Person

John Nesbitt

Acting · 1910–1960 · 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

2001Sinking the LusitaniaDirector
1956Telephone TimeSelf - Host
1955MGM Parade
1954The Little Match GirlNarrator
1951Good WrinklesNarrator (voice)
1950Screen ActorsSelf - Narrator (voice)
1949City of ChildrenNarrator (voice)
1949Mr. Whitney Had a NotionNarrator (voice)
1949Clues to AdventureNarrator (voice)
1949Annie Was a WonderNarrator (voice)
1948The Fabulous FraudNarrator (voice)
1948Souvenirs of DeathNarrator - Voice of the Gun (voice)
1948My Old TownNarrator (voice)
1948Goodbye, Miss TurlockNarrator (voice)
1947The Amazing Mr. NordillNarrator (voice)
1947Tennis in RhythmSelf - Narrator (voice)
1947A Really Important PersonNarrator
1946Our Old CarNarrator (voice)
1946Magic on a StickNarrator (voice)
1945Music in the SkyJohn Nesbitt
1945People on PaperNarrator
1945The Golden HunchSelf - Narrator (voice)
1945Stairway to LightNarrator (voice)
1945The Great American MugNarrator (voice)
1945The Seesaw and the ShoesNarrator
1945Watchtower Over TomorrowNarrator (voice)
1945It Looks Like RainNarrator / Radio Announcer
1945The Great MorganNarrator in 'Our Old Car' (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
1944A Lady Fights BackNarrator (voice)
1944Return from NowhereNarrator (voice)
1944Grandpa Called It ArtNarrator (voice)
1944The Immortal BlacksmithNarrator (voice)
1944Main Street TodayNarrator (voice)
1943This Is TomorrowNarrator (voice)
1943To My Unborn SonNarrator (voice)
1943StormNarrator (voice)
1943Forgotten TreasureNarrator (voice)
1943Trifles That Win WarsNarrator (voice)
1943Don't You Believe ItNarrator (voice)
1943Nursery Rhyme MysteriesNarrator (voice)
1943That's Why I Left YouNarrator (voice)
1943Who's Superstitious?Narrator
1942Madero of MexicoHimself - Narrator (voice)
1942The Film That Was LostNarrator (voice)
1942Famous BonersNarrator (voice)
1942The Magic AlphabetNarrator (voice)
1942Mr. Blabbermouth!Narrator (voice)
1942The Incredible StrangerNarrator (voice)
1942The Woman in the HouseNarrator (voice)
1942Flag of MercyNarrator
1942We Do It BecauseNarrator (voice)
1942InflationRadio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1941Main Street on the March!Narrator (voice)
1941Strange TestamentNarrator (voice)
1941Hobbies
1941Of Pups and PuzzlesNarrator (voice)
1941Your Last ActNarrator
1941This Is the BoweryNarrator
1941Willie and the MouseNarrator
1941Out of DarknessNarrator (voice)
1941WhispersNarrator (voice)
1940American Spoken HereNarrator (voice)
1940DreamsNarrator (voice)
1940Utopia of DeathNarrator (voice)
1940Trifles of ImportanceNarrator
1940A Way in the WildernessNarrator
1940The Hidden MasterSelf - Narrator (voice)
1940XXX MedicoNarrator
1939Forgotten VictoryNarrator (voice)
1939Unseen GuardiansNarrator
1939One Against the WorldNarrator (voice)
1939The Story That Couldn't Be PrintedNarrator (voice)
1939The Giant of NorwayNarrator
1939Yankee Doodle Goes to TownNarrator (voice)
1939Angel of MercyNarrator (voice)
1939The Story of Dr. JennerNarrator (voice)
1939The Story of Alfred NobelNarrator (voice)
1939New RoadwaysNarrator
1938KentuckyCommentator (voice)
1938The City of Little MenProducer
1938Passing ParadeSelf - Narrator (voice)
1938Joaquin MurrietaProducer
1938The Forgotten StepNarrator
1938That Mothers Might LiveNarrator (voice)
1938The Face Behind the MaskNarrator (voice)
1938The Ship That DiedNarrator (voice)

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