John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

Birthday: August 23, 1910 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Deathday: August 10, 1960

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

Main Street on the March!

Main Street on the March!

Goodbye, Miss Turlock

Goodbye, Miss Turlock

Mr. Blabbermouth!

Mr. Blabbermouth!

Telephone Time

Telephone Time

The Little Match Girl

The Little Match Girl

Good Wrinkles

Good Wrinkles

Narrator (voice)

Screen Actors

Screen Actors

Self - Narrator (voice)

Clues to Adventure

Clues to Adventure

Narrator (voice)

Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

Narrator (voice)

Annie Was a Wonder

Annie Was a Wonder

Narrator (voice)

City of Children

City of Children

Narrator (voice)

The Fabulous Fraud

The Fabulous Fraud

Narrator (voice)

Goodbye, Miss Turlock

Goodbye, Miss Turlock

Narrator (voice)

My Old Town

My Old Town

Narrator (voice)

Souvenirs of Death

Souvenirs of Death

Narrator - Voice of the Gun (voice)

Tennis in Rhythm

Tennis in Rhythm

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Amazing Mr. Nordill

The Amazing Mr. Nordill

Narrator (voice)

A Really Important Person

A Really Important Person

Our Old Car

Our Old Car

Narrator (voice)

Magic on a Stick

Magic on a Stick

Narrator (voice)

The Golden Hunch

The Golden Hunch

Self - Narrator (voice)

Watchtower Over Tomorrow

Watchtower Over Tomorrow

Narrator (voice)

The Great American Mug

The Great American Mug

Narrator (voice)

The Great Morgan

The Great Morgan

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

Stairway to Light

Stairway to Light

Narrator (voice)

It Looks Like Rain

It Looks Like Rain

Narrator / Radio Announcer

Music in the Sky

Music in the Sky

People on Paper

People on Paper

The Seesaw and the Shoes

The Seesaw and the Shoes

A Lady Fights Back

A Lady Fights Back

Narrator (voice)

Return from Nowhere

Return from Nowhere

Narrator (voice)

Main Street Today

Main Street Today

Narrator (voice)

Grandpa Called It Art

Grandpa Called It Art

Narrator (voice)

The Immortal Blacksmith

The Immortal Blacksmith

Narrator (voice)

Storm

Storm

Narrator (voice)

That's Why I Left You

That's Why I Left You

Narrator (voice)

Don't You Believe It

Don't You Believe It

Narrator (voice)

Who's Superstitious?

Who's Superstitious?

To My Unborn Son

To My Unborn Son

Narrator (voice)

This Is Tomorrow

This Is Tomorrow

Narrator (voice)

Forgotten Treasure

Forgotten Treasure

Narrator (voice)

Trifles That Win Wars

Trifles That Win Wars

Narrator (voice)

Nursery Rhyme Mysteries

Nursery Rhyme Mysteries

Narrator (voice)

Mr. Blabbermouth!

Mr. Blabbermouth!

Narrator (voice)

The Woman in the House

The Woman in the House

Narrator (voice)

The Incredible Stranger

The Incredible Stranger

Narrator (voice)

The Film That Was Lost

The Film That Was Lost

Narrator (voice)

We Do It Because

We Do It Because

Narrator (voice)

Famous Boners

Famous Boners

Narrator (voice)

Inflation

Inflation

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Flag of Mercy

Madero of Mexico

Madero of Mexico

Himself - Narrator (voice)

The Magic Alphabet

The Magic Alphabet

Narrator (voice)

Willie and the Mouse

Willie and the Mouse

Your Last Act

Your Last Act

Hobbies

Hobbies

Of Pups and Puzzles

Of Pups and Puzzles

Narrator (voice)

Out of Darkness

Out of Darkness

Narrator (voice)

Main Street on the March!

Main Street on the March!

Narrator (voice)

This Is the Bowery

This Is the Bowery

Whispers

Whispers

Narrator (voice)

Strange Testament

Strange Testament

Narrator (voice)

Trifles of Importance

Trifles of Importance

American Spoken Here

American Spoken Here

Narrator (voice)

The Hidden Master

The Hidden Master

Self - Narrator (voice)

Utopia of Death

Utopia of Death

Narrator (voice)

A Way in the Wilderness

A Way in the Wilderness

Dreams

Dreams

Narrator (voice)

XXX Medico

XXX Medico

Unseen Guardians

Unseen Guardians

Angel of Mercy

Angel of Mercy

Narrator (voice)

The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

Narrator (voice)

The Story of Alfred Nobel

The Story of Alfred Nobel

Narrator (voice)

The Giant of Norway

The Giant of Norway

New Roadways

New Roadways

The Story of Dr. Jenner

The Story of Dr. Jenner

Narrator (voice)

Yankee Doodle Goes to Town

Yankee Doodle Goes to Town

Narrator (voice)

Forgotten Victory

Forgotten Victory

Narrator (voice)

One Against the World

One Against the World

Narrator (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)

That Mothers Might Live

That Mothers Might Live

Narrator (voice)

