John Nesbitt

Known for

Acting

Born

August 23, 1910

Birthplace

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Died

August 10, 1960 (aged 49)

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.

Best known work

Goodbye, Miss Turlock

1948

Kentucky

1938

Main Street on the March!

1941

Stairway to Light

1945

That Mothers Might Live

1938

Mr. Blabbermouth!

1942

Annie Was a Wonder

1949

Storm

1943

The Face Behind the Mask

1938

Of Pups and Puzzles

1941

Filmography

2001
Sinking the Lusitania
Director
1956
Telephone TimeTV
as Self - Host (82 episodes), Writer, Writers' Assistant
1955
MGM ParadeTV
as Self (4 episodes)
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), Producer, Writer
1949
Mr. Whitney Had a Notion
as Narrator (voice), Writer
1949
Clues to Adventure
as Narrator (voice), Producer, Writer
1949
Annie Was a Wonder
as Narrator (voice), Writer, Producer
1948
The Fabulous Fraud
as Narrator (voice), Writer
1948
Souvenirs of Death
as Narrator - Voice of the Gun (voice)
1948
My Old Town
as Narrator (voice), Writer, Producer
1948
Goodbye, Miss Turlock
as Narrator (voice), Writer, Producer
1947
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
as Narrator (voice), Writer, Producer
1947
Tennis in Rhythm
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1947
A Really Important Person
as Narrator, Producer
1946
Our Old Car
as Narrator (voice), Original Story, Producer, Screenplay
1946
Magic on a Stick
as Narrator (voice), Producer
1945
Music in the Sky
as John Nesbitt
1945
People on Paper
as Narrator, Writer
1945
The Golden Hunch
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1945
Stairway to Light
as Narrator (voice), Story
1945
The Great American Mug
as Narrator (voice), Producer
1945
The Seesaw and the Shoes
as Narrator