John Nesbitt

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-08-23 (50 years old)

Deathday

1960-08-10

Place of Birth

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

John Nesbitt

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.

Acting

1941

1938

Passing Parade

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1945

The Golden Hunch

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1947

Tennis in Rhythm

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1941

Your Last Act

as Narrator

1942

Mr. Blabbermouth!

as Narrator (voice)

1944

A Lady Fights Back

as Narrator (voice)

1948

The Fabulous Fraud

as Narrator (voice)

1943

Storm

as Narrator (voice)

1947

The Amazing Mr. Nordill

as Narrator (voice)

1938

The Face Behind the Mask

as Narrator (voice)

1941

Of Pups and Puzzles

as Narrator (voice)

1941

Out of Darkness

as Narrator (voice)

1940

1938

The Ship That Died

as Narrator (voice)

1938

That Mothers Might Live

as Narrator (voice)

1938

Kentucky

as Commentator (voice)

1951

Good Wrinkles

as Narrator (voice)

1943

That's Why I Left You

as Narrator (voice)

1942

The Woman in the House

as Narrator (voice)

1939

Unseen Guardians

as Narrator

1943

Don't You Believe It

as Narrator (voice)

1943

1941

Main Street on the March!

as Narrator (voice)

1939

Angel of Mercy

as Narrator (voice)

1941

1938

1949

Clues to Adventure

as Narrator (voice)

1948

Goodbye, Miss Turlock

as Narrator (voice)

1949

Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

as Narrator (voice)

1943

To My Unborn Son

as Narrator (voice)

1942

The Incredible Stranger

as Narrator (voice)

1948

My Old Town

as Narrator (voice)

1954

1942

The Film That Was Lost

as Narrator (voice)

1945

Watchtower Over Tomorrow

as Narrator (voice)

1945

The Great American Mug

as Narrator (voice)

1939

1943

This Is Tomorrow

as Narrator (voice)

1943

Forgotten Treasure

as Narrator (voice)

1946

Our Old Car

as Narrator (voice)

1939

The Story of Alfred Nobel

as Narrator (voice)

1945

The Great Morgan

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

1941

Whispers

as Narrator (voice)

1940

American Spoken Here

as Narrator (voice)

1939

1939

New Roadways

as Narrator

1944

Return from Nowhere

as Narrator (voice)

1942

We Do It Because

as Narrator (voice)

1943

Trifles That Win Wars

as Narrator (voice)

1949

Annie Was a Wonder

as Narrator (voice)

1944

Main Street Today

as Narrator (voice)

1945

Stairway to Light

as Narrator (voice)

1949

City of Children

as Narrator (voice)

1945

It Looks Like Rain

as Narrator / Radio Announcer

1939

The Story of Dr. Jenner

as Narrator (voice)

1942

Famous Boners

as Narrator (voice)

1950

Screen Actors

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1939

Yankee Doodle Goes to Town

as Narrator (voice)

1948

Souvenirs of Death

as Narrator - Voice of the Gun (voice)

1942

Inflation

as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

1942

Flag of Mercy

as Narrator

1944

Grandpa Called It Art

as Narrator (voice)

1945

Music in the Sky

as John Nesbitt

1942

Madero of Mexico

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

1940

The Hidden Master

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1943

Nursery Rhyme Mysteries

as Narrator (voice)

1945

People on Paper

as Narrator

1939

Forgotten Victory

as Narrator (voice)

1942

The Magic Alphabet

as Narrator (voice)

1941

Strange Testament

as Narrator (voice)

1946

Magic on a Stick

as Narrator (voice)

1940

Utopia of Death

as Narrator (voice)

1939

One Against the World

as Narrator (voice)

1940

Dreams

as Narrator (voice)

1940

XXX Medico

as Narrator

1944

The Immortal Blacksmith

as Narrator (voice)

Production

1944

1948

1940

1943

1942

1938

1943

1938

1949

1949

1948

1943

To My Unborn Son

as Producer

1948

My Old Town

as Writer

1948

My Old Town

as Producer

1942

1943

1946

Our Old Car

as Original Story

1946

Our Old Car

as Producer

1946

Our Old Car

as Screenplay

1943

This Is Tomorrow

as Producer

1943

This Is Tomorrow

as Adaptation

1945

1940

2001

1939

1944

1942

We Do It Because

as Producer

1943

1941

1945

1949

City of Children

as Producer

1949

1949

1945

1942

Famous Boners

as Producer

1942

Flag of Mercy

as Producer

1944

1942

Madero of Mexico

as Producer

1949

1945

1938

Joaquin Murrieta

as Producer

1942

1939

1941

1946

Magic on a Stick

as Producer

1939

1940

Utopia of Death

as Producer

1942

The Woman in the House

as Original Story

1940

Dreams

as Producer

1940

Dreams

as Screenplay

1944

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