William Nigh
William Nigh (October 12, 1881 โ 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.
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- 1921 ยทThe Soul of Manas David Fortune
- 1920 ยทDemocracy: The Vision Restoredas David Fortune
- 1919 ยทBeware!as German Officer
- 1918 ยทThe Rainbow Trailas Shad
- 1918 ยทMy Four Years in Germanyas Socialist
- 1916 ยทNotorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumphas Buttsy Gallagher
- 1916 ยทHer Debt of Honoras Olin Varcoe
- 1915 ยทA Royal Familyas Minister of Police
- 1914 ยทSalomy Janeas Rufe Waters
- 1914 ยทThe Star Boarderas Boarder (uncredited)
- 1913 ยทThe Waiters' Picnicas The Head Waiter