William Nigh
Directing · Born Oct 12, 1881 · Died Nov 27, 1955 (74) · Berlin, Wisconsin, USA
William Nigh (October 12, 1881 – November 27, 1955) was an American film director, writer, and actor. His film work sometimes lists him as either "Will Nigh" or "William Nye". He was born in Berlin, Wisconsin. His film career began with acting in 17 films in 1913 and 1914; he also directed one of these, Salomy Jane. He acted in 8 more films in the 1910s and two more in the 1920s, but directed a total of 119 films, the last in 1948. His film-writing credits numbered 18, mostly concentrated early in his career. His films included Mr. Wise Guy, Thunder, Black Dragons, Corregidor, Mr. Wong, Detective, The Mystery of Mr. Wong, Mr. Wong in Chinatown, Lady from Chungking, The Fatal Hour, The Ape, Doomed to Die, Lord Byron of Broadway, and Casey of the Coast Guard. He died in Burbank, California at the age of 74. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Nigh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Directed
Stage Struck
19486.3
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
19485.6
Riding the California Trail
19475.5
Beauty and the Bandit
19466.3
South of Monterey
19468.0
Partners in Time
19467.0
The Gay Cavalier
194610.0
Allotment Wives
19456.7
Divorce
19456.0
Forever Yours
19457.0
Trocadero
19445.1
Where Are Your Children?
19437.0
The Underdog
19438.0
The Ghost and the Guest
19435.3
Corregidor
19434.4
Lady from Chungking
19426.1
Tough as They Come
19429.0
Escape from Hong Kong
19427.0
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
19425.2
Black Dragons
19424.6
Mr. Wise Guy
19426.6
Zis Boom Bah
19416.9
Mob Town
19418.0
The Kid from Kansas
19418.0
No Greater Sin
19414.8
The Ape
19404.9
Doomed to Die
19405.7
Son of the Navy
19406.2
The Fatal Hour
19405.7
Mutiny in the Big House
19395.3
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
19395.4
Streets of New York
19395.4
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
19395.9
I Am a Criminal
19387.0
Gangster's Boy
19386.0
Mr. Wong, Detective
19385.6
Romance of the Limberlost
19386.5
Female Fugitive
19387.0
Rose of the Rio Grande
19387.0
Boy of the Streets
19386.0
A Bride for Henry
19376.0
Atlantic Flight
19374.5
Hoosier Schoolboy
19377.0
The 13th Man
19376.2
The Law Commands
19374.0
Bill Cracks Down
19375.7
North of Nome
19368.0
Crash Donovan
19368.0
The Old Homestead
193510.0
His Night Out
19357.0
She Gets Her Man
19358.0
Dizzy Dames
19358.0
The Headline Woman
19354.6
Without Children
1935
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
19354.3
Two Heads on a Pillow
19347.0
Monte Carlo Nights
19345.9
City Limits
19345.5
House of Mystery
19345.1
School for Girls
19347.5
Mystery Liner
19344.7
He Couldn't Take It
193310.0
Men Are Such Fools
19327.0
Border Devils
19326.0
Without Honor
19325.4
The Sea Ghost
19315.7
The Lightning Flyer
19318.0
The Single Sin
19317.0
Fighting Thru
19307.0
Today
19303.3
Lord Byron of Broadway
19304.7
Thunder
19299.0
Desert Nights
19295.4
Four Walls
19287.2
Across to Singapore
19287.0
The Law of the Range
19284.7
Mr. Wu
19275.8
The Fire Brigade
19265.0
Casey of the Coast Guard
19267.0
The Little Giant
192610.0
Born Rich
19244.0
Marriage Morals
19237.0
Notoriety
192210.0
Your Best Friend
192210.0
School Days
19218.0
Why Girls Leave Home
192110.0
The Soul of Man
19219.0
Skinning Skinners
19217.0
Democracy: The Vision Restored
19207.0
Beware!
1919
The Fighting Roosevelts
19198.0
My Four Years in Germany
19184.7
Thou Shalt Not Steal
1917
Wife Number Two
1917
The Slave
1917
The Blue Streak
1917
Life's Shadows
1916
The Child of Destiny
191610.0
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
1916
The Kiss of Hate
1916
A Yellow Streak
1915
Emmy of Stork's Nest
1915
A Royal Family
1915
Salomy Jane
19143.0