Kentucky

Kentucky

Commentator (voice)

The Forgotten Step

The Forgotten Step

The Little Match Girl

The Little Match Girl

Good Wrinkles

Good Wrinkles

Narrator (voice)

Screen Actors

Screen Actors

Self - Narrator (voice)

Clues to Adventure

Clues to Adventure

Narrator (voice)

Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

Narrator (voice)

Annie Was a Wonder

Annie Was a Wonder

Narrator (voice)

City of Children

City of Children

Narrator (voice)

The Fabulous Fraud

The Fabulous Fraud

Narrator (voice)

Goodbye, Miss Turlock

Goodbye, Miss Turlock

Narrator (voice)

My Old Town

My Old Town

Narrator (voice)

Souvenirs of Death

Souvenirs of Death

Narrator - Voice of the Gun (voice)

Tennis in Rhythm

Tennis in Rhythm

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Amazing Mr. Nordill

The Amazing Mr. Nordill

Narrator (voice)

A Really Important Person

A Really Important Person

Our Old Car

Our Old Car

Narrator (voice)

Magic on a Stick

Magic on a Stick

Narrator (voice)

The Golden Hunch

The Golden Hunch

Self - Narrator (voice)

Watchtower Over Tomorrow

Watchtower Over Tomorrow

Narrator (voice)

The Great American Mug

The Great American Mug

Narrator (voice)

The Great Morgan

The Great Morgan

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

Stairway to Light

Stairway to Light

Narrator (voice)

It Looks Like Rain

It Looks Like Rain

Narrator / Radio Announcer

Music in the Sky

Music in the Sky

People on Paper

People on Paper

The Seesaw and the Shoes

The Seesaw and the Shoes

A Lady Fights Back

A Lady Fights Back

Narrator (voice)

Return from Nowhere

Return from Nowhere

Narrator (voice)

Main Street Today

Main Street Today

Narrator (voice)

Grandpa Called It Art

Grandpa Called It Art

Narrator (voice)

The Immortal Blacksmith

The Immortal Blacksmith

Narrator (voice)

Storm

Storm

Narrator (voice)

That's Why I Left You

That's Why I Left You

Narrator (voice)

Don't You Believe It

Don't You Believe It

Narrator (voice)

Who's Superstitious?

Who's Superstitious?

To My Unborn Son

To My Unborn Son

Narrator (voice)

This Is Tomorrow

This Is Tomorrow

Narrator (voice)

Forgotten Treasure

Forgotten Treasure

Narrator (voice)

Trifles That Win Wars

Trifles That Win Wars

Narrator (voice)

Nursery Rhyme Mysteries

Nursery Rhyme Mysteries

Narrator (voice)

Mr. Blabbermouth!

Mr. Blabbermouth!

Narrator (voice)

The Woman in the House

The Woman in the House

Narrator (voice)

The Incredible Stranger

The Incredible Stranger

Narrator (voice)

The Film That Was Lost

The Film That Was Lost

Narrator (voice)

We Do It Because

We Do It Because

Narrator (voice)

Famous Boners

Famous Boners

Narrator (voice)

Inflation

Inflation

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Flag of Mercy

Madero of Mexico

Madero of Mexico

Himself - Narrator (voice)

The Magic Alphabet

The Magic Alphabet

Narrator (voice)

Willie and the Mouse

Willie and the Mouse

Your Last Act

Your Last Act

Hobbies

Hobbies

Of Pups and Puzzles

Of Pups and Puzzles

Narrator (voice)

Out of Darkness

Out of Darkness

Narrator (voice)

Main Street on the March!

Main Street on the March!

Narrator (voice)

This Is the Bowery

This Is the Bowery

Whispers

Whispers

Narrator (voice)

Strange Testament

Strange Testament

Narrator (voice)

Trifles of Importance

Trifles of Importance

American Spoken Here

American Spoken Here

Narrator (voice)

The Hidden Master

The Hidden Master

Self - Narrator (voice)

Utopia of Death

Utopia of Death

Narrator (voice)

A Way in the Wilderness

A Way in the Wilderness

Dreams

Dreams

Narrator (voice)

XXX Medico

XXX Medico

Unseen Guardians

Unseen Guardians

Angel of Mercy

Angel of Mercy

Narrator (voice)

The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

The Story That Couldn't Be Printed

Narrator (voice)

The Story of Alfred Nobel

The Story of Alfred Nobel

Narrator (voice)

The Giant of Norway

The Giant of Norway

New Roadways

New Roadways

The Story of Dr. Jenner

The Story of Dr. Jenner

Narrator (voice)

Yankee Doodle Goes to Town

Yankee Doodle Goes to Town

Narrator (voice)

Forgotten Victory

Forgotten Victory

Narrator (voice)

One Against the World

One Against the World

Narrator (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)

That Mothers Might Live

That Mothers Might Live

Narrator (voice)

Kentucky

Kentucky

Commentator (voice)

The Forgotten Step

The Forgotten Step

Telephone Time

Telephone Time