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    John Nesbitt

    Acting

    August 23, 1910
    Died August 10, 1960 (49 years old)
    Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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    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

    Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

    Self - Host

    MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

    Self

    That Mothers Might Live

    That Mothers Might Live

    Narrator (voice)

    Kentucky

    Kentucky

    Commentator (voice)

    Passing Parade

    Passing Parade

    Self - Narrator (voice)

    The Face Behind the Mask

    The Face Behind the Mask

    Narrator (voice)

    The Ship That Died

    The Ship That Died

    Narrator (voice)

    Filmography

    Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

    1956

    as Self - Host

    6.5
    MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

    1955

    7.5
    MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

    1955

    as Self

    7.5

    The Little Match Girl

    1954

    as Narrator

    Good Wrinkles

    1951

    as Narrator (voice)

    7

    Screen Actors

    1950

    as Self - Narrator (voice)

    6.3
    Clues to Adventure

    Clues to Adventure

    1949

    as Narrator (voice)

    7.3
    Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

    Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

    1949

    as Narrator (voice)

    6.3
    Annie Was a Wonder

    Annie Was a Wonder

    1949

    as Narrator (voice)

    4.9
    City of Children

    City of Children

    1949

    as Narrator (voice)

    6
    The Fabulous Fraud

    The Fabulous Fraud

    1948

    as Narrator (voice)

    6.3
    Goodbye, Miss Turlock

    Goodbye, Miss Turlock

    1948

    as Narrator (voice)

    6.5
    My Old Town

    My Old Town

    1948

    as Narrator (voice)

    6.4
    Souvenirs of Death

    Souvenirs of Death

    1948

    as Narrator - Voice of the Gun (voice)

    7.2
    Tennis in Rhythm

    Tennis in Rhythm

    1947

    as Self - Narrator (voice)

    10

    The Amazing Mr. Nordill

    1947

    as Narrator (voice)

    6.5
    A Really Important Person

    A Really Important Person

    1947

    as Narrator

    7.5
    Our Old Car

    Our Old Car

    1946

    as Narrator (voice)

    7
    Magic on a Stick

    Magic on a Stick

    1946

    as Narrator (voice)

    8
    The Golden Hunch

    The Golden Hunch

    1945

    as Self - Narrator (voice)

    9
    Watchtower Over Tomorrow

    Watchtower Over Tomorrow

    1945

    as Narrator (voice)

    5.4
    The Great American Mug

    The Great American Mug

    1945

    as Narrator (voice)

    7.3
    The Great Morgan

    The Great Morgan

    1945

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

    6
    Stairway to Light

    Stairway to Light

    1945

    as Narrator (voice)

    7.1

    It Looks Like Rain

    1945

    as Narrator / Radio Announcer

    10

    Music in the Sky

    1945

    as John Nesbitt

    People on Paper

    People on Paper

    1945

    as Narrator

    6.7
    The Seesaw and the Shoes

    The Seesaw and the Shoes

    1945

    as Narrator

    6.5
    A Lady Fights Back

    A Lady Fights Back

    1944

    as Narrator (voice)

    4.7
    Return from Nowhere

    Return from Nowhere

    1944

    as Narrator (voice)

    6
    Main Street Today

    Main Street Today

    1944

    as Narrator (voice)

    6.3

    Grandpa Called It Art

    1944

    as Narrator (voice)

    6.5
    The Immortal Blacksmith

    The Immortal Blacksmith

    1944

    as Narrator (voice)

    8
    Storm

    Storm

    1943

    as Narrator (voice)

    6.5
    That's Why I Left You

    That's Why I Left You

    1943

    as Narrator (voice)

    8
    Don't You Believe It

    Don't You Believe It

    1943

    as Narrator (voice)

    6.3
    Who's Superstitious?

    Who's Superstitious?

