Known For
Directing
Born
Oct 12, 1881
Died
Nov 27, 1955
Place of Birth
Berlin, Wisconsin, USA
Credits
118 titles
William Nigh
Biography
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
Filmography
Stage Struck
Director
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
Director
Riding the California Trail
Director
Beauty and the Bandit
Director
South of Monterey
Director
Partners in Time
Director
The Gay Cavalier
Director
Allotment Wives
Director
Divorce
Director
Forever Yours
Director
Are These Our Parents?
Director
Trocadero
Director
Where Are Your Children?
Director
The Underdog
Director
The Ghost and the Guest
Director
Corregidor
Director
Lady from Chungking
Director
City of Silent Men
Director
Tough as They Come
Director
Escape from Hong Kong
Director
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
Director
Black Dragons
Director
Mr. Wise Guy
Director
Zis Boom Bah
Director
Mob Town
Director
The Kid from Kansas
Director
No Greater Sin
Director
Secret Evidence
Director
The Ape
Director
Doomed to Die
Director
Son of the Navy
Director
The Fatal Hour
Director
Mutiny in the Big House
Director
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Director
Streets of New York
Director
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
Director
I Am a Criminal
Director
Gangster's Boy
Director
Mr. Wong, Detective
Director
Romance of the Limberlost
Director
Female Fugitive
Director
Rose of the Rio Grande
Director
Boy of the Streets
Director
A Bride for Henry
Director
Atlantic Flight
Director
Hoosier Schoolboy
Director
The 13th Man
Director
The Law Commands
Director
Bill Cracks Down
Director
North of Nome
Director