John Nesbitt

Personal Info

Birthday

August 23, 1910

Day of Death

1960-08-10

(49 years old)

Place of Birth

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Also Known As

John Booth Nesbitt

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.

Known For

This Is Tomorrow

Willie and the Mouse

Kentucky

The Forgotten Step

Trifles of Importance

Unseen Guardians

The Great American Mug

A Way in the Wilderness

Filmography

1954
The Little Match Girl
as Narrator
1951
Good Wrinkles
as Narrator (voice)
1950
Screen Actors
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1949
City of Children
as Narrator (voice)
Mr. Whitney Had a Notion
as Narrator (voice)
Clues to Adventure
as Narrator (voice)
Annie Was a Wonder
as Narrator (voice)
1948
The Fabulous Fraud
as Narrator (voice)
Souvenirs of Death
as Narrator - Voice of the Gun (voice)
My Old Town
as Narrator (voice)
Goodbye, Miss Turlock
as Narrator (voice)
1947
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
as Narrator (voice)
Tennis in Rhythm
as Self - Narrator (voice)
A Really Important Person
as Narrator
1946
Our Old Car
as Narrator (voice)
Magic on a Stick
as Narrator (voice)
1945
Music in the Sky
as John Nesbitt
People on Paper
as Narrator
The Golden Hunch
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Stairway to Light
as Narrator (voice)
The Great American Mug
as Narrator (voice)
The Seesaw and the Shoes
as Narrator
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
as Narrator (voice)
It Looks Like Rain
as Narrator / Radio Announcer
The Great Morgan
as Narrator in 'Our Old Car' (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
1944
A Lady Fights Back
as Narrator (voice)
Return from Nowhere
as Narrator (voice)
Grandpa Called It Art
as Narrator (voice)
The Immortal Blacksmith
as Narrator (voice)
Main Street Today
as Narrator (voice)
1943
This Is Tomorrow
as Narrator (voice)
To My Unborn Son
as Narrator (voice)
Storm
as Narrator (voice)
Forgotten Treasure
as Narrator (voice)
Trifles That Win Wars
as Narrator (voice)
Nursery Rhyme Mysteries
as Narrator (voice)
Don't You Believe It
as Narrator (voice)
That's Why I Left You
as Narrator (voice)
Who's Superstitious?
as Narrator
1942
Madero of Mexico
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
The Film That Was Lost
as Narrator (voice)
Famous Boners
as Narrator (voice)
The Magic Alphabet
as Narrator (voice)
Mr. Blabbermouth!
as Narrator (voice)
The Incredible Stranger
as Narrator (voice)
The Woman in the House
as Narrator (voice)
Flag of Mercy
as Narrator
We Do It Because
as Narrator (voice)
Inflation
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1941
Main Street on the March!
as Narrator (voice)
Strange Testament
as Narrator (voice)
Of Pups and Puzzles
as Narrator (voice)
Your Last Act
as Narrator
This Is the Bowery
as Narrator
Willie and the Mouse
as Narrator
Out of Darkness
as Narrator (voice)
Whispers
as Narrator (voice)
1940
American Spoken Here
as Narrator (voice)
Dreams
as Narrator (voice)
Utopia of Death
as Narrator (voice)
Trifles of Importance
as Narrator
A Way in the Wilderness
as Narrator
The Hidden Master
as Self - Narrator (voice)
XXX Medico
as Narrator
1939
Forgotten Victory
as Narrator (voice)
Unseen Guardians
as Narrator
One Against the World
as Narrator (voice)
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
as Narrator (voice)
The Giant of Norway
as Narrator
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
as Narrator (voice)
Angel of Mercy
as Narrator (voice)
The Story of Dr. Jenner
as Narrator (voice)
The Story of Alfred Nobel
as Narrator (voice)
New Roadways
as Narrator
1938
Kentucky
as Commentator (voice)
Passing Parade
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Forgotten Step
as Narrator
That Mothers Might Live
as Narrator (voice)
The Face Behind the Mask
as Narrator (voice)
The Ship That Died
as Narrator (voice)