John Nesbitt

Known for
Acting
Born
August 23, 1910
Died
August 10, 1960 (aged 49)
Birthplace
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Biography

John Nesbitt was an actor, announcer, narrator, producer, and screenwriter. He is best remembered as having been the producer/narrator of MGM's "John Nesbitt's Passing Parade" short films series.

Known For

Filmography

1956
Telephone Time poster

Telephone Time

TV · as Self - Host · 82 eps

1955
MGM Parade poster

MGM Parade

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1954
The Little Match Girl

The Little Match Girl

Movie · as Narrator

1951
Good Wrinkles

Good Wrinkles

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1950
Screen Actors

Screen Actors

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

1949
Clues to Adventure poster

Clues to Adventure

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1949
Mr. Whitney Had a Notion poster

Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1949
Annie Was a Wonder poster

Annie Was a Wonder

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1949
City of Children poster

City of Children

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1948
The Fabulous Fraud poster

The Fabulous Fraud

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1948
Goodbye, Miss Turlock poster

Goodbye, Miss Turlock

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1948
My Old Town poster

My Old Town

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1948
Souvenirs of Death poster

Souvenirs of Death

Movie · as Narrator - Voice of the Gun (voice)

1947
Tennis in Rhythm poster

Tennis in Rhythm

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

1947
The Amazing Mr. Nordill

The Amazing Mr. Nordill

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1947
A Really Important Person poster

A Really Important Person

Movie · as Narrator

1946
Our Old Car poster

Our Old Car

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1946
Magic on a Stick poster

Magic on a Stick

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1945
The Golden Hunch poster

The Golden Hunch

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

1945
Watchtower Over Tomorrow poster

Watchtower Over Tomorrow

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1945
The Great American Mug poster

The Great American Mug

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1945
The Great Morgan poster

The Great Morgan

Movie · as Narrator in 'Our Old Car' (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

1945
Stairway to Light poster

Stairway to Light

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1945
It Looks Like Rain

It Looks Like Rain

Movie · as Narrator / Radio Announcer

1945
Music in the Sky

Music in the Sky

Movie · as John Nesbitt

1945
People on Paper poster

People on Paper

Movie · as Narrator

1945
The Seesaw and the Shoes poster

The Seesaw and the Shoes

Movie · as Narrator

1944
A Lady Fights Back poster

A Lady Fights Back

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1944
Return from Nowhere poster

Return from Nowhere

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1944
Main Street Today poster

Main Street Today

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1944
Grandpa Called It Art

Grandpa Called It Art

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1944
The Immortal Blacksmith poster

The Immortal Blacksmith

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1943
Storm poster

Storm

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1943
That's Why I Left You poster

That's Why I Left You

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1943
Don't You Believe It poster

Don't You Believe It

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1943
Who's Superstitious? poster

Who's Superstitious?

Movie · as Narrator

1943
To My Unborn Son poster

To My Unborn Son

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1943
This Is Tomorrow

This Is Tomorrow

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1943
Forgotten Treasure poster

Forgotten Treasure

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1943
Trifles That Win Wars poster

Trifles That Win Wars

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1943
Nursery Rhyme Mysteries poster

Nursery Rhyme Mysteries

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1942
Mr. Blabbermouth! poster

Mr. Blabbermouth!

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1942
The Woman in the House poster

The Woman in the House

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1942
The Incredible Stranger poster

The Incredible Stranger

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1942
The Film That Was Lost poster

The Film That Was Lost

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1942
We Do It Because poster

We Do It Because

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1942
Famous Boners poster

Famous Boners

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1942
Inflation poster

Inflation

Movie · as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

1942
Flag of Mercy poster

Flag of Mercy

Movie · as Narrator

1942
Madero of Mexico poster

Madero of Mexico

Movie · as Himself - Narrator (voice)

1942
The Magic Alphabet poster

The Magic Alphabet

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1942
Vendetta poster

Vendetta

Movie · as Narrator

1941
Willie and the Mouse poster

Willie and the Mouse

Movie · as Narrator

1941
Your Last Act

Your Last Act

Movie · as Narrator

1941
Hobbies

Hobbies

Movie

1941
Of Pups and Puzzles poster

Of Pups and Puzzles

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1941
Out of Darkness poster

Out of Darkness

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1941
Main Street on the March! poster

Main Street on the March!

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1941
This Is the Bowery poster

This Is the Bowery

Movie · as Narrator

1941
Whispers poster

Whispers

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1941
Strange Testament poster

Strange Testament

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1940
Trifles of Importance poster

Trifles of Importance

Movie · as Narrator

1940
American Spoken Here poster

American Spoken Here

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1940
The Hidden Master poster

The Hidden Master

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

1940
Utopia of Death poster

Utopia of Death

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1940
A Way in the Wilderness poster

A Way in the Wilderness

Movie · as Narrator

1940
Dreams poster

Dreams

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1940
XXX Medico poster

XXX Medico

Movie · as Narrator

1939
Unseen Guardians poster

Unseen Guardians

Movie · as Narrator

1939
Angel of Mercy poster

Angel of Mercy

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1939
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed poster

The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1939
The Story of Alfred Nobel poster

The Story of Alfred Nobel

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1939
The Giant of Norway poster

The Giant of Norway

Movie · as Narrator

1939
New Roadways

New Roadways

Movie · as Narrator

1939
The Story of Dr. Jenner poster

The Story of Dr. Jenner

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1939
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town poster

Yankee Doodle Goes to Town

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1939
Forgotten Victory poster

Forgotten Victory

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1939
One Against the World poster

One Against the World

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1938
Passing Parade poster

Passing Parade

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

1938
The Face Behind the Mask poster

The Face Behind the Mask

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1938
The Ship That Died poster

The Ship That Died

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1938
That Mothers Might Live poster

That Mothers Might Live

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1938
Kentucky poster

Kentucky

Movie · as Commentator (voice)

1938
The Forgotten Step poster

The Forgotten Step

Movie · as Narrator