William Nigh

William Nigh

Personal Info

  • Name:

    William Nigh

  • Birthday:

    1881-10-12

  • Place of Birth: Berlin, Wisconsin, USA
  • Gender:

    Male

  • Know For:

    Directing

  • Popularity: 0.2309
  • Also Known As

    Emil Kreuske

    Will Nigh

    William Nye

William Nigh

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.

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The Rainbow Trail
The Rainbow Trailtrue- Shad

1918-10-27

0.0
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumphtrue- Buttsy Gallagher

1916-05-22

0.0
Democracy: The Vision Restored
Democracy: The Vision Restoredtrue- David Fortune

1920-08-24

0.0
The Waiters' Picnic
The Waiters' Picnictrue- The Head Waiter

1913-06-16

5.0
My Four Years in Germany
My Four Years in Germanytrue- Socialist

1918-03-10

4.7
The Star Boarder
The Star Boardertrue- Boarder (uncredited)

1914-04-04

5.1
Salomy Jane
Salomy Janetrue- Rufe Waters

1914-11-02

3.0
Beware!
Beware!true- German Officer

1919-06-01

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A Royal Family
A Royal Familytrue- Minister of Police

1915-08-16

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The Soul of Man
The Soul of Mantrue- David Fortune

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Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumphtrue

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1916-05-22

0.0
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumphtrue

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1916-05-22

0.0
Black Dragons
Black Dragonstrue

Directing

1942-03-06

4.8
Doomed to Die
Doomed to Dietrue

Directing

1940-08-12

5.8
Mr. Wise Guy
Mr. Wise Guytrue

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1942-02-20

6.1
Mr. Wong, Detective
Mr. Wong, Detectivetrue

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1938-10-05

5.6
House of Mystery
House of Mysterytrue

Directing

1934-03-30

4.7
Allotment Wives
Allotment Wivestrue

Directing

1945-11-08

6.0
The Ape
The Apetrue

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1940-09-30

4.9
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
The Mysterious Mr. Wongtrue

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1935-01-25

4.2
Gangster's Boy
Gangster's Boytrue

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1938-11-16

0.0
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
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1948-05-23

5.5
The Ghost and the Guest
The Ghost and the Guesttrue

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1943-04-19

5.2
I Am a Criminal
I Am a Criminaltrue

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1938-12-07

0.0
Democracy: The Vision Restored
Democracy: The Vision Restoredtrue

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1920-08-24

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A Yellow Streak
A Yellow Streaktrue

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1915-12-06

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A Yellow Streak
A Yellow Streaktrue

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1915-12-06

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The Strange Case of Doctor Rxtrue

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1942-03-27

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Lady from Chungking
Lady from Chungkingtrue

Directing

1942-12-21

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Without Honors
Without Honorstrue

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1932-01-02

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Mr. Wong in Chinatown
Mr. Wong in Chinatowntrue

Directing

1939-08-01

5.5
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
The Mystery of Mr. Wongtrue

Directing

1939-03-08

5.9
Mob Town
Mob Towntrue

Directing

1941-10-03

0.0
The Fatal Hour
The Fatal Hourtrue

Directing

1940-01-15

5.9
Lord Byron of Broadway
Lord Byron of Broadwaytrue

Directing

1930-02-28

4.7
Mystery Liner
Mystery Linertrue

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1934-03-15

4.6
Born Rich
Born Richtrue

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1924-12-07

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Born Rich
Born Richtrue

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1924-12-07

1.0
Born Rich
Born Richtrue

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1924-12-07

1.0
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1928-04-07

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Stage Struck
Stage Strucktrue

