Netflix Movies Starring Alexander Scourby

The possessor of one of stage, screen, radio and audiocassette's most distinguished vocal instruments, actor Alexander Scourby received his training via Shakespearean roles in the 1930s and perfected his trade on dramatic radio serials in the 1940's. The noted actor/narrator was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 13, 1913 to Greek immigrants and attended public and private schools in Brooklyn. Interested in writing, he was a co-editor of his high school magazine and yearbook and studied journalism briefly at West Virginia University at Morgantown. A passion for acting was sparked after joining a campus theater group. He apprenticed at Eva Le Gallienne's Civic Repertory Theatre and made his professional debut in a walk-on in "Liliom". Scourby's first role on Broadway was in Leslie Howard's production of "Hamlet" in which he took the part of the Player King. Read more on iMDB