John Nesbitt: movies and TV shows
John Nesbitt has 154 credits in the archive: 149 films and 5 TV series, from 1938 to 2001. Highest rated: MGM Parade (7.5/10).
Career timeline
1938 – 2001 · busiest year: 1942 (19 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Sinking the Lusitania | Film | 7.0 | 90 | |
| 1956 | Telephone Time | Self - Host | TV | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1956 | Telephone Time | TV | 6.5 | 45 | |
| 1956 | Telephone Time | TV | 6.5 | 45 | |
| 1955 | MGM Parade | TV | 7.5 | 44 | |
| 1955 | MGM Parade | Self | TV | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1954 | The Little Match Girl | Narrator | Film | — | 43 |
| 1951 | Good Wrinkles | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1950 | Screen Actors | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1949 | Mr. Whitney Had a Notion | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 1949 | Mr. Whitney Had a Notion | Film | 6.3 | 38 | |
| 1949 | Annie Was a Wonder | Narrator (voice) | Film | 4.9 | 38 |
| 1949 | Annie Was a Wonder | Film | 4.9 | 38 | |
| 1949 | Annie Was a Wonder | Film | 4.9 | 38 | |
| 1949 | City of Children | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1949 | City of Children | Film | 6.0 | 38 | |
| 1949 | City of Children | Film | 6.0 | 38 | |
| 1949 | Clues to Adventure | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.3 | 38 |
| 1949 | Clues to Adventure | Film | 7.3 | 38 | |
| 1949 | Clues to Adventure | Film | 7.3 | 38 | |
| 1948 | Souvenirs of Death | Narrator - Voice of the Gun (voice) | Film | 7.3 | 37 |
| 1948 | Goodbye, Miss Turlock | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1948 | Goodbye, Miss Turlock | Film | 6.5 | 37 | |
| 1948 | Goodbye, Miss Turlock | Film | 6.5 | 37 | |
| 1948 | My Old Town | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.4 | 37 |
| 1948 | My Old Town | Film | 6.4 | 37 | |
| 1948 | My Old Town | Film | 6.4 | 37 | |
| 1948 | The Fabulous Fraud | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1948 | The Fabulous Fraud | Film | 6.3 | 37 | |
| 1947 | The Amazing Mr. Nordill | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 36 |
| 1947 | The Amazing Mr. Nordill | Film | 6.5 | 36 | |
| 1947 | The Amazing Mr. Nordill | Film | 6.5 | 36 | |
| 1947 | Tennis in Rhythm | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | 10.0 | 36 |
| 1947 | A Really Important Person | Narrator | Film | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1947 | A Really Important Person | Film | 7.5 | 36 | |
| 1946 | Our Old Car | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1946 | Our Old Car | Film | 7.0 | 35 | |
| 1946 | Our Old Car | Film | 7.0 | 35 | |
| 1946 | Our Old Car | Film | 7.0 | 35 | |
| 1946 | Magic on a Stick | Narrator (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1946 | Magic on a Stick | Film | 8.0 | 35 | |
| 1945 | Watchtower Over Tomorrow | Narrator (voice) | Film | 5.4 | 34 |
| 1945 | It Looks Like Rain | Narrator / Radio Announcer | Film | 10.0 | 34 |
| 1945 | It Looks Like Rain | Film | 10.0 | 34 | |
| 1945 | The Great Morgan | Narrator in 'Our Old Car' (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 34 |
| 1945 | The Seesaw and the Shoes | Narrator | Film | 6.5 | 34 |
| 1945 | The Great American Mug | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.3 | 34 |
| 1945 | The Great American Mug | Film | 7.3 | 34 | |
| 1945 | People on Paper | Narrator | Film | 6.7 | 34 |
| 1945 | People on Paper | Film | 6.7 | 34 | |
| 1945 | Stairway to Light | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.1 | 34 |
| 1945 | Stairway to Light | Film | 7.1 | 34 | |
| 1945 | The Golden Hunch | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | 9.0 | 34 |
| 1945 | Music in the Sky | John Nesbitt | Film | — | 34 |
| 1944 | Grandpa Called It Art | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 33 |
| 1944 | Grandpa Called It Art | Film | 6.5 | 33 | |
| 1944 | Grandpa Called It Art | Film | 6.5 | 33 | |
| 1944 | Main Street Today | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 33 |
| 1944 | The Immortal Blacksmith | Narrator (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 33 |
| 1944 | The Immortal Blacksmith | Film | 8.0 | 33 | |
| 1944 | The Immortal Blacksmith | Film | 8.0 | 33 | |
| 1944 | Return from Nowhere | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1944 | Return from Nowhere | Film | 6.0 | 33 | |
| 1944 | A Lady Fights Back | Narrator (voice) | Film | 4.7 | 33 |
| 1944 | A Lady Fights Back | Film | 4.7 | 33 | |
| 1943 | Nursery Rhyme Mysteries | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 32 |
| 1943 | Nursery Rhyme Mysteries | Film | 6.3 | 32 | |
| 1943 | Forgotten Treasure | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.3 | 32 |
| 1943 | This Is Tomorrow | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1943 | This Is Tomorrow | Film | 7.0 | 32 | |
| 1943 | This Is Tomorrow | Film | 7.0 | 32 | |
| 1943 | Who's Superstitious? | Narrator | Film | 6.7 | 32 |
| 1943 | Who's Superstitious? | Film | 6.7 | 32 | |
| 1943 | Storm | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 32 |
| 1943 | Don't You Believe It | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 32 |