    1943

    as Narrator

    6.7
    To My Unborn Son

    To My Unborn Son

    1943

    as Narrator (voice)

    7.3

    This Is Tomorrow

    1943

    as Narrator (voice)

    7
    Forgotten Treasure

    Forgotten Treasure

    1943

    as Narrator (voice)

    7.3
    Trifles That Win Wars

    Trifles That Win Wars

    1943

    as Narrator (voice)

    8.5
    Nursery Rhyme Mysteries

    Nursery Rhyme Mysteries

    1943

    as Narrator (voice)

    6.3
    Mr. Blabbermouth!

    Mr. Blabbermouth!

    1942

    as Narrator (voice)

    5.1
    The Woman in the House

    The Woman in the House

    1942

    as Narrator (voice)

    6.5
    The Incredible Stranger

    The Incredible Stranger

    1942

    as Narrator (voice)

    6.3
    The Film That Was Lost

    The Film That Was Lost

    1942

    as Narrator (voice)

    7.5
    We Do It Because

    We Do It Because

    1942

    as Narrator (voice)

    6.5
    Famous Boners

    Famous Boners

    1942

    as Narrator (voice)

    6.3
    Inflation

    Inflation

    1942

    as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

    6.3
    Flag of Mercy

    Flag of Mercy

    1942

    as Narrator

    7.5
    Madero of Mexico

    Madero of Mexico

    1942

    as Himself - Narrator (voice)

    7
    The Magic Alphabet

    The Magic Alphabet

    1942

    as Narrator (voice)

    6.5
    Willie and the Mouse

    Willie and the Mouse

    1941

    as Narrator

    10

    Your Last Act

    1941

    as Narrator

    8

    Hobbies

    1941

    10
    Of Pups and Puzzles

    Of Pups and Puzzles

    1941

    as Narrator (voice)

    7.3
    Out of Darkness

    Out of Darkness

    1941

    as Narrator (voice)

    7
    Main Street on the March!

    Main Street on the March!

    1941

    as Narrator (voice)

    6.1
    This Is the Bowery

    This Is the Bowery

    1941

    as Narrator

    6.8
    Whispers

    Whispers

    1941

    as Narrator (voice)

    8
    Strange Testament

    Strange Testament

    1941

    as Narrator (voice)

    7.5
    Trifles of Importance

    Trifles of Importance

    1940

    as Narrator

    7.5
    American Spoken Here

    American Spoken Here

    1940

    as Narrator (voice)

    9
    The Hidden Master

    The Hidden Master

    1940

    as Self - Narrator (voice)

    8
    Utopia of Death

    Utopia of Death

    1940

    as Narrator (voice)

    7
    A Way in the Wilderness

    A Way in the Wilderness

    1940

    as Narrator

    7
    Dreams

    Dreams

    1940

    as Narrator (voice)

    6
    XXX Medico

    XXX Medico

    1940

    as Narrator

    7.5
    Unseen Guardians

    Unseen Guardians

    1939

    as Narrator

    6.5
    Angel of Mercy

    Angel of Mercy

    1939

    as Narrator (voice)

    7.7
    The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

    The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

    1939

    as Narrator (voice)

    7
    The Story of Alfred Nobel

    The Story of Alfred Nobel

    1939

    as Narrator (voice)

    7
    The Giant of Norway

    The Giant of Norway

    1939

    as Narrator

    6.5

    New Roadways

    1939

    as Narrator

    7
    The Story of Dr. Jenner

    The Story of Dr. Jenner

    1939

    as Narrator (voice)

    8
    Yankee Doodle Goes to Town

    Yankee Doodle Goes to Town

    1939

    as Narrator (voice)

    8
    Forgotten Victory

    Forgotten Victory

    1939

    as Narrator (voice)

    8
    One Against the World

    One Against the World

    1939

    as Narrator (voice)

    8
    Passing Parade

    Passing Parade

    1938

    as Self - Narrator (voice)

    7
    The Face Behind the Mask

    The Face Behind the Mask

    1938

    as Narrator (voice)

    5.6
    The Ship That Died

    The Ship That Died

    1938

    as Narrator (voice)

    5.9
    That Mothers Might Live

    That Mothers Might Live

    1938

    as Narrator (voice)

    6.2
    Kentucky

    Kentucky

    1938

    as Commentator (voice)

    6.1
    The Forgotten Step

    The Forgotten Step

    1938

    as Narrator

    9