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. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Nigh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
113 directing credits · 13 acting credits
Directing · 113
Forever Yours
1945
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
Black Dragons
1942
The Fatal Hour
1940
House of Mystery
1934
The Sea Ghost
1931
Corregidor
1943
Monte Carlo Nights
1934
Atlantic Flight
1937
Beauty and the Bandit
1946
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948
Doomed to Die
1940
Desert Nights
1929
South of Monterey
1946
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939
Mr. Wu
1927
The Headline Woman
1935
The Ape
1940
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939
Riding the California Trail
1947
Without Honor
1932
Why Girls Leave Home
1921
Son of the Navy
1940
Divorce
1945
The 13th Man
1937
North of Nome
1936
Trocadero
1944
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
1935
Mob Town
1941
Streets of New York
1939
The Underdog
1943
Across to Singapore
1928
Border Devils
1932
Lady from Chungking
1942
Stage Struck
1948
His Night Out
1935
Female Fugitive
1938
Crash Donovan
1936
Secret Evidence
1941
Allotment Wives
1945
Sweepstake Annie
1935
Two Heads on a Pillow
1934
Gangster's Boy
1938
Born Rich
1924
The Gay Cavalier
1946
Where Are Your Children?
1943
Romance of the Limberlost
1938
Mystery Liner
1934
The Law Commands
1937
Partners in Time
1946
Fighting Thru
1930
Today
1930
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942
He Couldn't Take It
1933
School for Girls
1934
Zis Boom Bah
1941
Mr. Wise Guy
1942
Mutiny in the Big House
1939
Without Children
1935
City Limits
1934
Escape from Hong Kong
1942
A Bride for Henry
1937
I Am a Criminal
1938
Bill Cracks Down
1937
Men Are Such Fools
1932
Tough as They Come
1942
The Law of the Range
1928
The Nest
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School Days
1921
Lord Byron of Broadway
1930
Are These Our Parents?
1944
Notoriety
1922
Rose of the Rio Grande
1938
The Slave
1917
Hoosier Schoolboy
1937
Boy of the Streets
1938
City of Silent Men
1942
Her Debt of Honor
1916
The Old Homestead
1935
Salomy Jane
1914
She Gets Her Man
1935
Once to Every Bachelor
1934
The Kid from Kansas
1941
The Lightning Flyer
1931
The Child of Destiny
1916
Dizzy Dames
1935
Don’t Get Personal
1936
No Greater Sin
1941
Emmy of Stork's Nest
1915
The Single Sin
1931
The Little Giant
1926
The Ghost and the Guest
1943
Marriage Morals
1923
The Blue Streak
1917
Story of Jewel City
1915
Thunder
1929
The Fire Brigade
1926
My Four Years in Germany
1918
The Soul of Man
1921
Four Walls
1928
Your Best Friend
1922
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
1916
Skinning Skinners
1921
A Royal Family
1915
A Yellow Streak
1915
The Fighting Roosevelts
1919
Beware!
1919
The Kiss of Hate
1916
Wife Number Two
1917
Democracy: The Vision Restored
1920
Thou Shalt Not Steal
1917
Life's Shadows
1916
Casey of the Coast Guard
1926
Acting · 13
The Waiters' Picnic
1913
The Rainbow Trail
1918
The Star Boarder
1914
Her Debt of Honor
1916
Salomy Jane
1914
The Blue Streak
1917
My Four Years in Germany
1918
The Soul of Man
1921
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
1916
A Royal Family
1915
Beware!
1919
Democracy: The Vision Restored
1920
Life's Shadows
1916