John Nesbitt

Acting

John Nesbitt

Born August 23, 1910Victoria, British Columbia, Canada84 credits

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

6.0

Sinking the Lusitania

Movie

2001

Telephone Time
6.3

Telephone Time

TV

1956

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

TV

1955

The Little Match Girl

Movie

1954

5.0

Good Wrinkles

Movie

1951

6.0

Screen Actors

Movie

1950

Filmography

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2001Sinking the LusitaniaDirectorMovie
Telephone Time
1956Telephone Timeas Self - HostTV
MGM Parade
1955MGM ParadeTV
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1954The Little Match Girlas NarratorMovie
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1951Good Wrinklesas Narrator (voice)Movie
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1950Screen Actorsas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
City of Children
1949City of Childrenas Narrator (voice)Movie
Mr. Whitney Had a Notion
1949Mr. Whitney Had a Notionas Narrator (voice)Movie
Clues to Adventure
1949Clues to Adventureas Narrator (voice)Movie
Annie Was a Wonder
1949Annie Was a Wonderas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Fabulous Fraud
1948The Fabulous Fraudas Narrator (voice)Movie
Souvenirs of Death
1948Souvenirs of Deathas Narrator - Voice of the Gun (voice)Movie
My Old Town
1948My Old Townas Narrator (voice)Movie
Goodbye, Miss Turlock
1948Goodbye, Miss Turlockas Narrator (voice)Movie
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1947The Amazing Mr. Nordillas Narrator (voice)Movie
Tennis in Rhythm
1947Tennis in Rhythmas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
A Really Important Person
1947A Really Important Personas NarratorMovie
Our Old Car
1946Our Old Caras Narrator (voice)Movie
Magic on a Stick
1946Magic on a Stickas Narrator (voice)Movie
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1945Music in the Skyas John NesbittMovie
People on Paper
1945People on Paperas NarratorMovie
The Golden Hunch
1945The Golden Hunchas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Stairway to Light
1945Stairway to Lightas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Great American Mug
1945The Great American Mugas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Seesaw and the Shoes
1945The Seesaw and the Shoesas NarratorMovie
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
1945Watchtower Over Tomorrowas Narrator (voice)Movie
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1945It Looks Like Rainas Narrator / Radio AnnouncerMovie
The Great Morgan
1945The Great Morganas Narrator in 'Our Old Car' (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
A Lady Fights Back
1944A Lady Fights Backas Narrator (voice)Movie
Return from Nowhere
1944Return from Nowhereas Narrator (voice)Movie
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1944Grandpa Called It Artas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Immortal Blacksmith
1944The Immortal Blacksmithas Narrator (voice)Movie
Main Street Today
1944Main Street Todayas Narrator (voice)Movie
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1943This Is Tomorrowas Narrator (voice)Movie
To My Unborn Son
1943To My Unborn Sonas Narrator (voice)Movie
Storm
1943Stormas Narrator (voice)Movie
Forgotten Treasure
1943Forgotten Treasureas Narrator (voice)Movie
Trifles That Win Wars
1943Trifles That Win Warsas Narrator (voice)Movie
Don't You Believe It
1943Don't You Believe Itas Narrator (voice)Movie
Nursery Rhyme Mysteries
1943Nursery Rhyme Mysteriesas Narrator (voice)Movie
That's Why I Left You
1943That's Why I Left Youas Narrator (voice)Movie
Who's Superstitious?
1943Who's Superstitious?as NarratorMovie
Madero of Mexico
1942Madero of Mexicoas Himself - Narrator (voice)Movie
The Film That Was Lost
1942The Film That Was Lostas Narrator (voice)Movie
Famous Boners
1942Famous Bonersas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Magic Alphabet
1942The Magic Alphabetas Narrator (voice)Movie
Mr. Blabbermouth!
1942Mr. Blabbermouth!as Narrator (voice)Movie
The Incredible Stranger
1942The Incredible Strangeras Narrator (voice)Movie
The Woman in the House
1942The Woman in the Houseas Narrator (voice)Movie
Flag of Mercy
1942Flag of Mercyas NarratorMovie
We Do It Because
1942We Do It Becauseas Narrator (voice)Movie
Inflation
1942Inflationas Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Main Street on the March!
1941Main Street on the March!as Narrator (voice)Movie
Strange Testament
1941Strange Testamentas Narrator (voice)Movie
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1941HobbiesMovie
Of Pups and Puzzles
1941Of Pups and Puzzlesas Narrator (voice)Movie
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1941Your Last Actas NarratorMovie
This Is the Bowery
1941This Is the Boweryas NarratorMovie
Willie and the Mouse
1941Willie and the Mouseas NarratorMovie
Out of Darkness
1941Out of Darknessas Narrator (voice)Movie
Whispers
1941Whispersas Narrator (voice)Movie
American Spoken Here
1940American Spoken Hereas Narrator (voice)Movie
Dreams
1940Dreamsas Narrator (voice)Movie
Utopia of Death
1940Utopia of Deathas Narrator (voice)Movie
Trifles of Importance
1940Trifles of Importanceas NarratorMovie
A Way in the Wilderness
1940A Way in the Wildernessas NarratorMovie
The Hidden Master
1940The Hidden Masteras Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
XXX Medico
1940XXX Medicoas NarratorMovie
Forgotten Victory
1939Forgotten Victoryas Narrator (voice)Movie
Unseen Guardians
1939Unseen Guardiansas NarratorMovie
One Against the World
1939One Against the Worldas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
1939The Story That Couldn't Be Printedas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Giant of Norway
1939The Giant of Norwayas NarratorMovie
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
1939Yankee Doodle Goes to Townas Narrator (voice)Movie
Angel of Mercy
1939Angel of Mercyas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Story of Dr. Jenner
1939The Story of Dr. Jenneras Narrator (voice)Movie
The Story of Alfred Nobel
1939The Story of Alfred Nobelas Narrator (voice)Movie
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1939New Roadwaysas NarratorMovie
Kentucky
1938Kentuckyas Commentator (voice)Movie
Passing Parade
1938Passing Paradeas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
The Forgotten Step
1938The Forgotten Stepas NarratorMovie
That Mothers Might Live
1938That Mothers Might Liveas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Face Behind the Mask
1938The Face Behind the Maskas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Ship That Died
1938The Ship That Diedas Narrator (voice)Movie