As Director
Today
1930
1.0
William Nigh
Acting
Birth Date
October 12, 1881
Place of Birth
Berlin, Wisconsin, USA
Date of Death
November 27, 1955
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.
Complete Filmography
As Director
Desert Nights
1929
5.4
As Director
Four Walls
1928
7.0
As Director
Across to Singapore
1928
6.8
As Director
Mr. Wu
1927
5.7
As Director
The Fire Brigade
1926
3.5
As Director, As Writer
Born Rich
1924
1.0
As Writer
Rags to Riches
1922
10.0
As Director, As Writer
My Four Years in Germany
1918
4.7
As Director
Salomy Jane
1914
3.0
As Actor
The Waiters' Picnic
1913
5.0