| 1943 | Don't You Believe It | Film | 6.3 | 32 | |
| 1943 | To My Unborn Son | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.3 | 32 |
| 1943 | To My Unborn Son | Film | 7.3 | 32 | |
| 1943 | That's Why I Left You | Narrator (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1943 | That's Why I Left You | Film | 8.0 | 32 | |
| 1943 | Trifles That Win Wars | Narrator (voice) | Film | 8.5 | 32 |
| 1943 | Trifles That Win Wars | Film | 8.5 | 32 | |
| 1942 | We Do It Because | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1942 | We Do It Because | Film | 6.5 | 31 | |
| 1942 | The Incredible Stranger | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 31 |
| 1942 | The Incredible Stranger | Film | 6.3 | 31 | |
| 1942 | The Woman in the House | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1942 | The Woman in the House | Film | 6.5 | 31 | |
| 1942 | The Woman in the House | Film | 6.5 | 31 | |
| 1942 | The Film That Was Lost | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.5 | 31 |
| 1942 | The Film That Was Lost | Film | 7.5 | 31 | |
| 1942 | Inflation | Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 31 |
| 1942 | Mr. Blabbermouth! | Narrator (voice) | Film | 5.1 | 31 |
| 1942 | Madero of Mexico | Himself - Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1942 | Madero of Mexico | Film | 7.0 | 31 | |
| 1942 | The Magic Alphabet | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1942 | The Magic Alphabet | Film | 6.5 | 31 | |
| 1942 | Famous Boners | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 31 |
| 1942 | Famous Boners | Film | 6.3 | 31 | |
| 1942 | Flag of Mercy | Narrator | Film | 7.5 | 31 |
| 1942 | Flag of Mercy | Film | 7.5 | 31 | |
| 1941 | Your Last Act | Narrator | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1941 | Strange Testament | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.5 | 30 |
| 1941 | Strange Testament | Film | 7.5 | 30 | |
| 1941 | This Is the Bowery | Narrator | Film | 6.8 | 30 |
| 1941 | Main Street on the March! | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.1 | 30 |
| 1941 | Main Street on the March! | Film | 6.1 | 30 | |
| 1941 | Hobbies | Film | 10.0 | 30 | |
| 1941 | Willie and the Mouse | Narrator | Film | 10.0 | 30 |
| 1941 | Of Pups and Puzzles | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.3 | 30 |
| 1941 | Of Pups and Puzzles | Film | 7.3 | 30 | |
| 1941 | Whispers | Narrator (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1941 | Out of Darkness | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1940 | XXX Medico | Narrator | Film | 7.5 | 29 |
| 1940 | Trifles of Importance | Narrator | Film | 7.5 | 29 |
| 1940 | Trifles of Importance | Film | 7.5 | 29 | |
| 1940 | Trifles of Importance | Film | 7.5 | 29 | |
| 1940 | American Spoken Here | Narrator (voice) | Film | 9.0 | 29 |
| 1940 | American Spoken Here | Film | 9.0 | 29 | |
| 1940 | Dreams | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.0 | 29 |
| 1940 | Dreams | Film | 6.0 | 29 | |
| 1940 | Dreams | Film | 6.0 | 29 | |
| 1940 | A Way in the Wilderness | Narrator | Film | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1940 | A Way in the Wilderness | Film | 7.0 | 29 | |
| 1940 | The Hidden Master | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1940 | Utopia of Death | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1940 | Utopia of Death | Film | 7.0 | 29 | |
| 1939 | The Giant of Norway | Narrator | Film | 6.5 | 28 |
| 1939 | The Giant of Norway | Film | 6.5 | 28 | |
| 1939 | Angel of Mercy | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.7 | 28 |
| 1939 | One Against the World | Narrator (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1939 | One Against the World | Film | 8.0 | 28 | |
| 1939 | Unseen Guardians | Narrator | Film | 6.5 | 28 |
| 1939 | The Story That Couldn't Be Printed | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1939 | The Story That Couldn't Be Printed | Film | 7.0 | 28 | |
| 1939 | The Story of Alfred Nobel | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1939 | The Story of Alfred Nobel | Film | 7.0 | 28 | |
| 1939 | The Story of Dr. Jenner | Narrator (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1939 | The Story of Dr. Jenner | Film | 8.0 | 28 | |
| 1939 | New Roadways | Narrator | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1939 | Yankee Doodle Goes to Town | Narrator (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1939 | Yankee Doodle Goes to Town | Film | 8.0 | 28 | |
| 1939 | Forgotten Victory | Narrator (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1939 | Forgotten Victory | Film | 8.0 | 28 | |
| 1938 | Passing Parade | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1938 | That Mothers Might Live | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.2 | 27 |
| 1938 | That Mothers Might Live | Film | 6.2 | 27 | |
| 1938 | Kentucky | Commentator (voice) | Film | 6.1 | 27 |
| 1938 | The Face Behind the Mask | Narrator (voice) | Film | 5.6 | 27 |
| 1938 | The Forgotten Step | Narrator | Film | 9.0 | 27 |
| 1938 | The Forgotten Step | Film | 9.0 | 27 | |
| 1938 | Joaquin Murrieta | Film | 7.3 | 27 | |
| 1938 | The Ship That Died | Narrator (voice) | Film | 5.9 | 27 |
| 1938 | The City of Little Men | Film | 6.7 | 27 |