William Nigh
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.
The Rainbow Trail
(Shad)
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
(Buttsy Gallagher)
Democracy: The Vision Restored
(David Fortune)
The Waiters' Picnic
(The Head Waiter)
Her Debt of Honor
(Olin Varcoe)
My Four Years in Germany
(Socialist)
The Star Boarder
(Boarder (uncredited))
Salomy Jane
(Rufe Waters)
Beware!
(German Officer)
A Royal Family
(Minister of Police)
The Soul of Man
(David Fortune)
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
(Director)
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
(Scenario Writer)
Black Dragons
(Director)
Doomed to Die
(Director)
Mr. Wise Guy
(Director)
Mr. Wong, Detective
(Director)
House of Mystery
(Director)
Allotment Wives
(Director)
The Ape
(Director)
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
(Director)
Gangster's Boy
(Director)
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
(Director)
The Ghost and the Guest
(Director)
I Am a Criminal
(Director)
Democracy: The Vision Restored
(Director)
A Yellow Streak
(Director)
A Yellow Streak
(Writer)
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
(Director)
Lady from Chungking
(Director)
Without Honors
(Director)
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
(Director)
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
(Director)
The Fatal Hour
(Director)
Mob Town
(Director)
Lord Byron of Broadway
(Director)
Mystery Liner
(Director)
Born Rich
(Producer)
Born Rich
(Director)
Born Rich
(Writer)
Across to Singapore
(Director)
Stage Struck
(Director)
Streets of New York
(Director)
Female Fugitive
(Director)
The Sea Ghost
(Director)
Border Devils
(Director)
Desert Nights
(Director)
Divorce
(Director)
City Limits
(Director)
Monte Carlo Nights
(Director)
Two Heads on a Pillow
(Director)
Without Children
(Director)
The Headline Woman
(Director)
The Fire Brigade
(Director)
Sweepstake Annie
(Director)
Story of Jewel City
(Director)
Where Are Your Children?
(Director)
A Bride for Henry
(Director)
The Underdog
(Director)
Hoosier Schoolboy
(Director)
Atlantic Flight
(Director)
Escape from Hong Kong
(Director)
Bill Cracks Down
(Director)
Fighting Thru
(Director)
The Law Commands
(Director)
The 13th Man
(Director)
Boy of the Streets
(Director)
No Greater Sin
(Director)
Beauty and the Bandit
(Director)
The Gay Cavalier
(Director)
South of Monterey
(Director)
Riding the California Trail
(Director)
Trocadero
(Director)
Romance of the Limberlost
(Director)
His Night Out
(Director)
Men Are Such Fools
(Director)
The Single Sin
(Director)
Her Debt of Honor
(Director)
Her Debt of Honor
(Scenario Writer)
Today
(Director)
Mr. Wu
(Director)
Secret Evidence
(Director)
The Law of the Range
(Director)
My Four Years in Germany
(Director)
Your Best Friend
(Director)
Your Best Friend
(Writer)
She Gets Her Man
(Director)
The Kiss of Hate
(Director)
Mutiny in the Big House
(Director)
The Little Giant
(Director)
Salomy Jane
(Director)
Thunder
(Director)
North of Nome
(Director)
Rose of the Rio Grande
(Director)
The Sea Ghost
(Writer)
The Kid from Kansas
(Director)
He Couldn't Take It
(Director)
Are These Our Parents?
(Director)
Forever Yours
(Director)
Forever Yours
(Screenplay)
The Slave
(Director)
The Slave
(Scenario Writer)
Wife Number Two
(Director)
Wife Number Two
(Scenario Writer)
City of Silent Men
(Director)
Corregidor
(Director)
Mr. Wu
(Producer)
Across to Singapore
(Producer)
Son of the Navy
(Director)
Rags to Riches
(Writer)
Zis Boom Bah
(Director)
Tough as They Come
(Director)
The Slave
(Screenplay)
Wife Number Two
(Screenplay)
Dizzy Dames
(Director)
The Old Homestead
(Director)
School for Girls
(Director)
Crash Donovan
(Director)
Emmy of Stork's Nest
(Director)
Four Walls
(Director)
Partners in Time
(Director)
Kaiser's Finish
(Editor)
My Four Years in Germany
(Writer)
Casey of the Coast Guard
(Director)
Desert Nights
(Producer)
Beware!
(Director)
A Royal Family
(Director)
The Soul of Man
(Director)