William Nigh

from Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

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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.

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Timeline

1948Aged 67

  • Poster for I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

    Director

  • Poster for Stage Struck

    Director

1947Aged 66

  • Poster for Riding the California Trail

    Director

1946Aged 65

  • Poster for The Gay Cavalier

    Director

  • Poster for Partners in Time

    Director

  • Poster for South of Monterey

    Director

  • Poster for Beauty and the Bandit

    Director

1945Aged 64

  • Poster for Forever Yours

    Screenplay

  • Poster for Divorce

    Director

  • Poster for Allotment Wives

    Director

1944Aged 63

1943Aged 62

  • Poster for Corregidor

    Director

  • Poster for The Ghost and the Guest

    Director

  • Poster for The Underdog

    Director

  • Poster for Where Are Your Children?

    Director

1942Aged 61

1941Aged 60

1940Aged 59

  • Poster for The Fatal Hour

    Director

  • Poster for Son of the Navy

    Director

  • Poster for Doomed to Die

    Director

  • Poster for The Ape

    Director

1939Aged 58

  • Poster for The Mystery of Mr. Wong

    Director

  • Poster for Streets of New York

    Director

  • Poster for Mr. Wong in Chinatown

    Director

  • Poster for Mutiny in the Big House

    Director

1938Aged 57

  • Poster for Boy of the Streets

    Director

  • Poster for Rose of the Rio Grande

    Director

  • Poster for Female Fugitive

    Director

  • Poster for Romance of the Limberlost

    Director

  • Poster for Mr. Wong, Detective

    Director

  • Poster for Gangster's Boy

    Director

  • Poster for I Am a Criminal

    Director

1937Aged 56

  • Poster for Bill Cracks Down

    Director

  • Poster for The Law Commands

    Director

  • Poster for The 13th Man

    Director

  • Poster for Hoosier Schoolboy

    Director

  • Poster for Atlantic Flight

    Director

  • Poster for A Bride for Henry

    Director

1936Aged 55

1935Aged 54

  • Poster for The Mysterious Mr. Wong

    Director

  • Sweepstake Annie

    Director

  • Poster for Without Children

    Director

  • Poster for The Headline Woman

    Director

  • Poster for Dizzy Dames

    Director

  • Poster for She Gets Her Man

    Director

  • Poster for His Night Out

    Director

  • Poster for The Old Homestead

    Director

1934Aged 53

1933Aged 52

  • Poster for He Couldn't Take It

    Director

1932Aged 51

  • Poster for Without Honor

    Director

  • Poster for Border Devils

    Director

  • Poster for Men Are Such Fools

    Director

1931Aged 50

  • Poster for The Single Sin

    Director

  • Poster for The Lightning Flyer

    Director

  • Poster for The Sea Ghost

    Writer

1930Aged 49

  • Poster for Lord Byron of Broadway

    Director

  • Poster for Today

    Director

  • Poster for Fighting Thru

    Director

1929Aged 48

  • Poster for Desert Nights

    Producer

  • Poster for Thunder

    Director

1928Aged 47

  • Poster for The Law of the Range

    Director

  • Poster for Across to Singapore

    Producer

  • Poster for Four Walls

    Director

1927Aged 46

  • Poster for Mr. Wu

    Producer

1926Aged 45

  • Poster for The Little Giant

    Director

  • Poster for Casey of the Coast Guard

    Director

  • Poster for The Fire Brigade

    Director

1924Aged 43

  • Poster for Born Rich

    Writer

1923Aged 42

  • Poster for Marriage Morals

    Writer

1922Aged 41

  • Poster for Your Best Friend

    Writer

  • Poster for Rags to Riches

    Writer

  • Poster for Notoriety

    Writer

1921Aged 40

  • Poster for The Soul of Man

    David Fortune

  • Poster for Skinning Skinners

    Director

  • Poster for Why Girls Leave Home

    Writer

  • Poster for School Days

    Story

1920Aged 39

  • Poster for Democracy: The Vision Restored

    David Fortune

1919Aged 38

  • Poster for Beware!

    German Officer

  • Poster for The Fighting Roosevelts

    Director

1918Aged 37

  • Poster for My Four Years in Germany

    Socialist

  • Poster for The Rainbow Trail

    Shad

  • Poster for Kaiser's Finish

    Editor

1917Aged 36

  • Poster for The Blue Streak

    The Blue Streak

  • Poster for The Slave

    Screenplay

  • Poster for Wife Number Two

    Screenplay

  • Poster for Thou Shalt Not Steal

    Director

1916Aged 35

1915Aged 34

1914Aged 33

  • Poster for The Star Boarder

    Boarder (uncredited)

  • Poster for Salomy Jane

    Rufe Waters

1913Aged 32

  • Poster for The Waiters' Picnic

    The Head Waiter

Year unknown