Nesbitt Blaisdell

Actor · Born December 6, 1928 (97) · New York City, New York, USA

Nesbitt Blaisdell was born on 6 December 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Frequency (2000), The Mothman Prophecies (2002) and Eddie Macon's Run (1983). He was married to Ann Mathews and Marlene DeKay. He died on 24 September 2024 in North Laurel, Maryland, USA.

What are Nesbitt Blaisdell's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

26%

Morality

21%

Survival

17%

Self

14%

Society

12%

Power

6%

Ideas

5%

Romantic love2 Justice2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

4

Melancholic

3

Dread

2

Manic

1

Romantic

1

Other

2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 Unsettling2 Bittersweet2

How their films end

Happy1
Bittersweet3
Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nesbitt Blaisdell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Howdy1 title, show their title on Howdy
PBS Documentaries1 title, show their title on PBS Documentaries
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV

Subscription and free streaming for Nesbitt Blaisdell's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

23 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

Damages(2007)
Show 1 episode · as Emcee
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Empire Falls(2005)
Show 2 episodes · as Father Tom
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
The Mothman Prophecies(2002)
as Chief Josh Jarrett
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)
Show 1 episode · as Mr. McLeish
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Frequency(2000)
as Fred Shepard
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy(2000)
as Voices
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Confession(1999)
as William Defeo
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
In & Out(1997)
as Billy's Dad
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Oz(1997)
Show 1 episode · as Dr. Kochurn
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Addicted to Love(1997)
as Ed Green
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Palookaville(1995)
as Old Fritz
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Mrs. Winterbourne(1996)
as Homeless Man
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Dead Man Walking(1995)
as Warden Hartman
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Reckless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Grandfather
Law & Order(1990)
Show 1 episode · as John Tierney
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
An Empire of Reason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as Gov. George Clinton
Funny Farm(1988)
as Hank
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Murder of Mary Phagan(1988)
Show 2 episodes · Actor
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Summer Heat(1987)
as Bass
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Kennedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Show 3 episodes · as Lyndon B. Johnson
Eddie Macon's Run(1983)
as Sheriff Nighblack
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Ragtime(1981)
as Policeman No. 5
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Guests of the Nation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
as Belcher

Career shape

Star power in the 88^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles from 1981 to 2007; peak year 1996.

Biggest box office

The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

$55M worldwide

Highest rated

The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

Midcredits 56^th

Film career

19812007

Peak 1996 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1983Screen debut· Eddie Macon's Run

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting22 of 22 · 61^st

By decade

1980s8 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s5 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Nesbitt Blaisdell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56^th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

44^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

54^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

75^th and up8
50^th to 74^th6
25^th to 49^th4
Below 25^th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 19 titles divides audiences: 12 are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved3
Crowd Pleaser12
Broadly Agreed3
Mixed1

Most loved · actor

Dead Man Walking (1995)

Midcredits 94^th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Nesbitt Blaisdell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nesbitt Blaisdell's MovieCove titles; Lee Wilkof shares the most, 2.

Lee Wilkof2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Lee Wilkof