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.

Most Famous Work

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Telephone Time

(1956) Self - Host

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Don't You Believe It

(1943) Narrator (voice)

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The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

(1939) Narrator (voice)

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That Mothers Might Live

(1938) Narrator (voice)

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We Do It Because

(1942) Narrator (voice)

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Strange Testament

(1941) Narrator (voice)

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Main Street on the March!

(1941) Narrator (voice)

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The Ship That Died

(1938) Narrator (voice)

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1957	Himself--Host	Stranded 1957-05-09 Movie
1956	Self - Host	Telephone Time 1956-04-08 TV Show
1954	Narrator	The Little Match Girl 1954-12-01 Movie
1951	Narrator (voice)	Good Wrinkles 1951-09-06 Movie
1950	Self - Narrator (voice)	Screen Actors 1950-05-13 Movie
1949	Narrator (voice)	City of Children 1949-08-27 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Mr. Whitney Had a Notion 1949-05-07 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Clues to Adventure 1949-04-11 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Annie Was a Wonder 1949-01-29 Movie
1948	Narrator (voice)	The Fabulous Fraud 1948-08-28 Movie
	Narrator - Voice of the Gun (voice)	Souvenirs of Death 1948-06-19 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	My Old Town 1948-02-07 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Goodbye, Miss Turlock 1948-01-24 Movie
1947	Narrator (voice)	The Amazing Mr. Nordill 1947-08-30 Movie
	Self - Narrator (voice)	Tennis in Rhythm 1947-08-23 Movie
	Narrator	A Really Important Person 1947-01-11 Movie
1946	Narrator (voice)	Our Old Car 1946-06-11 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Magic on a Stick 1946-01-19 Movie
1945	John Nesbitt	Music in the Sky 1945-12-10 Movie
	Narrator	People on Paper 1945-11-17 Movie
	Self - Narrator (voice)	The Golden Hunch 1945-11-15 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Stairway to Light 1945-11-03 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	The Great American Mug 1945-10-06 Movie
	Narrator	The Seesaw and the Shoes 1945-05-05 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Watchtower Over Tomorrow 1945-03-29 Movie
	Narrator / Radio Announcer	It Looks Like Rain 1945-03-03 Movie
	Narrator in 'Our Old Car' (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)	The Great Morgan 1945-01-01 Movie
1944	Narrator (voice)	A Lady Fights Back 1944-11-11 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Return from Nowhere 1944-10-28 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Grandpa Called It Art 1944-07-15 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Main Street Today 1944-03-25 Movie
1943	Narrator (voice)	This Is Tomorrow 1943-11-27 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	To My Unborn Son 1943-10-30 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Storm 1943-10-23 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Forgotten Treasure 1943-07-24 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Trifles That Win Wars 1943-07-17 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Don't You Believe It 1943-07-03 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Nursery Rhyme Mysteries 1943-07-03 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	That's Why I Left You 1943-06-12 Movie
	Narrator	Who's Superstitious? 1943-01-02 Movie
1942	Himself - Narrator (voice)	Madero of Mexico 1942-11-28 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	The Film That Was Lost 1942-10-31 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Famous Boners 1942-10-24 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	The Magic Alphabet 1942-10-10 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Mr. Blabbermouth! 1942-08-08 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	The Incredible Stranger 1942-06-20 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	The Woman in the House 1942-05-09 Movie
	Narrator	Flag of Mercy 1942-01-31 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	We Do It Because 1942-01-24 Movie
	Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)	Inflation 1942-01-01 Movie
1941	Narrator (voice)	Main Street on the March! 1941-12-09 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Strange Testament 1941-11-15 Movie
	N/A	Hobbies 1941-09-20 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Of Pups and Puzzles 1941-09-06 Movie
	Narrator	Your Last Act 1941-07-12 Movie
	Narrator	This Is the Bowery 1941-05-31 Movie
	Narrator	Willie and the Mouse 1941-05-17 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Out of Darkness 1941-03-29 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Whispers 1941-02-08 Movie
