
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.
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Acting (10 movies)
Directing (102 movies)

Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
1916

Black Dragons
1942

Doomed to Die
1940

Mr. Wise Guy
1942

Mr. Wong, Detective
1938

House of Mystery
1934

Allotment Wives
1945

The Ape
1940

The Mysterious Mr. Wong
1935

Gangster's Boy
1938

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948

The Ghost and the Guest
1943

I Am a Criminal
1938

Democracy: The Vision Restored
1920

A Yellow Streak
1915

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942

Lady from Chungking
1942

Without Honor
1932

Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939

The Mystery of Mr. Wong
1939

Mob Town
1941

The Fatal Hour
1940

Lord Byron of Broadway
1930

Mystery Liner
1934

Born Rich
1924

Across to Singapore
1928

Stage Struck
1948

Streets of New York
1939

Female Fugitive
1938

The Sea Ghost
1931

Border Devils
1932

Desert Nights
1929

Divorce
1945

City Limits
1934

Monte Carlo Nights
1934

Two Heads on a Pillow
1934

Without Children
1935

The Headline Woman
1935

The Fire Brigade
1926
Sweepstake Annie
1935
Story of Jewel City
1915

Where Are Your Children?
1943

A Bride for Henry
1937

The Underdog
1943

Hoosier Schoolboy
1937
Atlantic Flight
1937

Escape from Hong Kong
1942

Bill Cracks Down
1937

Fighting Thru
1930

The Law Commands
1937

The 13th Man
1937

Boy of the Streets
1938

No Greater Sin
1941

Riding the California Trail
1947

The Gay Cavalier
1946

Beauty and the Bandit
1946

South of Monterey
1946

Trocadero
1944

Romance of the Limberlost
1938

His Night Out
1935

Men Are Such Fools
1932

The Single Sin
1931
Her Debt of Honor
1916

Today
1930

Mr. Wu
1927
Secret Evidence
1941

The Law of the Range
1928

My Four Years in Germany
1918

Your Best Friend
1922

She Gets Her Man
1935

The Kiss of Hate
1916

Mutiny in the Big House
1939

The Little Giant
1926

Salomy Jane
1914

Thunder
1929

North of Nome
1936

Rose of the Rio Grande
1938

The Kid from Kansas
1941

He Couldn't Take It
1933
Are These Our Parents?
1944

Forever Yours
1945

The Slave
1917

Wife Number Two
1917
City of Silent Men
1942

Corregidor
1943

Son of the Navy
1940

Zis Boom Bah
1941

Tough as They Come
1942

The Old Homestead
1935

Dizzy Dames
1935

School for Girls
1934

Crash Donovan
1936

Emmy of Stork's Nest
1915

Four Walls
1928

Partners in Time
1946
Casey of the Coast Guard
1926

Beware!
1919

A Royal Family
1915

The Soul of Man
1921

Why Girls Leave Home
1921
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| A Yellow Streak | 1915 | Writer | 
| The Slave | 1917 | Screenplay | 
| Wife Number Two | 1917 | Screenplay | 
| My Four Years in Germany | 1918 | Writer | 
| Why Girls Leave Home | 1921 | Writer | 
| School Days | 1921 | Writer | 
| Your Best Friend | 1922 | Writer | 
| Rags to Riches | 1922 | Writer | 
| Born Rich | 1924 | Writer | 
| Born Rich | 1924 | Producer | 
| Mr. Wu | 1927 | Producer | 
| Across to Singapore | 1928 | Producer | 
| Desert Nights | 1929 | Producer | 
| The Sea Ghost | 1931 | Writer | 
| Forever Yours | 1945 | Screenplay | 


