William Nigh
Directing
Born: October 12, 1881 · Berlin, Wisconsin, USA
Died: November 27, 1955 (aged 74)
Highest Rated
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
The Star Boarder
1914
The Ape
1940
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
Black Dragons
1942
Doomed to Die
1940
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
1935
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939
The Fatal Hour
1940
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948
Mr. Wu
1927
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942
Photos (2)
Movies (12)
Life's Shadows
Martin Bradley
The Blue Streak
The Blue Streak
The Star Boarder
Boarder (uncredited)
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
Buttsy Gallagher
Beware!
German Officer
Salomy Jane
Rufe Waters
Democracy: The Vision Restored
David Fortune
My Four Years in Germany
Socialist
A Royal Family
Minister of Police
The Waiters' Picnic
The Head Waiter
The Soul of Man
David Fortune
The Rainbow Trail
Shad
Directing (104)
Atlantic Flight
Director
Black Dragons
Director
Marriage Morals
Director
His Night Out
Director
Forever Yours
Director
Skinning Skinners
Director
Lord Byron of Broadway
Director
Female Fugitive
Director
The Ape
Director
The Slave
Director
Mystery Liner
Director
The Fatal Hour
Director
House of Mystery
Director
The Child of Destiny
Director
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
Director
Men Are Such Fools
Director
Trocadero
Director
Mr. Wong, Detective
Director
Bill Cracks Down
Director
Crash Donovan
Director
Doomed to Die
Director
Desert Nights
Director
Mr. Wu
Director
He Couldn't Take It
Director
The Headline Woman
Director
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
Director
Life's Shadows
Director
Mr. Wise Guy
Director
Divorce
Director
Thou Shalt Not Steal
Director
Mutiny in the Big House
Director
Tough as They Come
Director
The Fire Brigade
Director
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
Director
The Blue Streak
Director
The Law of the Range
Director
Son of the Navy
Director
Gangster's Boy
Director
I Am a Criminal
Director
Across to Singapore
Director
The Old Homestead
Director
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
Director
Streets of New York
Director
She Gets Her Man
Director
Corregidor
Director
The Gay Cavalier
Director
North of Nome
Director
Riding the California Trail
Director
Monte Carlo Nights
Director
The Underdog
Director
The Lightning Flyer
Director
Casey of the Coast Guard
Director
Rose of the Rio Grande
Director
School for Girls
Director
Dizzy Dames
Director
Allotment Wives
Director
The Single Sin
Director
The Law Commands
Director
Four Walls
Director
Beware!
Director
Beauty and the Bandit
Director
Escape from Hong Kong
Director
Lady from Chungking
Director
The Sea Ghost
Director
Mob Town
Director
South of Monterey
Director
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
Director
The Kid from Kansas
Director
Wife Number Two
Director
A Bride for Henry
Director
Where Are Your Children?
Director
No Greater Sin
Director
The Ghost and the Guest
Director
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Director
Zis Boom Bah
Director
The 13th Man
Director
Partners in Time
Director
City Limits
Director
Border Devils
Director
Salomy Jane
Director
Without Children
Director
Two Heads on a Pillow
Director
Today
Director
Why Girls Leave Home
Director
Your Best Friend
Director
Fighting Thru
Director
The Fighting Roosevelts
Director
Stage Struck
Director
Boy of the Streets
Director
Without Honor
Director
Democracy: The Vision Restored
Director
The Kiss of Hate
Director
School Days
Director
Hoosier Schoolboy
Director
Romance of the Limberlost
Director
Born Rich
Director
Thunder
Director
My Four Years in Germany
Director
The Little Giant
Director
A Royal Family
Director
The Soul of Man
Director
Notoriety
Director
A Yellow Streak
Director
Emmy of Stork's Nest
Director
Writing (20)
Marriage Morals
Writer
Forever Yours
Screenplay
The Slave
Scenario Writer
The Slave
Screenplay
The Child of Destiny
Writer
Rags to Riches
Writer
Life's Shadows
Writer
The Blue Streak
Writer
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
Scenario Writer
The Sea Ghost
Writer
Wife Number Two
Scenario Writer
Wife Number Two
Screenplay
Why Girls Leave Home
Writer
Your Best Friend
Writer
School Days
Writer
School Days
Story
Born Rich
Writer
My Four Years in Germany
Writer
Notoriety
Writer
A Yellow Streak
Writer
