
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.

Four Walls

Across to Singapore

Zis Boom Bah

Beauty and the Bandit

Mr. Wise Guy

Allotment Wives

Hoosier Schoolboy

Escape from Hong Kong

The 13th Man

Romance of the Limberlost

North of Nome

Dizzy Dames

School for Girls

Partners in Time

Monte Carlo Nights

Lady from Chungking

Mr. Wu

The Mystery of Mr. Wong

The Fatal Hour

Stage Struck

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

A Bride for Henry

Son of the Navy

Doomed to Die

Mr. Wong, Detective

The Sea Ghost

Without Honor

Bill Cracks Down

Mr. Wong in Chinatown

Border Devils

The Ghost and the Guest

Desert Nights

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

Gangster's Boy

Divorce

Boy of the Streets

Streets of New York

The Ape

House of Mystery

Trocadero

My Four Years in Germany

Black Dragons

I Am a Criminal

Mutiny in the Big House

The Mysterious Mr. Wong

Mystery Liner

City Limits

The Headline Woman

Where Are Your Children?

Atlantic Flight

Fighting Thru

Riding the California Trail

Lord Byron of Broadway

The Fire Brigade

Corregidor

No Greater Sin

Salomy Jane

The Law of the Range

Born Rich

The Law Commands

Today

Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph

Democracy: The Vision Restored

A Yellow Streak

Mob Town

Female Fugitive

Two Heads on a Pillow

Without Children

The Underdog

The Gay Cavalier

South of Monterey

His Night Out

Men Are Such Fools

The Single Sin

Your Best Friend

She Gets Her Man

The Kiss of Hate

The Little Giant

Thunder

Rose of the Rio Grande

The Kid from Kansas

He Couldn't Take It

Forever Yours

The Slave

Wife Number Two

Tough as They Come

The Old Homestead

Crash Donovan

Emmy of Stork's Nest

Casey of the Coast Guard

Beware!

A Royal Family

The Soul of Man

Why Girls Leave Home

School Days

The Fighting Roosevelts

Marriage Morals

Skinning Skinners

Notoriety

The Blue Streak

Life's Shadows

The Child of Destiny

Thou Shalt Not Steal

The Lightning Flyer