William Nigh

William Nigh

Emil Kreuske

Birth Date

10/12/1881 (Age 74)

Birth Place

Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date

11/27/1955

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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...

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Directing

Gender

Male

Total Credits

2

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Boarder (uncredited)

Directing

Frequent Collaborators

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

1 film together

Scott Darling

1 film together

Hugh Wiley

1 film together

Harry Neumann

1 film together

Grant Withers

Grant Withers

1 film together

Dorothy Tree

Dorothy Tree

1 film together

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