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William Nigh
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William Nigh

October 12, 1881November 27, 1955 (aged 74)Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

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.

Filmography

The Soul of Man poster

The Soul of Man

as David Fortune

9.0•1921

The Soul of Man

as David Fortune

Democracy: The Vision Restored poster

Democracy: The Vision Restored

as David Fortune

7.0•1920

Democracy: The Vision Restored

as David Fortune

Beware! poster

Beware!

as German Officer

1919

Beware!

as German Officer

The Rainbow Trail poster

The Rainbow Trail

as Shad

1918

The Rainbow Trail

as Shad

My Four Years in Germany poster

My Four Years in Germany

as Socialist

4.7•1918

My Four Years in Germany

as Socialist

The Blue Streak poster

The Blue Streak

as The Blue Streak

1917

The Blue Streak

as The Blue Streak

Life's Shadows poster

Life's Shadows

as Martin Bradley

1916

Life's Shadows

as Martin Bradley

Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph poster

Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph

as Buttsy Gallagher

1916

Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph

as Buttsy Gallagher

Her Debt of Honor

as Olin Varcoe

1916

Her Debt of Honor

as Olin Varcoe

A Royal Family poster

A Royal Family

as Minister of Police

1915

A Royal Family

as Minister of Police

Salomy Jane poster

Salomy Jane

as Rufe Waters

3.0•1914

Salomy Jane

as Rufe Waters

The Star Boarder poster

The Star Boarder

as Boarder (uncredited)

5.2•1914

The Star Boarder

as Boarder (uncredited)

The Waiters' Picnic poster

The Waiters' Picnic

as The Head Waiter

5.0•1913

The Waiters' Picnic

as The Head Waiter