Directing
William Nigh
EN, XX cinema · 118 credits
Born
12 October 1881
Died
27 November 1955 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Berlin, Wisconsin, USA
Also known as Emil Kreuske · Will Nigh · William Nye
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
Filmography
The Nest
The Nest
Director
Stage Struck
Director
The Gay Cavalier
Director
South of Monterey
Director
Partners in Time
Director
Allotment Wives
Director
Divorce
Director
Forever Yours
Director, Screenplay
Trocadero
Director
The Underdog
Director
Corregidor
Director
Black Dragons
Director
Mr. Wise Guy
Director
Lady from Chungking
Director
Tough as They Come
Director
Mob Town
Director
No Greater Sin
Director
The Kid from Kansas
Director
Zis Boom Bah
Director
Doomed to Die
Director
The Ape
Director
The Fatal Hour
Director
Son of the Navy
Director
Streets of New York
Director
Mr. Wong, Detective
Director
Gangster's Boy
Director
I Am a Criminal
Director
Female Fugitive
Director
Boy of the Streets
Director
A Bride for Henry
Director
Hoosier Schoolboy
Director
Atlantic Flight
Director
Bill Cracks Down
Director
The Law Commands
Director
The 13th Man
Director
North of Nome
Director
Crash Donovan
Director
The Headline Woman
Director
His Night Out
Director
She Gets Her Man
Director
The Old Homestead
Director
Dizzy Dames
Director
House of Mystery
Director
Mystery Liner
Director
City Limits
Director
Monte Carlo Nights
Director
School for Girls
Director
He Couldn't Take It
Director
Without Honor
Director
Border Devils
Director
Men Are Such Fools
Director
The Sea Ghost
Director, Writer
The Single Sin
Director
The Lightning Flyer
Director
Fighting Thru
Director
Today
Director
Desert Nights
Director, Producer
Thunder
Director
Across to Singapore
Director, Producer
The Law of the Range
Director
Four Walls
Director
Mr. Wu
Director, Producer
The Fire Brigade
Director
The Little Giant
Director
Born Rich
Director, Writer, Producer
Marriage Morals
Director, Writer
Your Best Friend
Director, Writer
Notoriety
Director, Writer
The Soul of Man
as David Fortune, Director
Why Girls Leave Home
Director, Writer
School Days
Director, Writer, Story
Skinning Skinners
Director
Democracy: The Vision Restored
as David Fortune, Director
Beware!
as German Officer, Director
My Four Years in Germany
as Socialist, Director, Writer
The Blue Streak
as The Blue Streak, Director, Writer
The Slave
Scenario Writer, Director, Screenplay
Wife Number Two
Scenario Writer, Director, Screenplay
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
as Buttsy Gallagher, Director, Scenario Writer
Her Debt of Honor
1916
Her Debt of Honor
as Olin Varcoe, Director, Scenario Writer
Life's Shadows
as Martin Bradley, Director, Writer
The Child of Destiny
Director, Writer
A Royal Family
as Minister of Police, Director
A Yellow Streak
Director, Writer
The Star Boarder
as Boarder (uncredited)
Salomy Jane
as Rufe Waters, Director
The Waiters' Picnic
as The Head Waiter