Portrait of Alexander Scourby

Acting

Alexander Scourby

Career

Active from 1952 to 1984, busiest in 1953 and 1954 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
26
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Victory at Sea
Victory at Sea
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alexander Scourby Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    0.7, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Film Noir 2
  • Wildlife Documentary 2
  • Educational 2
  • Intriguing Plot 2
  • Biblical Epic 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

82
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Hell Gate: The Watery Grave
Hell Gate: The Watery Grave

as Narrator (voice)

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 62
The Stuff
The Stuff (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

as Evans

Among the Wild Chimpanzees
Among the Wild Chimpanzees (1984)

as Narrator (voice)

Merton: A Film Biography
Merton: A Film Biography (1984)

as Narrator (voice)

Australia's Animal Mysteries
Australia's Animal Mysteries (1984)

as Narrator (voice)

1970s

14 titles ยท average score 68
Jesus
Jesus (1979)
GoodWatch score 77

as Luke (voice)

Uncommon Women and Others
Uncommon Women and Others (1979)
GoodWatch score 74

as Narrator (voice)

Etosha: Place of Dry Water
Etosha: Place of Dry Water (1979)

as Narrator (voice)

The Word
The Word (1978)

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)

Meeting of Minds
Meeting of Minds (1977)

TV show ยท as Galileo Galilei

The Hemingway Play
The Hemingway Play (1976)

as Ernest Hemingway (middle-aged)

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter
People of the Seal, Part 2: Eskimo Winter (1971)

as Narrator (voice)

People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer
People of the Seal, Part 1: Eskimo Summer (1971)

as Narrator (voice)

Atonement
Atonement (1971)

as Narrator (voice)

The Glory of Their Times
The Glory of Their Times (1970)

as Narrator

The Executioner
The Executioner (1970)
GoodWatch score 50

as Prof. Parker

1960s

21 titles ยท average score 67
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Anthony Alquist / Lucas Coleman

The Lonely Dorymen
The Lonely Dorymen (1968)

as Narrator (voice)

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Count Boria

1999 A.D.
1999 A.D. (1967)

as Narrator (voice)

The Incredible World of James Bond
The Incredible World of James Bond (1965)

as Narrator (voice)

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Eli Bothwell

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Professor Amadeus / Wolfgang Wolp

The Wall
The Wall (1962)

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Devil at 4 O'Clock
The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

as The Governor

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as John Wellman / George Matthias

Seven Thieves
Seven Thieves (1960)
GoodWatch score 54

as Raymond Le May

Man on a String
Man on a String (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

as Colonel Vadja Kubelov

1950s

40 titles ยท average score 64
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as George Harper

Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Jean Millain

Me and the Colonel
Me and the Colonel (1958)
GoodWatch score 65

as Major Von Bergen

Venice: Theme and Variations
Venice: Theme and Variations (1957)

as Narrator (voice)

The Twisted Cross
The Twisted Cross (1956)

as Narrator (voice)

The Silver Chalice
The Silver Chalice (1954)
GoodWatch score 24

as Luke

Victory at Sea
Victory at Sea (1954)
GoodWatch score 91

as Narrator (voice)

The Big Heat
The Big Heat (1953)
GoodWatch score 88

as Mike Lagana

The Spirit of Christmas
The Spirit of Christmas (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

as Clement Moore / 'Nativity' Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Glory Brigade
The Glory Brigade (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lt. Niklas

The Redhead from Wyoming
The Redhead from Wyoming (1953)
GoodWatch score 57

as Reece Duncan

Affair in Trinidad
Affair in Trinidad (1952)
GoodWatch score 30

as Max Fabian

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 71
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Edward / Carl Phillips

Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)