1940	Narrator (voice)	American Spoken Here 1940-11-30 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Dreams 1940-11-10 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Utopia of Death 1940-10-12 Movie
	Narrator	Trifles of Importance 1940-07-13 Movie
	Narrator	A Way in the Wilderness 1940-06-22 Movie
	Self - Narrator (voice)	The Hidden Master 1940-04-20 Movie
1939	Narrator (voice)	Forgotten Victory 1939-12-09 Movie
	Narrator	Unseen Guardians 1939-08-26 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	One Against the World 1939-08-19 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	The Story That Couldn't Be Printed 1939-07-22 Movie
	Narrator	The Giant of Norway 1939-06-24 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Yankee Doodle Goes to Town 1939-06-17 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	Angel of Mercy 1939-05-20 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	The Story of Dr. Jenner 1939-03-18 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	The Story of Alfred Nobel 1939-02-18 Movie
	Narrator	New Roadways 1939-01-28 Movie
1938	Commentator (voice)	Kentucky 1938-12-30 Movie
	Self - Narrator (voice)	Passing Parade 1938-10-15 Movie
	Narrator	The Forgotten Step 1938-05-20 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	That Mothers Might Live 1938-04-30 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	The Face Behind the Mask 1938-03-19 Movie
	Narrator (voice)	The Ship That Died 1938-02-19 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2001	Director	Sinking the Lusitania 2001-03-27 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1956	Writer	Telephone Time 1956-04-08 TV Show
	Writers' Assistant	Telephone Time 1956-04-08 TV Show
1949	Writer	City of Children 1949-08-27 Movie
	Writer	Mr. Whitney Had a Notion 1949-05-07 Movie
	Writer	Clues to Adventure 1949-04-11 Movie
	Writer	Annie Was a Wonder 1949-01-29 Movie
1948	Writer	The Fabulous Fraud 1948-08-28 Movie
	Writer	My Old Town 1948-02-07 Movie
	Writer	Goodbye, Miss Turlock 1948-01-24 Movie
1947	Writer	The Amazing Mr. Nordill 1947-08-30 Movie
1946	Original Story	Our Old Car 1946-06-11 Movie
	Screenplay	Our Old Car 1946-06-11 Movie
1945	Writer	People on Paper 1945-11-17 Movie
	Story	Stairway to Light 1945-11-03 Movie
1944	Writer	Grandpa Called It Art 1944-07-15 Movie
1943	Adaptation	This Is Tomorrow 1943-11-27 Movie
1942	Original Story	The Woman in the House 1942-05-09 Movie
1940	Screenplay	Dreams 1940-11-10 Movie
	Writer	Trifles of Importance 1940-07-13 Movie
1938	Writer	The Forgotten Step 1938-05-20 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1949	Producer	City of Children 1949-08-27 Movie
	Producer	Clues to Adventure 1949-04-11 Movie
	Producer	Annie Was a Wonder 1949-01-29 Movie
1948	Producer	My Old Town 1948-02-07 Movie
	Producer	Goodbye, Miss Turlock 1948-01-24 Movie
1947	Producer	The Amazing Mr. Nordill 1947-08-30 Movie
	Producer	A Really Important Person 1947-01-11 Movie
1946	Producer	Our Old Car 1946-06-11 Movie
	Producer	Magic on a Stick 1946-01-19 Movie
1945	Producer	The Great American Mug 1945-10-06 Movie
	Producer	It Looks Like Rain 1945-03-03 Movie
1944	Producer	A Lady Fights Back 1944-11-11 Movie
	Producer	Return from Nowhere 1944-10-28 Movie
	Producer	Grandpa Called It Art 1944-07-15 Movie
1943	Producer	This Is Tomorrow 1943-11-27 Movie
	Producer	To My Unborn Son 1943-10-30 Movie
	Producer	Trifles That Win Wars 1943-07-17 Movie
	Producer	Don't You Believe It 1943-07-03 Movie
	Producer	Nursery Rhyme Mysteries 1943-07-03 Movie
	Producer	That's Why I Left You 1943-06-12 Movie
	Producer	Who's Superstitious? 1943-01-02 Movie
1942	Producer	Madero of Mexico 1942-11-28 Movie
	Producer	The Film That Was Lost 1942-10-31 Movie
	Producer	Famous Boners 1942-10-24 Movie
	Producer	The Magic Alphabet 1942-10-10 Movie
	Producer	The Incredible Stranger 1942-06-20 Movie
	Producer	The Woman in the House 1942-05-09 Movie
	Producer	Flag of Mercy 1942-01-31 Movie
	Producer	We Do It Because 1942-01-24 Movie
1941	Producer	Main Street on the March! 1941-12-09 Movie
	Producer	Strange Testament 1941-11-15 Movie
	Producer	Of Pups and Puzzles 1941-09-06 Movie
1940	Producer	American Spoken Here 1940-11-30 Movie
	Producer	Dreams 1940-11-10 Movie
	Producer	Utopia of Death 1940-10-12 Movie
	Producer	Trifles of Importance 1940-07-13 Movie
	Producer	A Way in the Wilderness 1940-06-22 Movie
1939	Producer	Forgotten Victory 1939-12-09 Movie
	Producer	One Against the World 1939-08-19 Movie
	Producer	The Story That Couldn't Be Printed 1939-07-22 Movie
	Producer	The Giant of Norway 1939-06-24 Movie
	Producer	Yankee Doodle Goes to Town 1939-06-17 Movie
	Producer	The Story of Dr. Jenner 1939-03-18 Movie
	Producer	The Story of Alfred Nobel 1939-02-18 Movie
1938	Producer	The City of Little Men 1938-11-21 Movie
	Producer	Joaquin Murrieta 1938-06-11 Movie
	Producer	That Mothers Might Live 1938-04-30 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv