Portrait of John Nesbitt

Acting

John Nesbitt

Career

Active from 1938 to 2001, with a break from 1957 to 2000, busiest in 1939 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
70
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Our Old Car
Our Old Car
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Nesbitt Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Violence
    0.9, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.1, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    3.2, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 5
  • Educational Short 5
  • Educational 4
  • Short Film 3
  • Wholesome 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Family Values 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Historical Documentary 2
  • Medical History 2
  • Historical Perspective 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

80
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Sinking the Lusitania
Sinking the Lusitania (2001)

Director

1950s

3 titles
MGM Parade
MGM Parade (1955)

TV show ยท as Self

The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl (1954)

as Narrator

Good Wrinkles
Good Wrinkles (1951)

as Narrator (voice)

1940s

59 titles ยท average score 62
Annie Was a Wonder
Annie Was a Wonder (1949)
GoodWatch score 56

as Narrator (voice)

Souvenirs of Death
Souvenirs of Death (1948)

as Narrator - Voice of the Gun (voice)

The Amazing Mr. Nordill
The Amazing Mr. Nordill (1947)

as Narrator (voice)

It Looks Like Rain
It Looks Like Rain (1945)

as Narrator / Radio Announcer

Grandpa Called It Art
Grandpa Called It Art (1944)

as Narrator (voice)

Nursery Rhyme Mysteries
Nursery Rhyme Mysteries (1943)

as Narrator (voice)

We Do It Because
We Do It Because (1942)

as Narrator (voice)

Vendetta
Vendetta (1942)

as Narrator

The Woman in the House
The Woman in the House (1942)

as Narrator (voice)

The Incredible Stranger
The Incredible Stranger (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

as Narrator (voice)

This Is the Bowery
This Is the Bowery (1941)

as Narrator

XXX Medico
XXX Medico (1940)

as Narrator

1930s

17 titles ยท average score 58
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed (1939)

as Narrator (voice)

The Giant of Norway
The Giant of Norway (1939)

as Narrator

Angel of Mercy
Angel of Mercy (1939)

as Narrator (voice)

Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town (1939)

as Narrator (voice)

The Story of Dr. Jenner
The Story of Dr. Jenner (1939)

as Narrator (voice)

One Against the World
One Against the World (1939)

as Narrator (voice)

The Story of Alfred Nobel
The Story of Alfred Nobel (1939)

as Narrator (voice)

New Roadways
New Roadways (1939)

as Narrator

Unseen Guardians
Unseen Guardians (1939)

as Narrator

The Face Behind the Mask
The Face Behind the Mask (1938)
GoodWatch score 59

as Narrator (voice)

That Mothers Might Live
That Mothers Might Live (1938)
GoodWatch score 62

as Narrator (voice)

The Ship That Died
The Ship That Died (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as Narrator (voice)