William Nigh
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.
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Movies (118)
Stage Struck
1948 · Director
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948 · Director
Riding the California Trail
1947 · Director
Beauty and the Bandit
1946 · Director
South of Monterey
1946 · Director
Partners in Time
1946 · Director
The Gay Cavalier
1946 · Director
Allotment Wives
1945 · Director
Divorce
1945 · Director
Forever Yours
1945 · Director, Screenplay
Are These Our Parents?
1944 · Director
Trocadero
1944 · Director
Where Are Your Children?
1943 · Director
The Underdog
1943 · Director
The Ghost and the Guest
1943 · Director
Corregidor
1943 · Director
Lady from Chungking
1942 · Director
City of Silent Men
1942 · Director
Tough as They Come
1942 · Director
Escape from Hong Kong
1942 · Director
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942 · Director
Black Dragons
1942 · Director
Mr. Wise Guy
1942 · Director
Zis Boom Bah
1941 · Director
Mob Town
1941 · Director
The Kid from Kansas
1941 · Director
No Greater Sin
1941 · Director
Secret Evidence
1941 · Director
The Ape
1940 · Director
Doomed to Die
1940 · Director
Son of the Navy
1940 · Director
The Fatal Hour
1940 · Director
Mutiny in the Big House
1939 · Director
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939 · Director
Streets of New York
1939 · Director
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939 · Director
I Am a Criminal
1938 · Director
Gangster's Boy
1938 · Director
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938 · Director
Romance of the Limberlost
1938 · Director
Female Fugitive
1938 · Director
Rose of the Rio Grande
1938 · Director
Boy of the Streets
1938 · Director
A Bride for Henry
1937 · Director
Atlantic Flight
1937 · Director
Hoosier Schoolboy
1937 · Director
The 13th Man
1937 · Director
The Law Commands
1937 · Director
Bill Cracks Down
1937 · Director
North of Nome
1936 · Director
Crash Donovan
1936 · Director
Don’t Get Personal
1936 · Director
The Old Homestead
1935 · Director
His Night Out
1935 · Director
She Gets Her Man
1935 · Director
Dizzy Dames
1935 · Director
The Headline Woman
1935 · Director
Without Children
1935 · Director
Sweepstake Annie
1935 · Director
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
1935 · Director
Two Heads on a Pillow
1934 · Director
Once to Every Bachelor
1934 · Director
Monte Carlo Nights
1934 · Director
City Limits
1934 · Director
House of Mystery
1934 · Director
School for Girls
1934 · Director
Mystery Liner
1934 · Director
He Couldn't Take It
1933 · Director
Men Are Such Fools
1932 · Director
Border Devils
1932 · Director
Without Honor
1932 · Director
The Sea Ghost
1931 · Director, Writer
The Lightning Flyer
1931 · Director
The Single Sin
1931 · Director
Fighting Thru
1930 · Director
Today
1930 · Director
Lord Byron of Broadway
1930 · Director
Thunder
1929 · Director
Desert Nights
1929 · Director, Producer
Four Walls
1928 · Director
Across to Singapore
1928 · Director, Producer
The Law of the Range
1928 · Director
Mr. Wu
1927 · Director, Producer
The Fire Brigade
1926 · Director
Casey of the Coast Guard
1926 · Director
The Little Giant
1926 · Director
Born Rich
1924 · Producer, Director, Writer
Marriage Morals
1923 · Director, Writer
Notoriety
1922 · Director, Writer
Rags to Riches
1922 · Writer
Your Best Friend
1922 · Director, Writer
School Days
1921 · Director, Writer, Story
Why Girls Leave Home
1921 · Director, Writer
The Soul of Man
1921 · David Fortune, Director
Skinning Skinners
1921 · Director
Democracy: The Vision Restored
1920 · David Fortune, Director
Beware!
1919 · German Officer, Director
The Fighting Roosevelts
1919 · Director
Kaiser's Finish
1918 · Editor
The Rainbow Trail
1918 · Shad
My Four Years in Germany
1918 · Socialist, Director, Writer
Thou Shalt Not Steal
1917 · Director
Wife Number Two
1917 · Director, Scenario Writer, Screenplay
The Slave
1917 · Director, Scenario Writer, Screenplay
The Blue Streak
1917 · The Blue Streak, Director, Writer
Life's Shadows
1916 · Martin Bradley, Director, Writer
The Child of Destiny
1916 · Director, Writer
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
1916 · Buttsy Gallagher, Director, Scenario Writer
The Kiss of Hate
1916 · Director
Her Debt of Honor
1916 · Olin Varcoe, Director, Scenario Writer
A Yellow Streak
1915 · Director, Writer
Emmy of Stork's Nest
1915 · Director
A Royal Family
1915 · Minister of Police, Director
Story of Jewel City
1915 · Director
Salomy Jane
1914 · Rufe Waters, Director
The Star Boarder
1914 · Boarder (uncredited)
The Waiters' Picnic
1913 · The Head Waiter
The Nest
· Director
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