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.
Directed 104
1940s
- 1948
Stage Struck
Director
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
Director
- 1947
Riding the California Trail
Director
- 1946
South of Monterey
Director
Partners in Time
Director
- 1945
Allotment Wives
Director
Divorce
Director
- 1944
Trocadero
Director
- 1943
Where Are Your Children?
Director
The Underdog
Director
The Ghost and the Guest
Director
Corregidor
Director
- 1942
Lady from Chungking
Director
Escape from Hong Kong
Director
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
Director
Mr. Wise Guy
Director
- 1941
Zis Boom Bah
Director
Mob Town
Director
The Kid from Kansas
Director
No Greater Sin
Director
- 1940
The Ape
Director
Doomed to Die
Director
Son of the Navy
Director
The Fatal Hour
Director
1930s
- 1939
Mutiny in the Big House
Director
Streets of New York
Director
- 1938
I Am a Criminal
Director
Gangster's Boy
Director
Romance of the Limberlost
Director
Female Fugitive
Director
Rose of the Rio Grande
Director
Boy of the Streets
Director
- 1937
A Bride for Henry
Director
Atlantic Flight
Director
Hoosier Schoolboy
Director
The 13th Man
Director
The Law Commands
Director
Bill Cracks Down
Director
- 1936
North of Nome
Director
Crash Donovan
Director
- 1935
The Old Homestead
Director
His Night Out
Director
She Gets Her Man
Director
Dizzy Dames
Director
The Headline Woman
Director
Without Children
Director
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
Director
- 1934
Two Heads on a Pillow
Director
Monte Carlo Nights
Director
City Limits
Director
School for Girls
Director
Mystery Liner
Director
- 1933
He Couldn't Take It
Director
- 1932
Men Are Such Fools
Director
Border Devils
Director
Without Honor
Director
- 1931
The Sea Ghost
Director
The Lightning Flyer
Director
The Single Sin
Director
- 1930
Fighting Thru
Director
Today
Director
1920s
- 1929
Thunder
Director
Desert Nights
Director
- 1928
Four Walls
Director
The Law of the Range
Director
- 1927
Mr. Wu
Director
- 1926
The Fire Brigade
Director
Casey of the Coast Guard
Director
The Little Giant
Director
- 1924
Born Rich
Director
- 1923
- 1922
Notoriety
Director
Your Best Friend
Director
- 1921
School Days
Director
Why Girls Leave Home
Director
The Soul of Man
Director
Skinning Skinners
Director
- 1920
Democracy: The Vision Restored
Director
1910s
- 1919
Beware!
Director
The Fighting Roosevelts
Director
- 1918
My Four Years in Germany
Director
- 1917
Thou Shalt Not Steal
Director
Wife Number Two
Director
The Slave
Director
The Blue Streak
Director
- 1916
Life's Shadows
Director
The Child of Destiny
Director
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
Director
The Kiss of Hate
Director
- 1915
A Yellow Streak
Director
Emmy of Stork's Nest
Director
A Royal Family
Director
- 1914
Salomy Jane
Director
Wrote 17
1940s
- 1945
1930s
- 1931
The Sea Ghost
Writer
1920s
- 1924
Born Rich
Writer
- 1923
- 1922
Notoriety
Writer
Rags to Riches
Writer
Your Best Friend
Writer
- 1921
School Days
Writer, Story
Why Girls Leave Home
Writer
1910s
- 1918
My Four Years in Germany
Writer
- 1917
Wife Number Two
Scenario Writer, Screenplay
The Slave
Scenario Writer, Screenplay
The Blue Streak
Writer
- 1916
Life's Shadows
Writer
The Child of Destiny
Writer
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
Scenario Writer
- 1915
A Yellow Streak
Writer
Acted in 12
1920s
- 1921
The Soul of Man
David Fortune
- 1920
Democracy: The Vision Restored
David Fortune
1910s
- 1919
Beware!
German Officer
- 1918
The Rainbow Trail
Shad
My Four Years in Germany
Socialist
- 1917
The Blue Streak
The Blue Streak
- 1916
Life's Shadows
Martin Bradley
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
Buttsy Gallagher
- 1915
A Royal Family
Minister of Police
- 1914
Salomy Jane
Rufe Waters
The Star Boarder
Boarder (uncredited)
- 1913
The Waiters' Picnic
The Head Waiter
Produced 4
1920s
- 1929
Desert Nights
Producer
- 1928
- 1927
Mr. Wu
Producer
- 1924
Born Rich
Producer
Edited 1
1910s
- 1918
Kaiser's Finish
Editor