Directing

1948-06-13

5.6
Streets of New York
Streets of New Yorktrue

Directing

1939-04-12

5.6
Female Fugitive
Female Fugitivetrue

Directing

1938-04-15

0.0
The Sea Ghost
The Sea Ghosttrue

Directing

1931-11-28

5.2
Border Devils
Border Devilstrue

Directing

1932-04-03

5.3
Desert Nights
Desert Nightstrue

Directing

1929-03-09

5.4
Divorce
Divorcetrue

Directing

1945-08-18

5.0
City Limits
City Limitstrue

Directing

1934-04-14

4.0
Monte Carlo Nights
Monte Carlo Nightstrue

Directing

1934-05-20

5.9
Two Heads on a Pillow
Two Heads on a Pillowtrue

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1934-10-02

0.0
Without Children
Without Childrentrue

Directing

1935-04-15

0.0
The Headline Woman
The Headline Womantrue

Directing

1935-05-14

5.0
The Fire Brigade
The Fire Brigadetrue

Directing

1926-12-20

3.5
Where Are Your Children?
Where Are Your Children?true

Directing

1943-11-26

4.0
A Bride for Henry
A Bride for Henrytrue

Directing

1937-09-29

5.5
The Underdog
The Underdogtrue

Directing

1943-10-17

0.0
Hoosier Schoolboy
Hoosier Schoolboytrue

Directing

1937-07-07

6.0
Escape from Hong Kong
Escape from Hong Kongtrue

Directing

1942-05-15

6.0
Bill Cracks Down
Bill Cracks Downtrue

Directing

1937-03-22

5.0
Fighting Thru
Fighting Thrutrue

Directing

1930-12-25

4.0
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The Law Commandstrue

Directing

1937-05-07

0.0
The 13th Man
The 13th Mantrue

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1937-06-29

5.5
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Boy of the Streetstrue

Directing

1938-01-08

5.0
No Greater Sin
No Greater Sintrue

Directing

1941-08-29

3.5
Riding the California Trail
Riding the California Trailtrue

Directing

1947-01-11

4.0
The Gay Cavalier
The Gay Cavaliertrue

Directing

1946-03-30

0.0
Beauty and the Bandit
Beauty and the Bandittrue

Directing

1946-11-09

6.0
South of Monterey
South of Montereytrue

Directing

1946-06-15

0.0
Trocadero
Trocaderotrue

Directing

1944-04-24

5.4
Romance of the Limberlost
Romance of the Limberlosttrue

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1938-06-16

0.0
His Night Out
His Night Outtrue

Directing

1935-10-01

0.0
Men Are Such Fools
Men Are Such Foolstrue

Directing

1932-11-18

0.0
The Single Sin
The Single Sintrue

Directing

1931-02-23

0.0
Today
Todaytrue

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1930-11-01

1.0
Mr. Wu
Mr. Wutrue

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1927-03-26

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The Law of the Range
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2.5
My Four Years in Germany
My Four Years in Germanytrue

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1918-03-10

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Your Best Friend
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1922-03-26

0.0
Your Best Friend
Your Best Friendtrue

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1922-03-26

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1935-08-05

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The Kiss of Hate
The Kiss of Hatetrue

Directing

1916-04-03

0.0
Mutiny in the Big House
Mutiny in the Big Housetrue

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1939-10-24

4.4
The Little Giant
The Little Gianttrue

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1926-01-03

0.0
Salomy Jane
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1914-11-02

3.0
Thunder
Thundertrue

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1929-07-08

0.0
North of Nome
North of Nometrue

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1936-11-14

6.0
Rose of the Rio Grande
Rose of the Rio Grandetrue

Directing

1938-03-15

0.0
The Sea Ghost
The Sea Ghosttrue

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1931-11-28

5.2
The Kid from Kansas
The Kid from Kansastrue

Directing

1941-09-19

0.0
He Couldn't Take It
He Couldn't Take Ittrue

Directing

1933-12-15

0.0
Forever Yours
Forever Yourstrue

Directing

1945-01-26

0.0
Forever Yours
Forever Yourstrue

Writing

1945-01-26

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The Slave
The Slavetrue

Writing

1917-06-03

0.0
The Slave
The Slavetrue

Directing

1917-06-03

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Wife Number Two
Wife Number Twotrue

Writing

1917-07-29

0.0
Wife Number Two
Wife Number Twotrue

Directing

1917-07-29

0.0
Corregidor
Corregidortrue

Directing

1943-03-29

4.8
Mr. Wu
Mr. Wutrue

Production

1927-03-26

5.5
Across to Singapore
Across to Singaporetrue

Production

1928-04-07

6.8
Son of the Navy
Son of the Navytrue

Directing

1940-03-30

5.5
Rags to Riches
Rags to Richestrue

Writing

1922-09-24

10.0
Zis Boom Bah
Zis Boom Bahtrue

Directing

1941-12-07

7.1
Tough as They Come
Tough as They Cometrue

Directing

1942-06-05

0.0
Wife Number Two
Wife Number Twotrue

Writing

1917-07-29

0.0
The Slave
The Slavetrue

Writing

1917-06-03

0.0
The Old Homestead
The Old Homesteadtrue

Directing

1935-10-05

0.0
Dizzy Dames
Dizzy Damestrue

Directing

1935-05-29

6.0
School for Girls
School for Girlstrue

Directing

1934-03-22

6.0
Crash Donovan
Crash Donovantrue

Directing

1936-08-01

0.0
Emmy of Stork's Nest
Emmy of Stork's Nesttrue

Directing

1915-10-11

0.0
Four Walls
Four Wallstrue

Directing

1928-08-11

7.0
Partners in Time
Partners in Timetrue

Directing

1946-04-04

6.0
Kaiser's Finish
Kaiser's Finishtrue

Editing

1918-11-02

0.0
My Four Years in Germany
My Four Years in Germanytrue

Writing

1918-03-10

4.7
Desert Nights
Desert Nightstrue

Production

1929-03-09

5.4
Beware!
Beware!true

Directing

1919-06-01

0.0
A Royal Family
A Royal Familytrue

Directing

1915-08-16

0.0
The Soul of Man
The Soul of Mantrue

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1921-06-01

0.0
Why Girls Leave Home
Why Girls Leave Hometrue

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1921-09-04

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Why Girls Leave Home
Why Girls Leave Hometrue

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1921-09-04

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School Days
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1921-12-25

0.0
School Days
School Daystrue

Writing

1921-12-25

0.0
School Days
School Daystrue

Writing

1921-12-25

0.0

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