC for two seasons, from 1963 to 1965.

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American Western anthology series which ran on CBS from 1956 to...

Telephone Time (1956)
Telephone Time is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS in 1956, and on ABC from 1957 to 1958. The series features plays by John...

The Walter Winchell File (1957)
The Walter Winchell File is the title of a television crime drama series that initially aired from 1957 to 1958, dramatizing cases from the New York...

The Defenders (1961)
The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized...

The Defenders (1961)
The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized...

The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
Police adventure series set in a modern American metropolis, concerning the problems of a special police group formed to fight high echelon crime....

Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert...

Bonanza (1959)
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.

The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
The Phil Silvers Show, originally titled You'll Never Get Rich, was a sitcom which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959 for 142 episodes, plus a 1959...

Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
Kraft Television Theatre is an American drama/anthology television series

Mr. Novak (1963)
Mr. Novak is an American dramatic series starring James Franciscus in the title role, which aired on NBC for two seasons, from 1963 to 1965.

Studio One (1948)
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One,...

Studio One (1948)
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One,...

Studio One (1948)
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One,...

Climax! (1954)
Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary...

Climax! (1954)
Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary...

National Geographic Specials (1965)
For decades, the National Geographic Society has presented specials on nature, foreign culture, scientific breakthroughs, and things which fall under...

Great Performances (1971)
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...

Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
Kraft Television Theatre is an American drama/anthology television series

Omnibus (1952)
Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.

Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
Shirley Temple's Storybook is an American children's anthology series hosted and narrated by actress Shirley Temple. The series features adaptations...

Omnibus (1952)
Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.